Up to the Challenge by Terri Osburn - 4 stars

[Theresa]

I love Sid! I have since she was introduced in the first of the Anchor Island series, and I am thrilled the second tells her story. One of the other characters describes Sid as a porn star body who is the boy next door inside. That is a pretty apt description. Sid is a mass of contradictions: a mechanic, curses like a sailor, tough as nails, yet hides a killer body under oversized clothes. And sexy lingerie, a taste for romance novels and girly decor. A challenge for sure. Lucas often thinks of her as a pocket venus, a pixie spitfire. She is tiny only in stature.

Then there is Lucas, the fancy Richmond lawyer who ended up as the jilted fiancé in the first book in this series. Lucas is handsome, driven, and facing his own demons. Sid has had a crush on him since high school. Lucas only notices her after they are teamed up to work the Dempsey restaurant while Lucas' father recovers from a heart attack.

There are fireworks. Hot sex. Each challenging the other. And Lucas finally figures out what he truly wants, where he truly belongs, and how to get it.

Along the way, we all fall in love with a little fur ball named Drillbit. Well, of course.