This book reads like a novella, it felt more like a short story than a novel, and I am a little disappointed it was over so soon. That being said, it has me in the Christmas spirit at the beginning of September and has successfully reeled me into Friday Harbor. I loved the characters and the setting and look forward to reading more about the Nolan brothers, who are as different as can be.

I read this book in a few short hours and enjoyed every minute of it. Lisa Kleypas is one of my favorite authors and I love the way she so easily gets me emotional invested in her stories and characters. I was reading with my eyes filled with tears one minute and grinning ear to ear in the next.

At little over 200 pages, it is not the deepest book Ms. Kleypas has written, but it served its purpose and kept me entertained and turning the pages. I am looking forward to the remaining books in this new series, my only hope being that the next books are more novel than novella. Either way the Nolan brothers/Friday Harbor series already has the makings of another amazing series!

Cherise Everhard, September 2010