If you like quirky, romantic comedies, with a bit of mystery and a twist of the unusual, then Deeply, Desperately is the perfect read.
Lucy Valentine comes from a long line of matchmakers who are head and shoulders above any internet dating service. Their brand of matchmaking isn’t something you’ll find anywhere else, because they very successfully match people by their auras. While the Valentine family can help anyone find their one true soul mate, ironically, they’re not able to hold on to their own true loves, because the Valentine’s have been cursed by Cupid.
To complicate matters further, a freak accident leaves Lucy without her ability to see auras and instead gives her the ability to psychically find lost objects. And that’s where Deeply, Desperately, the second book in the Lucy Valentine Series, picks up.
With her new psychic abilities, Lucy creates the “Lost Loves” division of the family business and is determined to make it successful and prove to herself that she has what it takes in the LOVE department. While her unique abilities do help others, when it comes to her own love life, well, there’s that darn Cupid’s curse. By all accounts she hasn’t been able to escape it—until Sean Donahue enters the scene. Ex-firefighter turned private investigator; Sean Donahue is everything Lucy could hope for in a soul mate: smart, sexy, warm, romantic, funny, and he helps with solving her cases. Their passion for one another, while very much smoldering on the surface, is thwarted each time the sparks threaten to ignite, keeping the reader and Lucy guessing as to whether this is a match that will end with a roaring fire or an extinguished ash.
While trying to figure out whether she’s even meant to find her true love, Lucy must also solve a possible murder, find a long lost love, handle a stalker, and discover the identity of a potential relative. Deeply, Desperately is not short on story lines, and the author weaves them together magically, prompting the reader to turn the pages and discover the outcomes. As the mysteries unravel one by one, there is an element of surprise and a development of each character that makes you feel as though you’ve known them for a long time.
Author, Heather Webber has created a fun book, filled with surprises, comedic dialogue and characters you want to get to know more about. Deeply Desperately is part of the Lucy Valentine Series. The first book Truly, Madly, was published last February, and Absolutely, Positively will be released next February.
There’s a scene in the book where Lucy tries to match up her 75-year-old grandmother with a man in his 80s. I thought it was terrific. How about you? Is there an age limit when it comes to dating?
Maria Lokken is an avid romance reader and an award winning television producer.
Hi Heather! So good to see you back in the BN.com fold, and a big thank-you to Maria for the close-up look at book #2! Truly, Madly was a huge hit at Romantic Reads, and I cannot wait to read about Lucy's new adventures.
I love love stories for older generations! Especially as I get closer to the mark myself...Just can't always identify with the early twenty-something heroine anymore. Now I like my heroines harried, with a baby on each arm, and an apartment that's too small. 
