ROMANCE

Somebody Like You

by Donna Alward
St. Martin's Paperbacks. (Darling, VT, Bk. 1). Feb. 2017. 320p. ISBN 9781250092649. pap. $7.99; ebk. ISBN 9781250092656. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
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When her marriage crumbles after her husband comes out as gay, accountant Laurel Stone returns to quiet Darling, VT, to pick up the pieces and take her single life in a more satisfying direction. Now as the new owner of Ladybug Garden Center, she's on target—if only gorgeous police officer Aiden Gallagher, the man she once baptized with a vanilla milkshake in high school, didn't keep distracting her. A love-wary heroine simmering with unresolved anger and trust issues and the cop who has loved her since childhood rekindle a long-lost spark and learn that sometimes the legend of the town's famed Kissing Bridge is true. A well-rounded assortment of secondary characters and some mysterious vandalism add to the mix.
VERDICT Tender, sensual, and overflowing with New England charm, this appealing story is the perfect launch to Alward's back-to-back series (Someone To Love [Mar.] and Somebody's Baby [Apr.]) that community romance fans are certain to adore. Alward (The Cowboy's Convenient Bride) lives in Nova Scotia.
Reviewed by Kristin Ramsdell , Feb 15, 2017
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