Upon starting this book, I really wondered if I was going to like it as it seemed more about healing. At least at the beginning of the book. But Ms. Brogan was merely laying a solid foundation. I'm so glad I persevered as this story was unlike any romance I've read before. Most romance novels deal with two people meeting/connecting, falling in love...hawt intimacy then breaking up, and after working out their issues, getting back together...usually. But I especially liked this story as it dealt a lot with moving on after a divorce...healing from that stressful situation and how this main character, Sadie Turner, simply "deals". And this story was so much more...it was about the journey and the arrival.POSSIBLE SPOILER:After a stressful and ugly divorce from her philandering husband, Sadie Turner heads to her Aunt Dody's home in Bell Harbor, Michigan, with her two children, for a much needed summer vacation. She simply needs time to vedge and heal. Sadie is insecure and vulnerable as she comes to terms with the wasted years she devoted to an uncaring man. She has a poor self image and an even poorer outlook on life in general. Her ex and his oppressive treatment of her for eight years makes Sadie second guess just about everything...but most importantly, ever committing to another relationship...ever. Until she get's to know Dr. Desmond (Des) McKnight.Des is everything opposite of what Sadie has been accustomed to. He's cordial and polite...he's kind, patient, sincere and caring. When he shows more than a casual interest in Sadie, she finds it hard to believe (she does, afterall, have trust issues). I loved Des. He's the epitome of the perfect, non-arrogant alpha male. A major "rawr".. yowza factor.This story was such fun to read...at times it had me laughing so hard I had tears streaming down my cheeks and my hubby going "what? what??"...(and I'd have to stop and explain)...I loved Aunt Dody...a loving free spirit and Fontaine who's antic's and vernacular wit had me rolling in the aisles.If there was a downside to this book (for me) it would be that character descriptions sort of "trickle" in as you read the book. The Author doesn't stop and devote a paragraph or three in just describing a person...descriptions filter in through dialogue and narrative...which isn't a bad thing...but can be distracting when you're trying to get into the plot. I was often distracted, wondering what color eyes, or hair, or size, or height so-n-so had/was when I could've been concentrating more on what was happening at the moment. But it all comes in time. :)Still all in all this was a delightfully delicious, and often hilarious story. No holes or loose threads...it never unravels or disintigrates. Strong emotional dimension that the reader will easily connect with and become emotionally invested with in little time. Deep tacit messages of healing, starting over...the journey and the arrival of finding that one special person in your life. A fabulous story of getting your priorities straight and realizing what really.....reallllly...matters in life.