The Scent of Rain

Daphne Sweeten is a "nose."  That means she has been trained to distinguish 5,000 different scents.  Her sense of smell is her livelihood.  When she loses that ability after being dumped at the altar, it jeopardizes not only her career, but also her life.

Three locations are mentioned in this book - San Francisco, Paris, and Dayton, OH.  Many of author Kristin Billerbeck's books are set in the San Francisco area and it seems to be the setting she does best and in this book it is Daphne's hometown.  Paris is only mentioned as the place where Daphne trained and worked prior to her ill-fated wedding and where she wants to return.  The main setting is Dayton, which isn't described much and came across to me as a bleak place to live.

Author Kristin Billerbeck has written many books that I have enjoyed.  I would place The Scent of Rain somewhere in the middle if I were to line them up in order of preference.   The story is good, but the pacing seemed hurried at the end.

Books by Kristin Billerbeck that I would recommend are Split Ends, The Spa Girls series, and What a Girl Wants series.