Karin Kallmaker — Just Like That
Bella Books 2005 Paperback, 205pp. Just like that. Mira tells Toni Blanchard, 'I don't love you anymore.' Just like that. Toni tosses Mira out on her ear. When Toni is sent from Manhattan to Napa Valley on business, she's just happy to put distance between her and Mira. Syrah Ardani returns home from a failed independent European foray to claim her place in the family business. Her welcome is ruined by the presence of an uptight, sarcastic executive with a calculator where her soul ought to be. Their clashes smolder with distrust and resentment, but also threaten to light a completely different kind of fire. Most dangerous of all is the one thing Toni didn't account for-the way her heart reacts when Syrah looks at her. just like that. (ISBN: 9781594930256). Good.
