Reeling in Love A Contemporary Romance Novel Single in Seattle Book 1 eBook Gloria Herrmann
Download As PDF : Reeling in Love A Contemporary Romance Novel Single in Seattle Book 1 eBook Gloria Herrmann 
FROM POPULAR CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE AUTHOR GLORIA HERRMANN
Book one in Single in Seattle series
Finding the perfect cup of coffee in Seattle is easy. Finding a guy, not so much—unless that guy finds you…in the most unexpected way.
Snap. Click. Snap. Molly steers clear of anything that doesn’t have her behind the lens of her trusty camera. That is her passion, her love and her life. Being an award-winning photographer who creates countless book covers for authors all over the world has its perks—half-naked men, for starters. Always looking but never touching—mixing business with pleasure is a big no-no in her line of work. Molly never could picture herself having a happily ever after like the romance novels where her cover shots are featured.
There are plenty of fish in the sea, but what happens when you get clobbered by one—literally? Molly finds herself being the catch of the day in Seattle’s Pike Place Fish Market.
After meeting Owen, a sexy fisherman with stormy-gray eyes, everything changes. Not ready to take the plunge and dive into this romance, Molly finds herself barely keeping above water as she swims in a sea of new emotions and wild love. She isn’t so sure she is cut out for this relationship, but Owen sets out to prove that fate has him Reeling in Love.
Will Owen and Molly sail off into the sunset or will Molly be the one that got away, only to stay…Single in Seattle?
Reeling in Love A Contemporary Romance Novel Single in Seattle Book 1 eBook Gloria Herrmann
The good news is that this novel is written by a very capable author. The steamy scenes, though not frequent, are very well written.The bad news is that Molly is one of the most irritating heroines I have ever come across. Although in her 30's, she spends most of the book behaving about twenty years younger. When not acting 13, she is complaining about how old she is and trying to go home after an hour on the town with her friends. She doesn't like flying. Boats make her seasick. The hallway in her Vegas hotel was too fancy. Elevators make her nervous and she gets irritated when people drink their coffee with too much milk or sugar. If she is alone, she wishes she were out. If she is out, she wishes she were tucked into her bed. When her boyfriend asks her what she would like to do she mocks him as if not taking charge of the plans isn't manly. Then she is upset because he makes the decisions.
By many standards, Molly leads a charmed life with a great, flexible career as a photographer. She has her family, good friends, good health, a fantastic studio, and seems to be doing well financially. That does not stop her bemoaning her fate and the vagaries of life. Everything is a problem or a bother.
"God, I suck at dating. Molly actually started to feel bad for Owen. The poor guy had no idea what kind of nut job he had reeled in." My thoughts exactly!
"It just didn’t make any sense to her and she wasn’t sure it ever would." Me either.
"She’d also freaked out mid make-out. Molly still wasn’t sure what had come over her... She’d been borderline psycho."
"But Molly was anything but normal, and, God knew, she wasn’t working with a full brain."
"She felt horribly guilty and was kicking herself for being such a b1tch to him the last couple of weeks."
Strangely, there is no explanation for her insecurity and frequently irrational behavior. One wonders why Owen would continue trying to have a relationship with someone who gets irritated every time they go out, is offended when he doesn't call for two days early in their relationship, but thinks nothing of trying to avoid him for a week. Frankly, I wanted Owen to come to his senses and meet someone who had more to offer than fish jokes and arguments.
I get the point of showing the 'warts' of female friendships, but these three were juvenile, mean, and frequently insensitive. When one experiences the sudden death of an immediate member of her family, the other two are in her apartment laughing a couple of hours later.
“Let’s talk about something else. I can’t even deal with any more negative stuff or my brain will explode.”
"Tiffany and Molly both laughed, which felt wonderful, and it reminded Molly that life did carry on." Maybe laughing right after you have brought your grief-stricken friend home won't win you the sensitivity prize.
There was something very provincial about these three women. Given the realities of big city life in Seattle, it was stunning to have Molly comment that she didn't want to go to Vegas because there might be drug addicts and homeless people.
