USA Today bestselling author Lois Faye Dyer always knew she would be a writer someday, though the road to realizing her true calling had a few detours and rest stops along the way. Growing up in such picturesque spots as a working ranch in northeastern Montana, the turn-of-the-century coastal town of Mendocino, California, an 1800s home on the shores of Lake Okoboji in Iowa, and the Spanish-flavored city of San Buenaventura on the Pacific Ocean in Southern California provided Lois with a wealth of inspiration for the fictional tales she would write one day.
A successful career in the legal community was satisfying professionally, but her heart still longed to follow her dream of publication. After several years spent honing her craft, Lois sold her first contemporary romance in 1990 and retired from her day job shortly after to focus on her writing. Today, when not plotting her next bestseller, Lois enjoys walking her dog, seeing to the needs of her demanding cats, and spending time with her wonderful family.
This is the second book in the Bowdrie trilogy. Whereas the first book was believable and had interesting secondary characters, the second book had several plot twists that left you with that ‘yeah, right!’ feeling. I think the thing that was most annoying was the device that pulled the couple apart and set up the antagonism that hung over the story. The character of Cully, who was the most together of the two brothers, became a replica of the low self-esteem brother in the first volume. They had practically the same lines; very one note. The plots may have been different but character was a duplicate. Hope volume 3 is better.
In Dyer’s romance novel, Nikki Peterson despises Cully Bowdrie for breaking her heart four years ago. But now it appears he is the only one capable of saving her sister’s life. Both are clearly in pain and as secrets and regrets ignite between them, they are drawn once again to each other. But the question remains: Will history repeat itself or can they truly be happy together?