When 10-year-old Stormy overhears her widowed single mom (Erica) telling friends that she'd like to hire a personal trainer someday if she had the money, Stormy goes out and finds one (Kieran) for her mom's birthday present. Erica is stunned when a gorgeous, hunky man is on her doorstep saying he's her birthday present. Erica learns who Kieran really is, and although she has no time for a fitness program, she agrees to it so she won't hurt her daughter's feelings, and Kieran agrees to do it for no charge. Kieran and Erica are attracted to each other, but because of Kieran's rule never to mix business with pleasure, the two must fight their attraction.

This was a really cute and thoroughly enjoyable read. It had such an appealing cast of characters. I absolutely loved hero Kieran. He seemed too good to be true. He was handsome, sexy, charming, thoughtful, kind, considerate, caring. I loved the romantic plans he had in store when he brought Erica to his beach house. Erica was a very likable heroine, relatable, and down-to-earth, and her daughter Stormy was adorable and irresistible. I also loved Kieran's family, their family dinners, and how close-knit they were. This was an all-around wonderful read. ( )

This book seemed inocuous enough: read it and pass it on to another romance fan. NOT! I'm keeping this one. The down side to it, however (and it's always my bad luck) is that it's #4 in a series featuring this hero's siblings, so I'm on a glom to get those books. This hero, Keiran, is handsome/buff/hunky/yummy - you name it, he's it. Your kind of hero? OK, then throw in really nice guy, has dinner with his folks at least once a week, big heart, and you have a hero to hanker after. The heroine's daughter hires the hero to be her widowed mom's personal trainer, and so the story goes. I'm out of shape myself so can't relate to gyms, trainers, jogging, cardio all that stuff I should be doing instead of reading on the recliner, so I didn't think I'd enjoy this book as much as I did. This was my first Kristi Gold and I loved her writing style, a wonderful way of putting her words together. A lovely, heart-warming story. Three back books to hunt down, and the hero's twin brother has his own story coming out in next year. Woo-hoooo. Highly recommended. ( )