For my friends:
Bitch, just go read this book before I have to hurt you.
Seriously Dude, just do it.
For everyone else:
Katherine in Gold is the second in the Beachy Brides series –
that focuses on a group of friends living in the laid-back beach town of
Laguna, California. Katherine is a tough-talking, independent woman who isn’t
afraid to live her life by her own terms. She’s written off marriage, kids, the
whole shebang. There’s only one thing she wants more than anything…Katherine
has had a long time dream of opening her own cafe.
She tells this to her friend Tori (from Book 1), who tells
another friend, who tells another friend…and in walks Holst. The man she both
wants to kill because he annoys the crap out of her, and the man that can make
her dream a reality. Holst is described as “Clint
Eastwood. He’s all calm and cool. Eastwood-Zen, that what he is…and he’s hot.”
He also reminds her of a man from her past – one that took her heart and never
really gave it back.
Now here’s where I HAVE to give the warning: the man from per
past is a 100% dick. There isn’t anything graphic, but her past, one that she
must confront so she can move forward, deals with a much older man getting
involved with, and taking advantage of, a young teenage girl. For years. Like I
said: Dick.
Anyhoo – back to the good parts. Katherine and Holst decide to
go for it – start their business. It doesn’t take long for that business
partnership to move into something much more. Holst doesn’t put up with her
crap. She snarky, has attitude, is cranky, and talks trash to him…and that’s
what he loves about her.
“Keep calling me Katherine and that dying breath might come quicker than you think,” I rallied, thankful the coffee was bringing me back to my good ole self again.
“There she is.” He smiled wide, and fuck him for having perfectly straight, white teeth.
After the two see each other naked by mistake (his naked is
physical, hers – emotional), the two find they are under each others skin and
don’t want out. But…how make it work? That’s where the story gets fun.
“There was
much more to Katherine, and each and every time I was in her presence, I felt a
pull to learn exactly what it was.”
While it’s not necessary to read the first book to understand
this one, it does provide background on all the friends. Tori and Cam, Dee and
Frodo, Ruby, Drew, and others all make appearances (some more than others).
Hartnett wins again with this one – it’s sweet, frustrating,
just a tad bit angsty, funny, hot, and swoon-worthy. My favorite characters are
those that I can either see bits of myself (hello, I am Katherine), or my
gal-pals (yes, they’re all there as well), and makes me want to hang out with
these fictional people. She does a perfect job of capturing the Laguna
lifestyle, the language of friends in Southern California (throwing insults at
your besties!), and pop-culture references for those that grew up in the 80’s.
Living in SoCal, I can tell you…Dude is a noun, pronoun, verb, adverb,
adjective, expletive, and can be used singularly or as a phrase. Dude. I loved
this book (and frankly all her others as well) and can’t wait for the next one.
If Julie were here, I’d sit that bitch down and buy her a
margarita! Cheers for another fabulous novel!
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About the Author
She has always enjoyed writing and at one time thought she could be a singer songwriter...the 'writer' part is the one that stuck.
Julie is obsessed with pi...the equation (and the food). She's allergic to cats and cantaloupe and hates mushrooms...so if you ever want to give her a gift, those are out for sure. She currently lives with her own romance hero husband and two boys in Melbourne, Australia.
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