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Exclusively Yours
by Shannon Stacey
I have fallen in love with the Kowalski family reading the third book about them first, Yours to Keep but Shannon Staceys writing and story telling made me want to explore their past so I was determined to read the first two installments of the series.
In Exclusively Yours Keri Daniels, a hotshot celebrity journalist from LA gets an ultimatum from her boss: get an interview with the elusive writer, Joe Kowalski or go get a new job. Why the chief editor thinks she has a shot at it is because Keri used to be the high school sweetheart of Joe. Keri goes home to New Hampshire and is surprised when Joe agrees on meeting her and granting an interview. But there is a catch: she has to come to camping for two weeks with him and his family to their annual ATV fullfilled vacation and every day she survives in the wilderness she can get to ask a question. So this starts the mayhem or as otherwise known the Kowalski Family Vacation of Doom with s`mores ATVs and a lot of sexual tension.
I really liked the story settings the basic plot of reuniting old lovers.But most of all I loved the Kowalskis. They so loved each other and gave support, especially to Joe who was really broken when Keri left her at 18 so everyone is wary of her and look out for him without loosing their humor and warmth. There were good secondary story-lines with Joe’s siblings martial problems and they were so well written that without taking away the spotlight from the main protagonists these episodes felt complete and gave depth to the novel. I was glad that I get to know the whole Kowalski family a bit better and the children became individuals for me not just a bunch of loud kids. What I couldn't really understand is the reasons behind Keri’s leaving Joe in the first place and see how her life became so much more with living and working in LA.
But other than this I had great fun reading the novel in one sitting and laugh out loud at some of the antics of the Kowalksi’s. I do believe now that Shannon Stacey is a name to look for in the contemporary romance genre.
3.5 stars
In Exclusively Yours Keri Daniels, a hotshot celebrity journalist from LA gets an ultimatum from her boss: get an interview with the elusive writer, Joe Kowalski or go get a new job. Why the chief editor thinks she has a shot at it is because Keri used to be the high school sweetheart of Joe. Keri goes home to New Hampshire and is surprised when Joe agrees on meeting her and granting an interview. But there is a catch: she has to come to camping for two weeks with him and his family to their annual ATV fullfilled vacation and every day she survives in the wilderness she can get to ask a question. So this starts the mayhem or as otherwise known the Kowalski Family Vacation of Doom with s`mores ATVs and a lot of sexual tension.
I really liked the story settings the basic plot of reuniting old lovers.But most of all I loved the Kowalskis. They so loved each other and gave support, especially to Joe who was really broken when Keri left her at 18 so everyone is wary of her and look out for him without loosing their humor and warmth. There were good secondary story-lines with Joe’s siblings martial problems and they were so well written that without taking away the spotlight from the main protagonists these episodes felt complete and gave depth to the novel. I was glad that I get to know the whole Kowalski family a bit better and the children became individuals for me not just a bunch of loud kids. What I couldn't really understand is the reasons behind Keri’s leaving Joe in the first place and see how her life became so much more with living and working in LA.
But other than this I had great fun reading the novel in one sitting and laugh out loud at some of the antics of the Kowalksi’s. I do believe now that Shannon Stacey is a name to look for in the contemporary romance genre.
3.5 stars