The brotherly humor between the Kowalski men and the way the characters were able to make fun of themselves, the children, especially Bobby with his camera, I gobbled it all up and loved it. I laughed out loud on numerous occasions. They were all amazing characters and I loved them all, from Leo to Bobby and from Mary to Steph. A family that laughs, fights, talks, bonds, has fun and goes through rough patches together. The Kowalskis are a day-to-day family with day-to-day issues. They aren’t afraid to admit mistakes and own up to them and their own behavior. They weren’t picture-perfect but flawed and yet very likeable despite those flaws. The characters had a highly realistic feel to them and were easy to relate to.

I think this book was contemporary romance at its best. Joe is going out of town on the annual camping vacation with his family and presents her with a challenge: He wants her to come with them and for every day she sticks it out with them, she gets a question asked and answered.ĮXCLUSIVELY YOURS was funny, touching, endearing, sweet, hot and high on family dynamics. With her job on the line, she heads to her hometown in New England to see if Joe will still give her the time of day after she left him to chase a career under the bright lights of big city Los Angeles.

It’s either that or she loses her job as her pit-bull boss has put it. Who knew a little blackmail, a whole lot of family and some sizzling romantic interludes could make Keri reconsider the old dream of Keri & Joe 2gether 4ever.īig city girl Keri Daniels is a reporter for a glossy entertainment magazine and has been forced into getting an interview with her high-school sweetheart now turned famous and reclusive author. Keri agrees she’s worked too hard to walk away from her career.īut the chemistry between them is still as potent as the bug spray, Joe’s sister is out to avenge his broken heart and Keri hasn’t ridden an ATV since she was ten. He proposes an outrageous plan-for every day she survives with his family on their annual camping and four-wheeling trip, Keri can ask one question. Despite his intense need for privacy, he’ll grant Keri an interview if it means a chance to finish what they started in high school. Joe’s never forgotten the first girl to break his heart, so he’s intrigued to hear Keri’s back in town-and looking for him. When Keri Daniels’ editor finds out she has previous carnal knowledge of reclusive bestselling author Joe Kowalski, she gives Keri a choice: get an interview or get a new job.

Exclusively yours by shannon stacey