Review of "One Thing I Know" by Kara Isaac

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I have ready every single book by Kara Isaac. WITHOUT EXCEPTION I HAVE LOVED THEM ALL...so it truly pains me to say that I cannot in good conscience tell you that I loved this one. I was so eager to read this book, and may have even jumped up and down a bit when it became available. I very much wanted to write this review and sing it's praises, but the ending won't let me.

Although Rachel Somers is the author of a number of incredibly successfully relationship books, due to a traumatic event (not revealed until much later in the story) her Aunt Donna is the author of record. "Dr. Donna" is beloved and respected with many books on the best-selling list, but the deadline for their latest book is fast approaching - and Rachel's got exactly nothing. But she knows that she will do anything to keep the advance and ensure the deadline is met.

Lucas Grant hosts a sports-focused radio show, and his end game goal is syndication. When his professional connection to Dr. Donna is tapped by a successful Hollywood producer who is convinced there's a scandal to be found in her past, will Lucas investigate, even though he likes Donna (and the fact that he is falling in love with her niece/assistant, Rachel)? And how will he and Rachel work things out when the relationship on both sides has been built on a house of false cards?

Side note: this is the first (to my knowledge) of the author's books a) set fully in the United States, and b) does not have any connection to her other standalone books.

Ultimately I struggled with several things: The length of time some of the mysteries were revealed seemed too drawn out. When the secrets and their reasons finally came to light, the fallout felt incredibly extreme. I then felt irritated and frustrated by the hypocrisy of one character, and the subsequent quick "forgiveness" or acceptance of the other. Ultimately my view was just too colored by this ending that left me so wanting, and I was quite dissatisfied.

However, please remember two things: I've loved (actually loved) every other book she has written. You may not feel so aggravated by the ending, so really, you should still read it for yourself. :)

I was provided a complimentary copy of this book by Howard Books in exchange for my honest review.