DNF, bailed at 53%:

This book was bothering me anyway, primarily because the heroine's a flighty distrustful contradictory person without enough redeeming qualities to make her charming at all. But, I might have finished this story anyway - until he spanks her without enough warning or explicit permission. I'm not into it and it startled me, but really it was just the last thing I needed to push me away. If the author had flipped this script, made him this annoying flighty person and her the cop, it might have appealed to me. Why is it always the woman who acts like this? If romances are for us, why give us annoying heroines? ( )

Sugar, spice and danger seems nice and Ms. Morland presents it all. The Very Thought of You shows the path few people dare to tread. The road to forgiveness. Megan and Caleb are both good people. They care deeply, work hard and seek to move on from the mistakes of the past. Buried within two people that seem to have it all together are secrets that destroy the way each view themselves. Add in a traumatic event, an explosive attraction, a dangerous situation and a inquisitive, yet welcoming small town and you have the makings of a temptingly delightful romance. ( )

REVIEW: This story felt a little flat to me. The constant antagonism from Megan was wearing and confusing. If she wanted Caleb so much, why push him away so many times. The family relationships held some lack of maturity also. A little editing and a little more development of the characters would enhance this potentially great storyline. This is my voluntary review of an Advanced Reader Copy of this book.

DESCRIPTION, NOT REVIEW: Megan Flannigan wants only two things in life: to run her bakery The Rise and Shine, and to avoid the handsome and insufferable Officer Caleb Thornton.

Caleb has made her life difficult ever since he arrested her over a decade ago, and her one wish is that he leaves her alone—while they both continue to deny the attraction that sparks between them every time they meet.

Her wishes are dashed when her bakery is robbed. To make matters worse? Caleb is assigned to the case—and now he’s the officer charged to protect Megan from a dangerous criminal.

Caleb Thornton decided to become a police officer to atone for a tragic adolescent mistake. As part of the famously rich and privileged Thornton family, he’s always been aware of how he can never measure up to his family’s expectations.

As a result, he follows the letter of the law in both his job and his personal life—except when it comes to the beautiful and fiery Megan. She makes him yearn for something more, and she attracts him as much as she frustrates him. When Caleb is assigned to watch over Megan, he’s forced to reconcile the feelings he’s harbored for her for years.

But as danger draws closer to Fair Haven, Megan and Caleb must come to grips with the past—or risk losing the love of a lifetime. ( )