it is the part where Simon tells Annabelle that she has 1 minute to get upstairs while at a hotel or he will have her there and then in public, and then Simon stalks her (in a sexy way) as she playfully runs away from him up the stairs to get out of public. it is identical in many ways and was odd to see it play out again. Kleypas did copy a scene from her book 'Secrets of a Summer Night'. The story was pretty good, but the male lead, Joe, fell flat for me. I love every single one of them and gave the modern day ones a shot finally. This was my first foray into Kleypas outside of her Regency genre books. Only by putting her career on the line and risking everything - including her well-guarded heart - will she find out what matters most. The situation reaches a breaking point, and Avery faces the toughest choice of her life.

And as Joe makes it clear that he's not going to give up easily, Avery is forced to confront the insecurities and beliefs that stem from a past she would do anything to forget. She's been hired to plan the wedding of the year - a make-or-break event.īut complications start piling up fast, putting the wedding in jeopardy, especially when shocking secrets of the bride come to light. A man like Joe can only mean trouble for a woman like her, and she can't afford distractions.

But Joe is a man who goes after what he wants, and Avery can't resist the temptation of a sexy southern charmer and a hot summer evening.Īfter a one night stand, however, Avery is determined to keep it from happening again. When she meets wealthy bachelor Joe Travis and mistakes him for a wedding photographer, she has no intention of letting him sweep her off her feet. Wedding planner Avery Crosslin may be a rising star in Houston society, but she doesn't believe in love - at least not for herself.

Brown-Eyed Girl by Lisa Kleypas