2: Starting From Scratch
First off, I've got to stop reading books with chefs as characters. They make me hungry!
OK, so we've got Trevor. He's a triplet, I gather, and a chef. There's some back story about his triplet-ness, which probably is fully explained in all the books in this SERIES. But this one stands alone outside that. The few questions I had were ok unanswered, and there's enough of the side characters not to feel cheated, or to make you have to read the rest of the books.
Back to this one. Trevor's out on the beach, and he barely saves this woman from the depths. During a storm. When she comes out of it, she doesn't even remember her name.
Though the plot starts very much like one of my old favorites, Nora Roberts "For the Love of Lilah", the story is actually quite different. Venus, as Trevor names this unknown heroine, is smart and makes her way in the world. The mystery of her background is solved only at the very end of the book, and almost as a side note!
Instead, we get to have her discover herself and him all at the same time. Though he has feelings for her, he waits. The story covers a fairly good amount of time, carrying the plot.
The writing is clear and direct, and the characters are strong, and the plot pretty good.
I enjoyed it!
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