[ARC Review] Searching for Someday by Jennifer Probst

Searching for Someday

Jennifer Probst
November 26, 2012
Gallery Books

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In charming Verily, New York, Kate Seymour has a smashing success with Kinnections, the matchmaking service she owns with her two best girlfriends. But Kate’s more than a savvy businesswoman: She’s gifted with a secret power, a jolting touch that signals when love’s magic is at work. It rocked her when she picked up a strange volume of love spells in the town’s used bookstore . . . and it zapped her again when she encountered Slade Montgomery, the hot-tempered— and hot-bodied—divorce lawyer who storms into Kinnections demanding proof that playing Cupid won’t destroy his vulnerable sister, Kate’s newest client. The only way to convince this cynic that she’s no fraud, and that love is no mirage, is for Kate to meet his audacious challenge: find him his dream woman. Can Kate keep their relationship strictly business when her electrifying attraction nearly knocked her off her feet? Or has the matchmaker finally met her match?

I have never read a book by Jennifer Probst before I picked up Searching for Someday. I can honestly say now it won't be the last because I really enjoyed this book and read it all in one day. It was so good I didn't want to put it down. This book had everything I like in a good romance: chemistry, hot sexy fun time, and characters I root for.

The book is about Kate, who runs a matchmaking service, and Slade, a divorce lawyer out to prove she is swindling his sister. Slade signs up for the service in hopes that he can prove to his sister that it is all fake and there is no such thing as a Disney made happily ever after. Kate has a secret. she has the touch and can tell when two people are meant to be just by touching them, even herself. Of course, she feels the sparks when she touches Slade.

I liked the chemistry between Slade and Kate and I liked that the sparks literally flew when they touched. I liked that she never put up with Slade and his cynicism. It was hilarious when they put him through his paces before he can be set up. I liked the magical realism this book had to offer. I like a good contemporary magical realism every now and then. It reminds me of Nora Roberts work, but totally in a good way. I like those books that are about finding love with a little magical help, but also about the healing power of female friendships.

My favorite part was Robert, Kate's dog. He touched my heart and I lived that Slade loved him as well. A man that loves your pets as much as you do is a keeper. That is when I knew for sure Kate was going to fall head over heels. I of course loved all the pop culture references in this book because I am a pop culture junkie. I loved when she compares Slade's scent and her attraction to it like something out of Black Dagger Brotherhood. That made me laugh because I could just imagine it so well being a Black Dagger Brotherhood fan.

So in the end this book was a great way to waste a lazy afternoon. I am glad I got to spend some time in this world of true love, steamy sex, and dogs that touch your heart. I laughed while reading this book and the epilogue even made me tear up. I give Searching for Someday by Jennifer Probst four laser pistols and look forward to reading the next book in this series.