Books are like Air ...

I really liked Blue and Ellie's story. Well written.Okay -- I feel I have enough time to do a better job with this one. My first read by this author and will not be my last. This was recommended for me by GR based on other reads I've rated. When I looked at it, I noticed other people I follow rated it highly and hear quite a bit about how good Barbara Samuels [aka .. Ruth Wind] is, so had to give it a try.Okay, you take East Texas and the Blues, put it into a romance and will it work? Well, this one did. She did a really nice job of give Blue a backstory of a cerebral Botonist. Ellie [real name Velvet] as an author writing about music -- her first love. They meet because of an assignment Ellie has to write the story of a Blue's artist long gone, but not forgotten. Now lets weave in some Vietnam and a war memorial.This story had quite a few moving parts and characters. At times I had to go back and see exactly who was who -- what did I miss, this didn't make sense, blah... I think this is why I didn't rate it higher. Plus, some of the story was very predictable.Overall, a very good read. I really liked the primary characters; Blue and Ellie. I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a detailed, contemporary romance. She weaves stories for quite a few secondary characters, so you got to stay with it, or she will lose you.Happy Reading!