And Then He Kissed Me by Patti Berg

She's the blonde bombshell who once starred in a string of low-budget films and is now a jet-setting, bestselling author. But one too many bites of caviar, menacing phone calls from her jailbird ex, a tabloid photographer hot on her heels, and nasty gossip about her life send Juliet over the edge. Disguising her identity, Juliet runs...straight into the arms of Cole Sheridan, a small town vet with troubles of his own.

With a malpractice suit hanging over his head and his bohemian parents and their band of old hippie friends about to converge on his home, the last thing Cole needs is one more snag in his orderly life. But when he spots the raven-haired beauty with the curvaceous body stranded along a lonely stretch of highway, he hitches her car to his and tows one more complication his way.

He thinks she's quirky; she thinks he's sexy but cantankerous. She's hiding something; he wants to push everyone away — until the chaos of Juliet's life catches up with her in Plentiful, Wyoming. Once more she's ready to run...and then Cole kisses her!

That's when the trouble really begins.


This was my first Patti Berg novel. I picked this and another up at the UBS and decided to give them a try. I was very pleased.

I loved Juliet. She was quirky, funny and optomistic. I loved watching her dive right in to various situations and come out on top.

Cole was sexy, loving and in desperate need of a woman in his life. The two of them together was....electric.

My only complaint was the ending. I know I've mentioned before that I'm very particular about my endings. I liked everything wrapped up in a shiny little bow at the end of a book, and I felt that this one was rushed. There were a lot of questions left unanswered (or at least only skimmed over) and I craved at least another full chapter, if not an epilogue.

Overall it was a good, light read, but I'd have enjoyed it much more if the ending hadn't been so rushed.

2.5 out of 5