"Tiffany’s mouth was parted in shock. “That was a flippin’ hooker, you guys.” “No…seriously?” Molly tried scanning the people that were all about. “Yep, like right out there in the open.”
“Oh crap, I think I see her, or wait— Is that a guy?” They all laughed ..." The fact that this could be remotely shocking to three city dwellers is their 30's is stunning and once again insensitive with the laughing and pointing.
Something else that felt odd, was that with all the humming ovaries and marital aspirations, the three of them acted as c@ck blockers for each other. When one is approached by an eligible man, another calls him a potential serial killer, says they all have boyfriends, or acts jealous.
The big conflict at the end of the book is awkward and the finale is abrupt. You should know that the actual novel ends at 91% of the book. By that time there were about 100 references to coffee. Yes, we know people in Seattle like coffee.
I won't be rereading this story, but would be willing to try another book by the same author as long as it wasn't part of this series. With Molly and company, once was definitely enough.
Product details
|
Tags : Amazon.com: Reeling in Love: (A Contemporary Romance Novel) (Single in Seattle Book 1) eBook: Gloria Herrmann: Kindle Store,ebook,Gloria Herrmann,Reeling in Love: (A Contemporary Romance Novel) (Single in Seattle Book 1),Totally Bound Publishing,Fiction Contemporary Women,Fiction Romance Contemporary
People also read other books :
- A Most Grievous Fault A mystery edition by Kathryn A Imler Mystery Thriller Suspense eBooks
- The Doctor Lady Rancher A Pine Haven Story edition by Angel Moore Religion Spirituality eBooks
- Day One Configuring Junos Policies and Firewall Filters Jack Parks eBook
- The Gift of Alzheimer New Insights into the Potential of Alzheimer and Its Care eBook Maggie La Tourelle
- The First Lady Selena Winston 9781456351472 Books
Reeling in Love A Contemporary Romance Novel Single in Seattle Book 1 eBook Gloria Herrmann Reviews
Don't get me wrong, the premise and follow through for this book, for the most part was good. There were a couple of issues that I had. If you have not read this yet do not venture further in this review due to spoilers. For the first one was the ending, Owen neglects telling Molly that he was previously married and the model she was currently shooting was his ex- wife, the fact that he thought it could be fixed by suddenly marrying Molly without really telling her anything about his previous marriage, and the fact that Molly was the one to give up certain things in his life while nothing drastic changed for Owen. Other than that, the camaraderie between Molly and her best friends, what Molly does for a living were all beautifully executed in this.
I hate like anything to do this bc I’m only 1/3 of the way in but this book is terrible. Spoilers Her friends get into a ridiculous fight at the beginning of the book which breaks up their ‘friendship friday’ nights leaving Molly to her own devices bc they won’t talk to each other. What are they 12? She gets beaned in the head with a fish and the beaner blames her for getting in the way...wait...can u spell lawsuit? That’s not open and obvious to have someone throw a fish your way. They go on dates and she gets mad at everything he says...then why r u going out with him? He says that couples fight Molly then they make up. Couples? They have been on 2 dates and that does not a couple make. I can’t go any further its just too immature for me. Sorry
A slow, boring beginning. Going on and on about the close knit friendship between professional photographer Molly and her two best friends. The ups and downs of their humdrum lives and their longing for a soulmate. I love strong character descriptions and this author gives me that with Molly (not much about Owen...zero back story), but good grief!…she also gives too much detail of rooms, coffee, clothes, male models, coffee, scenery, tourists, buildings, coffee, Seattle in general, the weather, her love and dedication to her work, coffee, special friendship moments and......well, you get the gist? Yawning, fighting to stay awake, rereading the same line over and over again...trying to connect...skipping first paragraphs and then pages....at 22% into the book I’m still waiting for something, ANYTHING, to happen. She meets a guy and even that’s uninteresting. At 40% I’m beginning to figure out this story isn’t about much of anything. Just the day to day life of Molly as she muddled through a newfound romance and dealing with her insecurities. Anyway, Molly annoyed me. Didn’t like her. She’s a thirtysomething, suspicious, whiny, overly sensitive and moody, immature woman acting like a teenager with low self esteem. She moans and complains when she doesn’t have a boyfriend or the prospect of a boyfriend, then she complains when she gets one. She pouted and whined more than her best friend who lost a loved one....who actually had a legitimate reason to be upset! Her best friend’s acted just as childish as her. My heart went out to Owen, the guy who’s interested in Molly. I mean, OMG! The mess he walked into when he met her! The stuff she puts him through and the poor schmuck kept coming back. It finally picks up a bit at 75%, with some weak drama at 85%. The final nail in the coffin was only one POV. Too bad. Hearing from Owen might’ve helped this yawner. Yet I kept reading, begging for it to be over.
