Need You for Keeps (Heroes of St. Helena, #1)
Marina Adair
When it comes to caring for the furry residents of St. Helena, California, groomer and pet rescuer Shay Michaels can handle anything. Humans are another story, though, especially Deputy Jonah Baudouin. He's the town's resident superhero: upright, uptight, and jaw-droppingly gorgeous, even when he's investigating complaints about Shay's beloved foster animals. And that spells danger for Shay, a free spirit who can't risk trusting the wrong person again. Jonah and Shay have been circling each other ever since she came to town, and he's running out of reasons to "not" kiss her senseless. But this deputy is a straight shooter with his eye on the sheriff's badge. He can't afford to get involved with Shay, a chaos magnet with luscious curves who's liable to turn his career and his life upside down. He enforces laws. She breaks them repeatedly. Keeping her out of trouble is becoming a full-time job and it's one he hopes is never going to end.
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0As much as I love the St. Helena Vineyard series, and as much as I liked this book, I found it a bit disappointing. Sure, we've read a bit about the Baudouin brothers, but not much. And they were the only characters in this book that were recognizable. And really, the hero Johah Baudoin, is much less know throughout the other books than his brother Adam. (Frankie was VERY briefly mentioned about twice and in one very short scene.)
I just found it so hard to believe with the DeLuca clan being such a huge part of the community. I mean, from the previous books you would think they would have a lot of pull around town. And since the hero, Shay, is a good person I find it hard to swallow that they didn't try to help her at any point. I mean, at the very least the women of the family!
Honestly, it's this oversight into the continuity of the residents of the town that knocked it down to a 3 star rating in my mind. That, and a bit of jumping around when it came to Jonah's work schedule. That is something that won't bother most people, but I have an issue with timelines and how they match up. If you say it's someone's day off but later say he's at work, it bothers my OCD brain.
None of the above is going to stop me from reading the next book, I just wish Marina Adair had incorporated (or at least mentioned) some of the characters I had grown to love through the other books.
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