What Were You Expecting?

I really enjoyed returning to Fool's Gold. This is the story of Dakota Hendrix, one of Ethan's triplet sisters. The story flowed well. Both Dakota and Finn were both fun characters. They really butted heads early on, but I never felt like they really had any animosity for each other. Mostly Finn was just frustrated by the situation with his brothers and taking it out on Dakota, which she understand. As the story progressed, so did their relationship. I like that they were friends first, then lovers. The friendship seemed to hold together as they moved to a different level. The secondary storylines featuring Finn's brothers were also well done. The town and its inhabitants were just as charming this time around. Kind of made me want to move.*****SPOILER*****Having said that, I did have a major problem with the main story arc. There was so much potential here. Finn doesn't want kids or a family because he gave up his life to raise his brothers. Which is totally understandable. But Dakota just adopted a child. Why couldn't that have been used to bring about their final conflict? Instead Dakota got pregnant. Even though the chances of her getting pregnant were 1 in a million. She wasn't supposed to be able to have children ever, which is why she adopted. I'm beyond annoyed that an unexpected miracle baby was used as a plot device.*****SPOILER*****Setting that issue aside, I really enjoyed the story. The romance was well done and I enjoyed the way Finn and Dakota got to know each other. I even enjoyed the way Finn was with Dakota's daughter. But that last issue is a big one and definitely detracts from my overall enjoyment. 3.75/5