Gently funny, without getting to the point of obnoxious, as some of Julia Kent's generally fun romps can pass the point of amusing to overly exaggerated or annoying. Most of the times the great summer/beach read type books that can even bring you to laugh out loud. This story, of Shannon and Declan's honeymoon (which they've sworn never to tell again) was genuinely hilarious, as the strain of Declan's workaholic tendencies and the pressure from his father and new mother-in-law crash into the bliss Shannon wished for their honeymoon. Competing with the business from their newly acquired coffee chain, Declan's responsibilities (though winding down) to Anterdec combined with his need to impress hiss father and compete with his younger brother, Andrew, the staff of the Hawaii Anterdec resort's desperate attempts to please and impress Declan in hope he'll feed a positive report to Andrew, the new CEO (whose ruthlessness in business is well-known by the staff), and the inevitable force of female biology that Shannon fears, combine to disrupt the Hawaiian sex fest of their honeymoon dreams. With the help of Grace, Declan's surrogate mother/assistant, Shannon manages to lure Declan away from the main resort, cell phone access, and most business responsibilities, to a "secret" resort location in the shadow of a volcano. In a romantic gesture, Declan convinces Shannon to make love outside, on the unfortunate location of a fire ant hill. Both Declan and Shannon are the victim's of a savage attack on their most sensitive areas, which despite excellent (if embarrassed) medical attention, they are placed out of commission for two weeks. To pile on, Shannon also starts her period, compounding the painful situation. They arrive at a place where they agree not to talk about the honeymoon. Yet you can see the love they have for each other, although sometimes as witness to their misguided intentions.