Genre: Contemporary Romance
Author: Katana Collins
Reviewer: Aly
Book Description:
After discovering she's infertile, Lydia
Ryder has all but convinced herself that she doesn't need children or a family
to be happy. All she needs is her camera, her passport, and a damn good
manicure. And maybe, maybe a sexy male travel companion. But when her job as a
magazine photographer lands her in the small town of Maple Grove, NH, a
precocious ten year old and her single father barge into Lydia's life, turning
what she thinks she wants onto its head. In this town full of happily ever
afters, Lydia finds herself wishing for things she had sworn off long ago...
When Cameron Tripp's wife passed away
from heart disease, he thought he'd never find love again. He certainly never
would have expected a woman like Lydia Ryder to waltz into his life and awaken
his dormant heart and libido. But despite his better judgment, Cam finds
himself drawn to the vivacious and argumentative outsider. He quickly learns
that, like him, she knows all about misplaced trust, heartbreak, and how
quickly a family can fall apart if you let it.
As impassioned arguments morph into
frenzied kisses, the two wonder if one weekend can ever be enough. Despite
lacking a maternal side, can Lydia connect with his ten year old daughter? And
when Cameron finally learns the true nature of Lydia's article, the trust he
worked so hard to build crumbles once again. With such doubts filling their
minds, is there any hope that Lydia and Cameron will be able to start a new
life together?
Review:
I was glad that we were able to get Lydia’s point of view first. It made things much more understandable and you didn’t start off on the wrong foot with Lydia. Her situation was difficult and it made it so much easier to not think she’s a witch, for lack of a better term.
And the fun that that one scene meant throughout the book made you wish that Cam knew what you did and you could share the information with them. I was hoping that everything would work out between the two but it seemed like everything was against them.
And there were some issues that were handled delicately in this book that I really applauded the handling of.
And of course the book included that character you just have to hate. Although you do find out more and more about her….and still hate her. She had so many choices and she seems to make the wrong ones each time but then Lydia did something(no spoilers or anything) that made you so proud of Lydia that you just wanted to stand up and cheer. You could really get behind the characters in Capturing You.
I liked the plot line of the novel. It was an interesting ride and it left you to have fun uncovering certain things.
Short Review for Meeting You (the prequel to Capturing You)
At first I wasn’t quite sure why this novella was included. But reading through and meeting the family as well as seeing the difficulties each character faced made me bond with them. This allowed me to have a deeper relationship with them in Capturing You.
Each family member have a chance to share their stories and perspectives and I did enjoy hearing each member’s story.
And it also did an amazing job of introducing Capturing You.
Overall Rating:
Prequel
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About the
Author:
Katana Collins splits her
time evenly between photographing boudoir portraits and writing
steam-your-glasses romances. Between navigating life as a small business owner,
a first-time homeowner, and a newlywed, Kat is in a constant state of
"OHMYGODINEEDCOFFEENOW."
She is the author of the Soul Stripper
trilogy, Wicked Exposure, and the graphic novel, Cafe Racer, co-written with Sean
Murphy.
She and her comic book artist husband
commute back and forth as they please between Brooklyn, NY and Portland, ME
with their ever-growing family of rescue animals (up to two dogs and a cat and
still counting!). She can usually be found hunched over her laptop in a cafe,
guzzling gallons of coffee, and wearing fabulous (albeit sometimes impractical)
shoes.
Visit her on the web at www.katanacollins.com , on Twitter @katanacollins,
or find her on Facebook www.facebook.com/KatanaCollins
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