~ Review: Until There Was You ~

• Romance in Color "AWARD OF EXCELLENCE" WINNER!

There are times when mothers get kind of pushy when it comes to wanting their grown children married and giving them grandchildren.  Well, this is exactly the kind of problem Luke Grayson has.  He is 34, handsome, single and wanting to stay that way, and he has his own security and private investigations firm in Santa Fe.  Luke is tired of the women his mother has introduced him to and decides to escape to his mountain cabin.  But when he gets to the cabin he finds Catherine Stewart there pointing a gun at him.

Catherine is also doing some escaping of her own.  She is a professor of
developmental psychology in California.  This past year has been hard on her
and so her friend, Daniel Falcon, who owns the cabin with Luke has offered it
to her to get some relaxation.  There is someone that wants Catherine to think that she is losing her mind, and since she has some seminars and a convention to attend in Santa Fe, she accepts Daniel's offer.  But Daniel forgot to let Luke know about their guest.

Well, after Catherine and Luke get the specifics straightened out they decide to try and make the best of it.  Both of them are fighting their attraction for each other.  Catherine's self-esteem is low because of her inability to have children. Luke can't get over feeling his mother has set this whole thing up.  Eventually they do give in to their feelings, and sparks fly.

Things move fast in this story and the characters are many.  Catherine has befriended a hybrid wolf, which Luke helps her with after the animal is shot. This introduces her to Luke's friend Richard Youngblood, a veterinarian. Then Catherine meets Naomi Jones and her daughter, Kayla, who are running from Naomi's abusive husband.  Catherine introduces Naomi to Richard, who gives Naomi a job.  Do we have a romance in the making?  Luke does find out who has been tormenting Catherine.  And yes, they do fall in love, but all is not easy between these two. 

Ms. Ray gives us a little extra with the rest of Trent Masters story from
BREAK EVERY RULE. I liked this book because the main characters were both
strong and sensitive.  But we expect that from Ms. Ray.