2.5 StarsI knew going in to this that it wouldn't be a favorite of mine, but I'm a stickler for reading order. And it wasn't necessarily HORRIBLE. In fact, I can see the appeal for some readers. But I've been much more stingy with stars as of late, and this book just didn't cut it. So 2.5 Stars...My Synopsis:Natalie is a photographer living in...you guessed it, Seattle. One fine morning while walking along the beach, snapping photos of the beauty that surrounds her, she is suddenly assaulted by some strange, huge, HOT man who is apparently enraged with her. He is adamant that she not take his picture. Once Natalie finally convinces the loony that she was indeed only out for nature pics and other non personal photos, he does your basic one eighty and asks her out. Of course, our smart girl wants nothing to do with the crazy man, and politely refuses.When Natalie runs into Luke again a few days later, he is adamant that she get coffee with him, and Natalie finally agrees. Little does she know that the yummy male hotness that she starts to see on a regular basis is none other than Luke Williams, famous actor now gone reclusive due to a kind of phobia concerning fans and paparazzi. For the longest time, she doesn't figure it out. And when she finally does, the angst begins...and doesn't end...My Thoughts:My biggest problem was how much sex there was. Now, don't get me wrong...I like sex in books. In fact, I LOVE sex in books...when it's done right. In Come Away With me, there was seriously a sex scene in nearly every other scene in the book. Go to lunch....have sexGo to dinner....have sexMeet your parents....have sexMeet your roommate....have sexHave a fight....have sexTake a shower....have sexWalk downstairs....have sex Smile funny....have sexBreath....have sexIt was seriously redundant. Not to mention that the sex was soooo boring and mediocre. These two have sex like they've already been married for ten years and the lust is gone. Most of the sex scenes themselves lasted for only one page or so and consisted of a brief kiss, rubbing of chest or breasts, possibly a little oral action, and a quick thrust or two before a guaranteed orgasm... I prefer quality sex to lots of sex. Give me one ten page love scene with tons of description, slow, aching movements, and a drawn out climax to ten short and sweet sex scenes that feel like a handful of slam, bam, thank you ma'ams.There just wasn't much room left for a fully fleshed out plot. What there WAS of the plot was a good one. I liked both Luke and Natalie a lot. Neither was stupid, neither was thoughtless. They fit together well. I like the families...I LOVE the fact that each of them have a supportive, loving group of people that will continue to be a part of this series. There were a few other things that bugged me. I get frustrated at medical stuff being thrown in but not researched properly. (Hyperemesis gravidarum is usually a VERY serious situation for pregnant women, and here it was glossed over as if it could be taken care of with an anti-nausea pill. Very much not so in real life.)I'm going to stop here, because I don't want to come across as nit picky. Suffice it to say, if I didn't have a few of my friends assuring me that this series gets better, I'd likely have stopped right here. I really had to push on through to finish this one. However, I really do see potential in this author. I understand that this was a debut novel for her...please correct me if I'm wrong...and she has since moved on to get better and better ratings/reviews. So I'm still very excited to read the next installment!
 - Kristen Proby)
