Falling for You

I heard so much about the "St. Claire" trilogy, I bought them all and read them in a row - - and boy am I glad I did! Julie Ortolon knows how to write a terrific, heart-warming story. We have a less-than-perfect "nerd" who falls for a less-than-perfect-full-steam-ahead beauty and the combination is....well.....PERFECT! Ms. Ortolon has done an amazing job in weaving a story so real, I'm ready to stay at the St. Claire's Inn on Pearl Island. (Can someone get me a reservation??) The story-line of sunken treasure is fascinating and the by-play between the characters is not only funny, it's very real and will leave you laughing and sighing. I love that this authors gives her characters insecurites that we see them struggle through...it makes them so believable and endears them to us! By mid-book you'll be cheering for the heroine, I guarantee! Do yourself a favor and get the whole trilogy. They are terrific! Rock on....Julie O!

In "Falling for You," Julie Ortolon has written a smart, amusing and engrossing novel. It's the first of what will become a trilogy about three siblings, two women and a man, and their romantic and professional adventures on Pearl Island, an imaginary spot near Galveston in Texas. Rory St. Claire, beautiful, impetuous and yet uncertain, has a dream. She wants to buy the family home and turn it into an inn. But she has to find solutions to external problems, and conquer internal doubts to try to make that dream come true. Ortolon's characters are convincing -- fully realized people with strengths and weaknesses who grow into a new understanding of themselves and their world -- and her plot arises and develops naturally. But it's Ortolon's wit and her ear for dialogue that make this book a stand out. I am looking forward reading her next effort.

If your really looking for a great book I think Falling For You is the best and one of the few choices.This book took me head-first into Rory and Chance's exciting love tale. And the setting was so pleasent I could just picture all the details this great author explained. Just everything about the book made me unable to go one night without reading a little more.This book was one of the few that I hadn't ,in any point, lost interest.And as I got nearer and nearer to the end I found myself not wanting the story to stop.This is now one of my favorite books!I hope Ms. Ortolon makes many more as good as this that I am hoping to read.

The forecast is smooth sailing for Oliver Chancellor, scion of Galveston's premier financier. Destined to take his place in the hallowed marble corridors of his family's bank, Chance is content with the future that's been mapped out for him, right down to his upcoming engagement to a prim debutante enthusiastically approved by his socialite mother.But when beautiful Rory St. Claire crosses his path, Chance recklessly plunges into uncharted territory with nothing but his heart to guide him--and a beautiful woman to tempt him....Propelled by a lifelong goal to buy the island home reportedly haunted by her colorful ancestors, Rory desperately needs Chance's help in securing a business loan, and she won't take no for an answer. In the midst of convincing the hesitant blueblood to take a chance on her dream, Rory unexpectedly lands in Chance's arms, stunned by his red-blooded passion--and her own awakened desire. Now, the mismatched pair can't keep their hands off one another, and something tells Rory she's headed for trouble--trouble in the name of love....FALLING FOR YOU is a delightful contemporary romantic comedy that demonstrates Julie Ortolon's talent to perfection. Chance and Rory are fabulous together, blending humor, chemistry, and romance with an entertaining plot that never misses a beat. I look forward to reading Rory's sister's story in Ms. Ortolon's next offering, LEAD ME ON. Highly recommended!

Falling for You was one of the only books I've read that I couldn't put down. The story is just as cute as it's cover. The story has some very colorful characters. Ortolon did a great job in bring these characters to life. Chance is ever girl's dream guy, and Rory is a girl that all woman can relate too. Add in Adrian and Allison (her Rory's siblings), and Paige and Captin Bob, and the all star characters bring life to the book. I was actually dreading when I'd end this book because it was such a great adventure I never wanted it to end!!! Big props go out to this book. I definatly feel in love with Falling for You!