Series: Journey Through the Outback (Book 2)
Rachel Cotton has high hopes for her cruise
through the beautiful Kimberley region -- surely this will be the
perfect chance to forget her past and enjoy some much-needed rest and
relaxation? But gorgeous shipmate Finn Kinnard seems much more
interested in stirring her up!
Finn might make Rachel feel all woman, but he also warns her that
romantically he can't be relied on. But when a high-octane adventure
puts this claim to the test, Rachel discovers there's much more to Finn
than meets the eye -- and that he might be just the man to entrust her
fragile heart to.…
Good book. I liked both Rachel and Finn. Rachel is still trying to recover from the accident that caused the death of her baby and the end of her marriage. She is on the cruise with her friend Maud (see Her Outback Rescuer) and has no intention of getting involved with any man. She is more interested in the rock formations and cave paintings that she will see. She doesn't expect to be attracted to Finn and she doesn't want to be. She was treated badly by her ex-husband and has serious trust issues now. Finn is on the ship undercover. He owns the cruise line and is trying to find out why this particular route has problems with poor performance. He and Rachel are constantly thrown together because they are the only young and single people on the boat. Finn and his half brother and sister are products of shipboard romances by their father and he has a poor opinion of love. He does his best to keep his distance from Rachel but she is shattering all his previous opinions about women. When they end up stranded he is amazed at how capable and unflappable she is. I loved the way that she constantly surprised him and her attitude that she doesn't need to depend on a man. Her trust issues created a real problem for them when she found out who he really was and it took Maud pointing out some things to open her eyes.
Series: Journey Through the Outback (Book 1)
ON A TRAIN THROUGH THE OUTBACK...
Hugo Thurston, big-shot billionaire and heir to the Thurston Empire,
prefers to keep a low profile. But when traveling on the grand Ghan
Railway, he finds himself sharing a dinner table with beautiful
ex-ballerina Amy Cotton, who threatens to seriously derail his icy cool!
She may be alluring, but Hugo has no time for distractions. This trip
is about making life-changing career decisions... not succumbing to
Amy's charms. But when Amy turns up in his suite, dressed in pink satin
pajamas and begging him for help, it might just be too late....
Very good book. I really liked both Amy and Hugo. Amy and her sister are on a cross-country train trip. Rachel is recovering from a devastating tragedy and Amy has given up her career as a ballerina to be with her. She has no intention of getting involved with Hugo, but has to appeal to him for help in the middle of the night. This also puts her under the influence of Hugo's grandmother who is a force to be reckoned with. She wants to be able to continue on their trip as planned but grandmother has other ideas. I liked her independence and strength of character. She isn't the type to cave in easily though Hugo has trouble seeing this at times. She is also full of surprises - there's a great one during their rock hunting trip that had me laughing out loud. I loved the way she handled her notoriety at the end - very well done. I liked Hugo a lot also. The first thing I noticed was how much he cared for his grandmother - to the point of doing things he didn't really want to do but did for her. He is very much of a loner who has kept himself away from emotional involvement. He has spent nearly twenty years as an army commando, but thanks to his grandfather's death he has to decide whether to give it up to run the company. He doesn't really want to but he sees what will need to be done. His exposure to Amy really rattles him. There is so much about her that appeals to him but he has seen what his world does to people who aren't used to it and doesn't want that to happen to Amy. The more time he spends with her the more he wants to keep her in his life. It was hard to watch him struggle with his feelings. I loved his grandmother and how hard she tried to make him see what was needed. The ending was beautiful - Hugo really came through in the romance department. I also enjoyed the scenes around Uluru and learning more about it.
