Margot Early

Widower Kal thinks his young daughter needs a mother so he advertises for someone who would agree to a celibate marriage. Erika answers his ad and leaves the mainland for Kal's home on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. I thought the setting of Kauai was great with vivid descriptions, and I enjoyed learning more about Hawaiian culture. The characters in this story didn't do much for me though, and had way too many troubles and lingering problems from past tragic events that they couldn't move on from. Kal was still pining for his dead wife and Erika was still trying to get past the effects from a car accident years ago. They spent too much time dwelling on their pasts that they couldn't move on from. It made this a real downer of a book.… (mere)