Great book to sit on your porch and read -------- Very good!!! ( )

4 STARS

Carolina/McCloud Brothers BOOK 1

Almost Perfect brings Cleo Alyssum from Impossible Dreams back and tells her story.
Cleo has moved to a Island she bought a hardware store and is fixing up houses. She wants
to be left alone. On her road she has warning signs then flying witch, a tape of police sirens,dogs barking. Other items that keep people away.

Jared liked the signs and other things. He wants to rent her beach house but Cleo does not want company near her. So she leaves and Jared follows in his fancy car. All of a sudden Jared feels something on his foot he sees a black snake and the snake starts to crawl up his pant leg. Jared loose control of his car and flips.

Cleo learns that he crashed and was out. He had no ID on him or the car. Cleo also learns that her neighbor teen put a snake in his car. Cleo feels paniced and wants to protect Gene so agrees to rent her beach house to Jared.

Cleo is trying to get custody of her son Matey. She has befriended two teenagers that mom has substance abuse. She does not want to turn the kids into social services because she was in the kids life and grew up in system and had bad experiences thier too.

I liked Almost Perfect and bought it on Amazon and bought the next book in ( )

The book was a good read although some of hte characters needed more development. Even though the plot seemed predictable it was pleasant to relax and read. The soft humor added to the enjoyment. ( )

This was a decent read, but fairly predictable. But then again, for a quick summer read, it worked. At times, it seemed the story dragged on a bit and it could have been shortened and still had the same story development. ( )

Review:

Just like the title, this book's premise was "Almost Perfect"! It is not your typical romance novel, Cleo is all about barricading doors, while Jared only seeks to break them down. I loved their opposite personalities and budding relationship, especially the more tense scenes, but I really enjoyed the light-heated humor that went along with their tête-à-tête. I also loved the subplot (no spoilers), and hope that I get to read another story involving those characters. I did not know that Almost Perfect was part of a series, (Carolina/McCloud Brothers Series), but I really do want to find and read copies of Impossible Dreams, McCloud's Woman, and Carolina Girl. It is nice to sit down with a comfortable romance on a summer afternoon and read about such great characters, I just wish that it hadn't seemed so rushed. Of course the plot was predictable, as many romances are, but I found the story entertaining none-the-less. Recommended for those in the mood for romance.

Rating: Bounty's Out (3.5/5)

*** I received this book from the author (LibraryThing Early Reviewers) in exchange for an honest and unbiased review. ( )