A new story from Ainslie Paton? Woo hoo! Over the past year or so, Ms Paton has quickly become one of my "would read if she wrote the takeaway menus" authors.

Inconsolable has Ms Paton back at her contemporary romance best.

When Foley climbs down into the cave on the cliff to move the homeless man to somewhere safer, she never thought it would the one thing she did that day that would change her life.

Oh man, what a difference a day makes! Drum is not what either Foley or I expected. He's not your regular, everyday homeless man.

There was just something that I couldn't help but instantly like about Drum. I knew that there was something beneath the surface, knew that whatever his secret was, that he couldn't truly be that man... could he?

Our main bad boy in Inconsolable is Foley's boss, Gab. She is out to cause trouble, but at the end of the day, she is what she is, and you knew what you were getting, and you hoped, at the end of the day, that she was going to get what was due her.

However, the person that I ended up disliking more than the intended bad guy, was Foley's best friend, Nat. I know, right? How could I dislike the best friend??

Now, it may just be me, but I didn't feel that Nat deserved to hold the "best friend" card. While yes, I could understand some of her actions and words towards Foley, I also felt that she pretty much disregarded Foley, her thoughts and feelings on Drum.

I loved the air of secrecy that surrounds Drum. Little by little we learned more about him - and my heart just melted for him more and more.

Once again, Ms Paton has delivered an all-encompassing story which I couldn't help but lose myself in - and didn't want to be found!

I look forward to what she brings us next.