The Perfect Hope by Nora Roberts (Book three in the Inn BoonsBoro Trilogy)

Original Title: The Perfect Hope
Year Published: 2012
Published by: The Berkley Publishing Group
Number of Pages: 308
First Sentence: "With a few groans and sighs, the old building settled down for the night."
Goodreads rating: 4/5

Plot:
Ryder is the hardest Montgomery brother to figure out - with a tough-as-nails outside and possibly nothing too soft underneath. He's surly and unsociable, but when he straps on a tool belt, no woman can resist his sexy swagger. Except, apparently, Hope Beaumont, the innkeeper of his own Inn BoonsBoro...

As the former manager of a D.C. hotel, Hope is used to excitement and glamour, but that doesn't mean she can't appreciate the joys of small-town living. She's where she wants to be - except for in her love life. Her only interaction with the opposite sex has been sparring with the infuriating Ryder, who always seem to get under her skin. Still, no one can deny the electricity that crackles between them ... a spark that ignited with a New Year's Eve kiss.

While the inn is running smoothly, thanks to Hope's experience and unerring instincts, her big-city past is about to make an unwelcome - and embarrasing - appearance. Seeing Hope vulnerable stirs up Ryder's emotions and makes him realize that while Hope may not be perfect, she just might be perfect for him...

My thoughts:¨
First of all, whoever wrote the teaser for this book should be shot. Okay, maybe not a destiny so violent, but it's a horrible summary. The plot above is taken from the jacket of the book and it's just awful. The "embarrasing encounters from her past" are literally two events that happen midway and almost at the end of the book. They aren't one of the main-plots, they are tiny unsignificant sub-plots that literally could have been removed from the book and not changed much at all.

The book itself is good, although slightly rushed. At the same time it's rushed the love story also takes much longer and it doesn't have the same feeling as the first two books. However, it's a good story and the characters are still good and entertaining.

The best part of the story is however the ghost, Lizzy, and her story. The whole book would have been worth reading just for the ghost if the rest had been crap (which it wasn't).

Do I recommend it?
Like I said on the review for book nr two, yes if you've already read the other two books. It's a fairly entertaining trilogy, but it isn't one of NR's best.