ARC Review: Along Came Trouble by Ruthie Knox

I was glad to see the layering that Knox is so well known for. I just adore the way she is able to add so many dimensions to her characters. It really adds so much to the romance, making it stronger and memorable. ~ Under the Covers

ALONG CAME TROUBLE is book two in the Camelot series. If you haven’t read the first book in the series, HOW TO MISBEHAVE, fear not! The two books seem so different that I don’t necessarily think you need to read one in order to understand the other. Both are good as any other standalones.

Ellen Callahan is a driven woman who is a single mother and lawyer. She is tough as nails and Caleb Clark seems to enjoy poking fun at the attractive woman every chance he gets. When Ellen’s brother, the international pop star hires a body guard to keep her and her kid safe from the paparazzi, Caleb turns out to be that special man. Lucky girl!

Ellen and Caleb start off on the wrong foot. Ellen is peeved and wants Caleb out and away from her but the persistent Caleb enjoys making fun at the uptight woman and soon he is able to break down her barriers. For the first half of this book, I found it hard to get through. I wonder if it was some sort of funk I was in or if the pacing was just slower. Knox spends a lot of time on dialogue in this book and while it can be entertaining, I think at times it can go on for too long. The conversations that Ellen and Caleb have are the way they get to know each other. Caleb begins to chip away at Ellen until she breaks into a smile, so it’s rewarding to see an author who spends so much time on dialogue and the romance. But I also wanted something more to keep the pace going. Sometimes it lagged and affected my enjoyment of the book.

It picked up though and I was glad to see the layering that Knox is so well known for. I just adore the way she is able to add so many dimensions to her characters. It really adds so much to the romance, making it stronger and memorable.

I’ll be looking forward to reading the third book, FLIRTING WITH DISASTER. From the blurb, it seems that this one might just be another keeper from Knox.

*ARC provided by publisher

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