Can't Go Home (Oasis Waterfall Series) (2013) - Plot & Excerpts
Can't Go Home is the first book in the Oasis Waterfall series by Angelisa Stone. It's a contemporary romance told from a dual point of view. Kathryn is just an average woman working as a literary agent for a publishing company. Dre is the mysterious town hottie, whom everyone knows but knows nothing about. Dre isn't a relationship type of guy, but when he does go after a woman – his type is usually blonde, thin, and sexy. Kathryn doesn't quite fit his “type”, but her personality made him take notice.Dre is used to women falling at his feet. Kathryn acts as though she wants nothing to do with him. She is smart and has a very straight-forward personality. She is definitely not afraid to speak her mind. Well, usually. She tells Dre that she doesn't play games but yet she plays hard-to-get. She acts like she's not interested, when in reality she is on the verge on dropping her panties all along. Honestly, in the first chapter or two, I wasn't a fan of Kathryn. She definitely grew on me though.Dre seems like the perfect guy, but he's constantly telling lies and keeping secrets. He keeps all these secrets because he is afraid that Kathryn won't want him when she finds out the truth. However, these “big bad” secrets don't really paint Dre in a negative light at all. I'm trying really hard here not to reveal anything, but the way that Dre lives his life doesn't make any sense to me. He goes to extremes. And the fact that his parents lost respect for him because of his chosen profession makes no sense to me either. It's a great profession! Oh, and I never did understand why he decided to become celibate for a year before meeting Kathryn. Maybe I just missed something?I know it seems like I have a lot of negative things to say but I really did enjoy this book! I just really liked the romance and funny banter between these two characters. There were parts where I had trouble putting my kindle down. Like I said, Kathryn grew on me and I enjoyed her snarkiness and humor. Dre is just a great guy all around. There are definitely several steamy parts to this book. If you like steamy romances, then you will probably like this. I am looking forward to reading the next book, which is about Dre's brother. In this book, he is portrayed as a horrible character – but I have a feeling that he's not as bad as he seems, and I think I'm going to like it a lot. I picked up this book because one of my favorite authors (Christine Zolendz) was posting about book two of this series on Facebook. And being that I have to start at the beginning I bought this one. It has been sitting on my "to read" shelf for a few months and it fit one of my seasonal reading challenges this time around so I decided it was time to read. AND I am really happy I did.It was just a nice romance. I spend much of the book wondering what was up with Dre and it seemed like forever before he came out with it. But you get why he kept a lid on his secrets and why he kept things from Kathryn. He seemed a little too hard on himself but his ways of life made up for his insecurities. And I totally had a crush on him.Kathryn was a little too insecure about herself, but I guess aren't we all sometimes. I'm still complaining about baby weight and my youngest is six. Her personality made up for some of it and boy she was funny. She was just a real enjoyable character. I wanted to be friends with her and I wanted to shake her sometimes too. I liked the dual POVs, it really added nicely to the flow of the book and you spent just enough time in one person's head. While the book was nice, it was sexy too. It made me laugh and had me intrigued from the beginning. Thank goodness I'm a sucker for recommendations.
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