First Comes Love

By Christie Ridgway

Book Overview

Determined to live down her family's long-time naughty reputation to finally achieve respectability, Kitty Wilder decides to hold handsome FBI agent Dylan Matthews to the accidental marriage that he... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380818957
• ISBN13: 9780380818952
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Avon Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.7"

Customer Reviews

Another winner!

I've read Christie Ridgway's books "Wish You Were Here" and "The Perfect Kiss" and she's hit it again on this one! I loved Kitty's "mini-van" soul and it was refreshing to find a hero who didn't think he was a hero in Dylan.

Endearing characters and perfect comedic timing

Though FIRST COMES LOVE can never match her Wish You Were here, Christie Ridgway manages to escape the thin premise of her plot with her endearing characters. Set in Hot Water, California, FBI agent Dylan Matthews returns to his native land to investigate the marriage scam that tied him down to Kitty Wilder more infamously known as the brothel madame. Yet when he meets her, Dylan finds her innocence beguiling and Kitty is a simple girl who goes for mini-vans and yearns to be accepted without associating herself with the Wilder woman especially her mom Samantha. He faces his own quandry as he apprehends the guilt of not having saved his best friend's wife. Their wounded hearts bounds them together but will that last? With perfect comedic timing and scinitllating pitch, Christie Ridgway pulls off her contemporary romance with laughter and fun. Her characters are real and flawed and bounces along well with the spirited and sprightly narration of Ridgway.

A wonderful read!

Christie Ridgway just keeps getting better and better, and she absolutely sparkles in FIRST COMES LOVE. Funny, witty dialogue mixed with engaging, likeable characters, mixed with a fun, fast-paced story adds up to a wonderful read. Her characters and stories always leave me with a happy feeling inside, but this time, she created a whole community that's kept me feeling warm and fuzzy. I can't wait to go back and read it again!

Another fabulous Christie Ridgway delight!

Christie has done it again! This story is delightful, charming and funny, yet with an emotional depth that will touch your heart. It's witty and fun, with a fascinating setting. The hero and heroine, not to mention their parents, friends, and assorted quirky acquaintances, are quickly plunged into more Hot Water, California than anyone could have anticipated. I loved finding out how they all managed to extract themselves from their respective delicious plights. What a fun read--and one you won't be able to put down!