Guest Review: Tempting Cameron – Karen Erickson

The girl next door never looked so good…

For Cameron McKenzie, Chloe Dawson has always just been his younger sister Jane’s best friend—a pesky annoyance who followed him around and acted like he hung the moon. It isn’t until Jane’s wedding to her firefighter beau Chris that Chloe reappears in his life…and she isn’t pesky or annoying anymore. In fact, the beautiful Chloe tempts him beyond reason. But Cam knows he’s damaged goods—not nearly good enough for Lone Pine Lake’s resident good girl.

Chloe’s always dreamed of a future with the dark, brooding Cam, and after they share an explosive kiss, she wonders if her dream could be coming true. Cam’s never stuck around his hometown for long, though, so she makes him an offer: one sweet summer romance with no strings attached. This good girl’s ready for an adventure…one that just might end up lasting a lifetime.

Series: Lone Pine Lake #2
Release Date: April 8, 2013
Publisher: Entangled Publishing
Source: Provided by Publisher
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Reviewer’s Thoughts

Tempting Cameron by Karen Erickson tells a story about redemption, forgiveness, and old acquaintances turned new loves. Cameron, the hometown wanderer, comes back from his travels for his sister’s wedding and runs into his sister’s friend, Chloe. Chloe is the towns golden girl, elementary teacher and all around good girl, who has always dreamed about a seemingly impossible future with Cameron. After a couple of close encounters Cameron has to decide if he wants a future while Chloe has to decide if she is willing to continue to risk her heart over Cameron.

The story itself was interesting, with a couple of plot twists I did not see coming that keep the story moving. Although this wasn’t a big problem, there was a bit of an issue with the characters’ personalities. Cameron was a bit too selfish in the beginning, toward both family and friends, which almost made his turnaround a bit unbelievable. Because of this fact, Chloe was seen as a bit too invested in a guy that wasn’t invested in much else besides his career. He does turn it around toward the end, but it is almost too little, too late. Despite that fact, the story was a nice, quick, lighthearted read.