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4.5
I have grown very attached to the characters at Anchor Island, and the transient Will Parsons is no exception. She belongs there in a way she hasn’t belonged anywhere else—but there’s a reason why Randy calls her gypsy. Will Parsons is used to doing for herself and knows better than to accept help from anyone, a lesson she learned the hard way after the death of her mother. Now her code is to lay low and not make a scene; however, when a magazine journalist and a photographer come to the island to feature Anchor Island for some much needed tourist publicity, it’s very hard for Will to stick to the code. The usually unflappable, competent Will becomes very, very flappable, which lends itself to Terri Osburn’s signature humor.Randy Navarro is sublime beefcake, if you go for that sort of thing, and the most beta of betas in the best of all possible ways. He’s Zen. He’s vegetarian. He’s athletic and happy go lucky and just an all-around nice guy. Lately the only thing that’s actually making him mad is the fact that every time he gets around Will Parsons, she behaves as if he’s seconds away from doing a Hulk imitation and destroying everything around him, including her. He certainly can’t think what he’s done to merit such a reaction.Together these two almost spontaneously combust every time they show up on the page together, but due to Will's past, Randy has his work cut out for him, earning Will's trust. HOME TO STAY is a bit darker than its predecessors, but because it’s a contemporary romance, it stays true to its roots and doesn’t skive off into major romantic suspense and thriller episodes. But what it doesn’t have in overly dramatic showdowns, it makes up for with sweet and sassy characters, a spicy romance (did I mention the jet ski? The jet ski is important), and a satisfying ending.
