Her cardinal rule for learning the ropes of romance
Don't fall for the teacher!
Shy Lone Star heiress Caitlyn Lattimore is eager to ditch
her wallflower status. So when her best friend playfully suggests she practice
dating, Caitlyn goes one further. She asks friend of a friend Dev Mallik to
give her boyfriend lessons. The spark between them soon turns fun into fire.
But is Caitlyn setting herself up for heartbreak? Because Dev's exacting
parents want just the right woman for their son -- and they aren't so sure
she's the one…
Good book. The story opens with Caitlyn and her best
friend Alice talking about Caitlyn's lack of a dating life. Caitlyn is shy and
awkward around men she doesn't know, and it's gotten worse since she broke up
with her ex a year earlier. When Alice suggests Caitlyn practice dating, she
has her brother Russ in mind. But when Russ brings his friend Dev to dinner at Alice's,
Caitlyn immediately feels comfortable with him.
When Caitlyn asks him for "boyfriend lessons,"
he's taken aback but intrigued. He is in Royal for a few weeks looking for a
site for the restaurant he wants to build. He's drawn to Caitlyn, and if he can
help her out while getting to know her better, it's a win-win situation.
I liked seeing the relationship develop between Caitlyn
and Dev. Dev usually limits himself to casual encounters, but Caitlyn quickly
gets under his skin. They spend time together scouting locations and discover
that it is easy to talk to each other about anything. The more time they spend
together, the closer they get and the stronger their attraction grows. But what
happens when Dev has to go back to New York?
Both Caitlyn and Dev are very close to their families. Caitlyn's
plans for her future center around Royal. Complicating matters, there is family
trouble that Caitlyn feels she needs to be there to help with. Dev's family has
very traditional Indian customs. I was happy I read the author's note before
the book, or I would have wondered what was going on with Dev. Why on earth
would a thirty-year-old man still be living with his parents and allowing them
to accept applications to be his wife? I could feel Dev's struggle as his
feelings for Caitlyn grew, yet she didn't match his parents' requirement that
he marry an Indian woman.
While Dev grew more confident that Caitlyn was the one
for him, she worried they were moving too fast. Her breakup with her ex left Caitlyn
unable to trust herself and her feelings. When Dev's father shows up at an
awkward time, the differences between her and Dev seem insurmountable. Crises
with their families pull them apart and force them to take a hard look at their
priorities. I liked that Dev didn't give up, and they found a way to make
things work.
A little bit deals with the inheritance issue, which is
the series's overarching subject.
Don't fall for the teacher!
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