When she was a young married woman, Lily Martin caught sight of teen-aged Ryan Kincaid swimming-naked. She never forgot the sight...and apparently neither did he. Because shortly after her divorce he comes roaring back into her life, all grown up now and more than ready to make good on their mutual attraction. Lily's spirit has been broken down after nearly two decades in a loveless marriage, and is insecure about their age difference, while Ryan is completely unconcerned. With determination he sets out to free the passionate woman she has been hiding inside for so long. When they run up against the road blocks set up by her spoiled son, her jealous ex, and contemptuous mother, their relationship will be put to the test.

Men don't get much sexier than Ryan Kincaid. His devotion to Lily's "blooming" is both heart-warming and heart-stopping. In fact, in her story Lily in Bloom, Ms. Ashbury will has most likely capture the fantasy of just about every forty plus woman looking for the excitement of a younger lover who won't be paying as much attention to the effects of gravity on the outside as the woman on the inside waiting to come out and play. Ryan's willingness to show Lily "everything" she's been missing is honest and doesn’t fall into the realm of a twisted 'mother-son' relationship, although he does admit that his first attraction to her was partially based on his having lost his mother years before having ever seen her. However, his maturity is obvious in all his reactions to her as a man: in his desire for her physically, his respect for her abilities, and his protectiveness of her emotionally when it comes to those who would threaten her new found self- assurance. A wonderful read. Five Angels RR

Reviewed by: Lynn