Nobody Else But You - Claire Marti

Nobody Else But You by Claire Marti
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Set in California, Nobody Else But You tells the story of Holt and Samantha. Sam grew up with a mother and father who were both involved in the movie business in Hollywood. After the accidental death of her mum, the whole family moved to a ranch and away from the public eye. When Holt arrives, he seems to be everything that Sam has come to loathe. She hates the handsome stunt man on sight, but sparks soon begin to fly between them and they cannot deny their attraction.
I enjoyed this romance. Both of the main characters had things from their past that stopped them from getting involved, to begin with. There were no artificial or contrived misunderstandings, which was good. Holt was a likeable character with quite a bit of depth and it was clear that once Sam saw beyond her first impression, she was going to like him. Sam was a little harder to pin down. She is quite prickly, to begin with, although I warmed to her as the book progressed.
The main reason that I was reluctant to give a higher score to this one was simply that the end felt a little rushed to me. We went from a climax of the action to the happily ever after in the space of paragraphs. For me it didn't seem to fit with the pace of the rest of the book and to be honest it reduced my enjoyment of the book as a whole. It's a shame because the rest of the story worked well and built the storyline in a consistent way. There were a few things that were alluded to, the future for his mother and sister for example, that were left unanswered. I don't know if the intention was to address them in later books. It felt as though they were just forgotten about if I'm honest.
Overall this was a good read and it's just a shame that the ending was a little rushed. I'd certainly be keen to read the next in the series.
I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

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