Maybe the expectations were too high. Readers of her mom: warning: this book is tedious. The book is too long (tedious) ; the characters uninteresting, leaving the reader uncaring; and the dialogue is tedious. Chapter headings give locales, but too many times these are unnecessary. The plot is flat, maybe because the characters are. The love scenes are boring (tedious). There are no surprises or unexpected happenings. A really good editor could have pealed this huge volume down to reveal a semi-interesting novel, not more than a Silhouette in length. Hope springs eternal, so maybe her second (if there is one) will be better.