I got this book in a box at a garage sale and figured, meh, why not? I read anything, so I gave it a shot.
I was a bit annoyed with this story to start with, as it seemed to be going on and on too long with the main characters eying each other off and mostly conversations and inner thoughts as to the why not get it on/what am I thinking, vein. After a while it picks up a bit, and we start to see that Carly really is a prude and just needs a good determined man to win her over for a hot sexual encounter, or two or three. Just to loosen her up and really make sure she knows who adores her hot body.
Having known Rick in her childhood she starts to realise, ooooh I could love him! Yep, I too, love a man who hounds me to death and interrupts conversations with other males I am having, turns up at the oddest places. I would call that stalking not love, but hey! I don't write romance novels!
I must admit, that Debbi's style is engaging and you do start to get into the story hoping there will be some big blow up (which never happens really, just small tiffs leading to hot sex later)
Although I don't normally read this kind of summer romance stuff it was good enough in its own way. Story line is predictble but at least Debbi's writing skill is quite good. I would like to read some of her later stuff and see if it matured.