In the first novel of the Perfect Trilogy, Maddy Mills had turned down her high school sweetheart's proposal for fear that she'd have to sacrifice her dream of becoming an acclaimed artist. Instead, she married after college, and eventually set aside her career to nurse her dying husband.

Widowed for two years, she receives an offer from her high school heartthrob's mother to become the arts and crafts coordinator at a summer camp near Santa Fe, the American artist's Mecca. Though Maddy's hesitant to see Joe again, she accepts the job and her friends' challenge to approach one of the galleries with her work.

Reformed bad boy and former Ranger, Joe had a tough life. Bounced from one foster home to another, he never understood unconditional love before he landed with Colonel and Mama Fraser. Then he'd temporarily forgotten how often people tossed around those three little words until Maddy broke his heart. He never forgot or forgave her, and he certainly never expected to see her walk into his office at Camp Enchantment.

Their immediate physical magnetism aside, can the two lay the past to rest and rekindle the love one embraced and the other feared? Or will history repeat?

Julie Ortolon expertly weaves sexual tension throughout the well-conceived plot. The characters' motivations are crystal clear. Maddy is no slouch, but Joe is HOT! The title doesn't do the novel justice; Almost Perfect is indeed romantic perfection. This fun, sensual novel pulled me in and didn't let go, even after I turned the last page. I can't wait to see what adventures Christine and Amy will encounter; the excerpt from Christine's story screams, Bring it on!