14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
formula tale, Sep 13 2010
By Robin - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: From This Moment On (Paperback)
This is standard lesbian fair; girl meets girl, they both overcome their emotional baggage, then they hit the sheets. Change the names and it could be any number of 'formula' books. The other reviewers seemed to really love this book and perhaps my indifference is due to the amount of lesbian fiction I've read with exactly this same plot. This isn't a 'bad' book it just didn't have anything special going on, nothing to set it apart from the multitude of light romantic fiction on the market.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Highly Readable, but Flawed, April 8 2011
By P. Bigelow - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: From This Moment On (Paperback)
Devon Conway lost her lover and their unborn child to a drunk driver running a red light. After their funeral, Devon left town and wandered the roads on her Harley. She eased her loneliness with a string of one-night-stands. After three years, she finally returned home, moved in with Sheila, her godmother and the woman who raised her, and bought a garage where she can once-again work as a mechanic. She rents an apartment over the garage of a local homeowner. When Devon goes to the local lesbian bar to hook up with yet another one-night-stand, a woman named Kat, she's surprised to be turned down.
Katharine Hunter, lost her lover of many years, to cancer five years before the book opens. Unlike Devon, she, however, has remained celibate as she tries to move on with her life. She is a veterinarian and enjoys helping her friends, who own an art gallery, hang the paintings for each new show. When she goes to the gallery to hang the latest show's offerings, she comes face to face with Devon.
In a series of coincidences, like the two women showing up at the art gallery at the same time and Devon renting an apartment without finding out her landlady's name, Kat and Devon come together. The book ends with another series of coincidences that while not implausible, do seem contrived.
Trebelhorn's first book needed a strong editorial hand to rid it of over-used cliches and other writing gaffes like the above-mentioned coincidences. Unfortunately for the reader, she didn't get that help. Thus, the book is riddled with phrases that have been over-used in the genre for years. If, as a reader, such things don't bother you, you will enjoy following Dev and Kat on their journey to finding love and the beginning of putting their ghosts to rest.
If you are looking for a fast read about two women coming together only to be driven apart and then coming back together to live happily ever after, this is the book for you.
9 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Simply Loved It!, July 28 2010
By FTLOH - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: From This Moment On (Paperback)
As other reviewers have stated, this is one you can't put down. Trebelhorn's writing just pulls you in, and as she weaves the friendship, the love, and the hot love making between Devon & Kat, you find you just can't get enough. This book definitely goes in the re-read pile, as it is now one of my favorites. I will be on the lookout for future books from this author.