You're invited to a wedding in Whiskey Creek, Heart of
the Gold Country
Unfortunately, it's the wrong wedding. Olivia
Arnold is arranging the festivities—and it's the hardest thing she's ever done.
Because she should be marrying Kyle Houseman. They were together for
more than a year…. But her jealous sister, Noelle, stole him away—and now she's
pregnant.
All their friends in Whiskey Creek know as well as Olivia
does that Kyle's making a mistake. His stepbrother, Brandon, knows it, too. But
Kyle's determined to go through with it, for his child's sake.
Olivia's devastated, but surprisingly Brandon—the black
sheep of the family—is there to provide comfort and consolation. The intensity
between them, both physical and emotional, shows Olivia that maybe Kyle wasn't
the right man for her…
But is Brandon?
Every family
seems to have a good kid and a bad kid.
Obviously, Olivia and Kyle are the good kids in their families while
Noelle and Brandon are the bad kids.
Well, not horrible—they don’t rob banks or do drugs, but Noelle steals
Kyle from Olivia and gets pregnant and Brandon’s a ski bum. That’s what his father calls him. Actually, he’s a champion skier with corporate
endorsements—the whole nine yards. But
all his family sees is that he jets around skiing. They think the logos on his clothing are just
for decoration.
When she breaks
down on the way into town for the wedding and has to pull over to the side of
the road because she can’t see through the tears, Brandon is one of the last
people she wants to see. He dated her
once in high school and then moved on, reinforcing her Plain Jane self image
and his own ladies’ man reputation. She
doesn’t need him hitting on her when she’s down. But his suggestion they attend the wedding as
a couple just to shake people up is an intriguing one…
This was a
pleasant read. Maybe it’s unfair, but I
guess I’m holding Ms. Novak to a higher standard since she’s a best-selling
author contracted to a major publisher.
I suppose I expect to be dazzled more.
Maybe it’s because I’m writing this the morning after reading another
book by a debut author at a small publisher that kept me up all night because I
couldn’t put it down. However, When We Touch is worth the
price, and I do recommend it.
Length:
102 Pages
Price:
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Novellas are seldom as good as novels, IMO!
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