![]() This will please romance fans, even if it hews a bit too closely to genre conventions. ![]() Though Kleypas has trouble breaking her male characters out of archetype and the arc is familiar, Ella's familial dysfunction distinguishes her from other heroines, and her self-awareness draws her out of a stereotypical shell. As Ella grapples with conflicting desires, she learns some important lessons about love and trust. It's surrounded by its own cloud of antimatter. ![]() The only risk is losing someone you don't have anyway. I’ve allowed a lot of time to pass in between reading the books of this series, but thankfully this one stands nicely on its own and I was able to remember the supporting characters well enough that I never felt lost. Lisa Kleypas, quote from Smooth Talking Stranger I want you,' he muttered. Meanwhile, Ella grows fond of baby Luke and fears what will happen when Tara returns. Smooth Talking Stranger is the third book in Lisa Kleypas’s Travis series, a family saga that’s part romance, part women’s fiction. The encounter results in Travis and Ella unexpectedly engaged in an irrepressible attraction. Determined to find Luke's father, Ella tracks down a likely suspect millionaire playboy Jack Travis. All of this gets turned upside down when her sister disappears and sticks Ella with her newborn, Luke. ![]() Ella Varner grew up with a troublesome mother and an insecure sister, but she has managed to come out of it reasonably sane, with a good (if vegan) boyfriend, Dane, and a job as an advice columnist. ![]()
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