Fearless

This book was much longer than it needed to be. It could have been 20 pages shorter and the story would have been much better for it.

I liked both Taryn and Billy but I felt that at times Taryn was completely irrational. she was upset that Billy didn't propose on their first reconciliation date, but about 30 seconds later she was telling him that she wasn't ready to be back in a fully committed relationship. Which one is it? Are you ready for serious commitment or not?

The main reason this gets 2 stars instead of the 3 I was originally going to give it, is that it had one of my top 3 romance novel pet peeves. I absolutely hate it when the heroine has to sacrifice some career advancement for her relationship. I'm not here for it at all. The irritating thing is romance writers keep writing heroines who make these choices over and over and over again. Now, I know that real-life women often make sacrifices to balance career development and love for a myriad of complex, often difficult reasons. And, I don't seek to invalidate any of those reasons. However, in romance novels there is often very little reciprocity in terms of the sacrifices the heroines and heroes are expected to make. I've read at least two office romances this year where the heroine was the one who quit her job so their relationship could continue . Additionally, in this story, the two of them never even discuss the possibility of him moving to Germany for the duration of her career. She turns down the job offer despite finally getting the respect (and lack of harassment) she has always wanted.