Got from We Hear You, Harlequin's survey program. Pretty good. Good characterization, interesting situation, some character growth (though it was more like a breakthrough than growth, which is less interesting). Both of them are tied down by old concerns and fears, and it takes them quite a while to work through them. The sideways way this approaches the foster-child idea is interesting, and her collapse near the end is a) heavily foreshadowed and b) not really necessary. I think I would have liked it better if he just managed to tell her what he realized, without her collapsing first. The epilogue is cute, though. Good but not wonderful.
On rereading - I'd completely forgotten it, thought I was reading for the first time. Not bad, and the "overwhelming lust" trope is handled better than in many romance novels. They actually resist, for various reasons, for quite a while. ( )

Jana McPartland is pregnant - the father ran out on her, and now she must make the difficult choice of whether to give the baby up for adoption. While she makes up her mind, she goes to work for her childhood crush and idol, thriller author Sam Harrison. Sam was a foster child growing up, and he has a definite fear of commitment - one that frightens him so much that he is reluctant to explore the attraction between him and Jana.

I'm not a fan of the baby plotline. Plus, while I understand that Sam was afraid of commitment, his treatment of Jana wasn't particularly romantic (or even nice)- and her putting up with it made me lose a lot of respect for her.

More posted at my blog.

FTC Disclosure: I received a free copy from the Tell Harlequin program. ( )

Yes, this is fluff (I think I read it in 2 hours), but it was good fluff. Clearly defined characters and nice sexual tension. ( )