Grace Grows

This book started out strong, but devolved into the titular heroine acting completely irrationally and immaturely. After the hunky, talented singer Tyler pursues her and writes beautiful songs professing his feelings, she suddenly decides she is just another notch on his belt and that he is engaged to another woman (because we all know that everything that gossip magazines print is 100% accurate). Much despairing and “oh, he can't possibly love me!” ensues. And then she does something really stupid. So even though the book has a HEA, I was sure Grace would find a way to sabotage herself again once the reader said goodbye to her. Too bad, because Shelle Sumners has a breezy, fresh voice that easily switches among romance, humor and sex.

Also (this doesn't affect my rating), Boo Hiss to the cover artist, who apparently decided that the schnauzers Tyler is walking when he meets Grace weren't macho enough and so replaced them with yellow labs. Because a dog is a dog, right?