Follow Love is a fling to a thing romance, but the FMC was mostly a doormat and almost did not deserve the MMC.
Tess Stanton had a rough year that soured her of love, so a vacation in Alaska with her family was the perfect thing for her to forget her trouble. She did not expect to find the hunky Nathan Winters, their fishing guide. Nathan was a true outdoorsman who found Tess' reserved nature irresistible. A fun fling quickly turned into much more. Tess's return to her home was bittersweet, as Nathan has to stay behind. It was made worse when her unscrupulous ex blackmailed her into his dastardly scheme. Then Nathan came to town, both to protect her from her ex and both to claim her. Will Tess follow her heart? Will the ex get his comeuppance? Will Nathan and Tess get their HEA?
The problem with Tess is she's a bit too reserved and was basically a doormat. Even her walking out on her engagement and dumping her ex was mostly pushed along by family and friends. And Nathan was alternately the hunky guide AND the suave persuader, as adept he was in the outdoors as he was in a ballroom. Nathan is just a bit too perfect. Even when he threw a punch it was to protect her honor. Basically, Tess's ONLY redeeming quality and self-will was to accept Nathan's advances, and even that was a bit of touch-and-go, as she kept thinking "it was just a fling, it was just a fling"... ARGH!!!!!!! That's just DOORMAT thinking! No wonder other readers call this character hard to empathize with.
Category: Contemporary
Primary Plot: Wounded Woman Goes on Family Vacation in Alaska and Met Hunky Guide... Then He Followed Her Back to Her Life...
Tropes: blackmail, fling to a thing, triangle, protector
Overall Rating: 4/5
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