Once in a Lifetime

This story is part of Ms. Gray's series, The Blaines and McCalls of Crockett, Texas. As it begins, Abigail Stewart, a "prudish spinster" book store owner and former librarian from Texas is enjoying a vacation that she won at an island resort off the eastern coast of Mexico. Stumbling upon two big thugs (with Russian accents) searching her room, she barely escapes with her life. Not knowing where to go for assistance on the tiny island, she returns to the Cantina where she had enjoyed a pleasant lunch with the owners and asks them what to do. Not trusting the local police, they refer her to David Blaine, former FBI Agent, now businessman enjoying a leisurely fishing vacation aboard his beautiful new boat. Terrified and carrying along her Yorkshire Terrier, Chelsea, Abby went to the marina and not seeing anyone called out David's name. Thinking that she was his date for the evening, he told her to come aboard. As it says in the summary on the back of the book, "...the supposedly reputable U.S. Agent gave his stowaway a salty reception, swilling beer and singeing Abby right down to her sensible walking shorts...between David's volatile masculinity, bookish Abby's daring once-in-a-lifetime jaunt was in tatters!" The interplay between these two was hysterical at times and very entertaining! The romance between two such different people was both believable, touching and at times, sizzling. The story has many twists and turns which kept me rivetted to the end. This is the first of Ms. Gray's books that I've read and it will not be the last. I am currently trying to find all of the other books in this series and will be buying her new books as well. Highly Recommended!!!