Finders Keepers

by Michelle Monkou

Getting a second chance at life, successful businesswoman Nicole Montgomery opens a bed and breakfast in the country and meets her match in hospitality critic Brad Calverton, a devastatingly handsome... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1583143807
• ISBN13: 9781583143803
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Kimani Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.3" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Exciting Love Story...

After suffering a health scare, Washington lobbyist Nicole Montgomery trades in her fast-paced lifestyle for life in peaceful Glen Knolls, Maryland, as the owner of a bed and breakfast. Brad Calverton, famous travel critic, chooses Nicole's B & B as a respite location after a nasty break-up. Many things go wrong during his stay, and it isn't until after he leaves that Nicole finds out what he does for a living. Fearing a bad review that could shut her down, Nicole goes on a quest for Brad to return and give her establishment a second look. It's not all business-definite sparks fly between Nicole and Brad from the first moment they lay eyes on each other. Even after he leaves, they return to each other's minds often. There are other issues brewing below the surface, though. Brad is trying to come to terms with his past, and working with inner city teen boys is one way he attempts to exorcise those inner demons. Greedy developers are after Nicole's property, and she fights from all angles to prevent them from succeeding. What is Brad's involvement with the developers? Can Brad move from the hurt of the past and open his heart to Nicole? Will Nicole's take-charge attitude scare Brad away?Nicole and Brad touched my heart. Both desperately seek love, but neither will admit it. Ms. Monkou allows the reader to see the motivations and struggles behind each character, helping us to get to know them as well as creating a bond. There were many secondary characters with stories that were left hanging. Will Brad find his brother? What about Nicole's best friend Toni and her predicament? This disappointed me until I read the author's note that this is the first of several books featuring the citizens of Glen Knolls. Although FINDERS KEEPERS is marketed as a multicultural romance, it has widespread appeal. It will interest any reader looking for a sensuous, exciting love story. I look forward to the upcoming installment to find out what happens next with my newfound friends. Readers looking for well-written romance with suspense and a surprise resolution need look no further, pick up FINDERS KEEPERS today.