Publisher: Signet
Date published: November 5, 2013
ISBN: 978-0451415585
Date published: November 5, 2013
ISBN: 978-0451415585
Genre: Contemporary
Romance,
Book format: Paperback
Obtained via: Publisher
Reviewed by name and email address: Gina Gina@loveromancesandmorereviews.com
Book format: Paperback
Obtained via: Publisher
Reviewed by name and email address: Gina Gina@loveromancesandmorereviews.com
Just as she should be planning her wedding
and her happily ever after Addison Monroe’s fiancé reveals a horrifying
proposal—he wants to do a reality show about their marriage. At first unsure he’s serious she is beyond
stunned and disgusted when he confirm that yes indeed, he has a reality show of
their marriage in the works. Devastated
Addison hands back her engagement ring and goes on her way. But it doesn’t end there. Yes, she’s heartbroken—this isn’t the first
time a prospective groom turned her idea of marriage into a bad joke. But it gets worse. Oh it gets much, much worse. Her parents rally around her though and
suggest she venture to Cricket Creek, Kentucky and spend some time with her
cousin Mia and her father, Mitch.
Deciding maybe they’re right she packs up her car and heads east. What she finds when she arrives is a charming
town just brimming with possibilities not the least of which is an oh so hot country
boy named Reid Greenfield.
Still reeling from the economic collapse
of a few years before Reid has taken some time off from his finance business in
Lexington, Kentucky and headed home to help out the family. His siblings, in his opinion anyway, haven’t
made the best of choices. Not that his younger
brother’s dreams of being the next big country western star were that bad. No, it’s his sister Sara’s plans to turn
their barn into a whimsical wedding venue.
With the growth and development of Wedding Row in town Sara is certain
the renovated barn will draw lots of wedding parties eager for something different
yet utterly romatic.
When Reid meets Addison and learns that
her mother is famous finance guru Melinda Monroe he hopes to get Addison to
dissuade Sara from her plans. But before
he can put things in motion some unpleasant secrets start to find their way out
in otherwise bucolic Cricket Creek.
While Reid and Addison find their attraction growing, they aren’t all
that sure that a city girl and a country boy can meet on the same page, especially
when a piece of Addison’s past arrives in town.
Luann McLane’s MOONLIGHT KISS, book five of her Cricket Creek series was a total
surprise to me. A wonderful surprise. I read the four earlier books and they were okay.
They were pleasant reads, but not all
that special or memorable. They follow a
formula of two couples, an older and younger one, finding each other giving
readers two romances for the price of one.
At times it was distracting having four lead characters and I felt it
took away from connecting with any of them.
While some of the characters were entertaining, I didn’t find them
particularly endearing. I was
disappointed when otherwise spunky Savannah in WHISPER’S EDGE turned into a rather dull heroine. MOONLIGHT
KISS, however took off in a big way.
The humor that lurked beneath the surface of the earlier books just
blossomed in MOONLIGHT KISS. There are some pretty funny scenes that had
me laughing out loud. Likewise, when
Addison is faced with her broken engagement and its aftermath I hurt for
her. Reid undergoes some marvellous changes
and growth in his perspective. He is the
same person, only better with a few changes along the way. When he makes the ultimate sacrifice for
Addison I wanted to reach into the pages and hug him.
One thing I have enjoyed through each of the
books in Ms. McLane’s series is not only the changing of the face of the town
as it recovers from a devastating economy, but how the characters grown over
time. Just because their story has been
told they don’t just sit in the background.
Instead bits of their own stories continue as their lives and families
move on. I liked what came about with
Rick and Maggie – two minor characters that I hope to see have their own story
in the near future.
You do not have to read the earlier books
or even really read them in order to enjoy MOONLIGHT
KISS although I do recommend them.
Each is a stand alone and a complete story in itself however if you don’t
read them all and/or in order you won’t see the changes as each character moves
on with his or her life.
This is an objective review and not an endorsement of
this book.
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