The good news is that this novel is written by a very capable author. The steamy scenes, though not frequent, are very well written.
The bad news is that Molly is one of the most irritating heroines I have ever come across. Although in her 30's, she spends most of the book behaving about twenty years younger. When not acting 13, she is complaining about how old she is and trying to go home after an hour on the town with her friends. She doesn't like flying. Boats make her seasick. The hallway in her Vegas hotel was too fancy. Elevators make her nervous and she gets irritated when people drink their coffee with too much milk or sugar. If she is alone, she wishes she were out. If she is out, she wishes she were tucked into her bed. When her boyfriend asks her what she would like to do she mocks him as if not taking charge of the plans isn't manly. Then she is upset because he makes the decisions.
By many standards, Molly leads a charmed life with a great, flexible career as a photographer. She has her family, good friends, good health, a fantastic studio, and seems to be doing well financially. That does not stop her bemoaning her fate and the vagaries of life. Everything is a problem or a bother.
"God, I suck at dating. Molly actually started to feel bad for Owen. The poor guy had no idea what kind of nut job he had reeled in." My thoughts exactly!
"It just didn’t make any sense to her and she wasn’t sure it ever would." Me either.
"She’d also freaked out mid make-out. Molly still wasn’t sure what had come over her... She’d been borderline psycho."
"But Molly was anything but normal, and, God knew, she wasn’t working with a full brain."
"She felt horribly guilty and was kicking herself for being such a b1tch to him the last couple of weeks."
Strangely, there is no explanation for her insecurity and frequently irrational behavior. One wonders why Owen would continue trying to have a relationship with someone who gets irritated every time they go out, is offended when he doesn't call for two days early in their relationship, but thinks nothing of trying to avoid him for a week. Frankly, I wanted Owen to come to his senses and meet someone who had more to offer than fish jokes and arguments.
I get the point of showing the 'warts' of female friendships, but these three were juvenile, mean, and frequently insensitive. When one experiences the sudden death of an immediate member of her family, the other two are in her apartment laughing a couple of hours later.
“Let’s talk about something else. I can’t even deal with any more negative stuff or my brain will explode.”
"Tiffany and Molly both laughed, which felt wonderful, and it reminded Molly that life did carry on." Maybe laughing right after you have brought your grief-stricken friend home won't win you the sensitivity prize.
There was something very provincial about these three women. Given the realities of big city life in Seattle, it was stunning to have Molly comment that she didn't want to go to Vegas because there might be drug addicts and homeless people.
"Tiffany’s mouth was parted in shock. “That was a flippin’ hooker, you guys.” “No…seriously?” Molly tried scanning the people that were all about. “Yep, like right out there in the open.”
“Oh crap, I think I see her, or wait— Is that a guy?” They all laughed ..." The fact that this could be remotely shocking to three city dwellers is their 30's is stunning and once again insensitive with the laughing and pointing.
Something else that felt odd, was that with all the humming ovaries and marital aspirations, the three of them acted as c@ck blockers for each other. When one is approached by an eligible man, another calls him a potential serial killer, says they all have boyfriends, or acts jealous.
The big conflict at the end of the book is awkward and the finale is abrupt. You should know that the actual novel ends at 91% of the book. By that time there were about 100 references to coffee. Yes, we know people in Seattle like coffee.
I won't be rereading this story, but would be willing to try another book by the same author as long as it wasn't part of this series. With Molly and company, once was definitely enough.
0 Response to "≫ [PDF] Reeling in Love A Contemporary Romance Novel Single in Seattle Book 1 eBook Gloria Herrmann"
Post a Comment