Date published: May 7, 2013
ISBN: 978-0451415578
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Book format: Paperback
Obtained via: Publisher
Reviewed by
name and email address: Gina Gina@loveromancesandmorereviews.com
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After some rough beginnings and some time
living on the streets and homeless Savannah Perry has finally found her place
in the world. As the social director and
general all around gal Friday at the Whisper’s Edge retirement village she has
a second of not just community but family.
There are the twins Camden brothers, Miss Patty and even a roving canine
named Willie who gets himself into some sticky situations. And then there is Savannah’s boss, Kate. A bit older than Savannah they still share a
close friendship. The residents love
Savannah’s craft times as well as her water aerobics. She’s a girl who pretty much has it all. All except a guy to come home to. Not that she’s on the lookout for one. Life is good as it is. Yet one afternoon Kate suggests they had out
to Sully’s for some dancing. At first
Savannah isn’t to keen on it but Kate finally convinces her to go.
There is one or two small hitches though…first,
Willie, in pursuit of one of the Camden brothers’ tennis balls finds himself in
the pool. Savannah jumps in to save the
rotund, rolly poly canine and she’s on her way to an easy rescue until a passer-by
decides Savannah needs rescuing.
On his way to check out his recently
purchased property Tristan McMillan spots Savannah apparently struggling in the
pool. He rushes to her aid, jumps in and
pulls her from the water only to find out she didn’t really need rescuing. Feeling bad about what has happened Savannah
invites him to her condo to at least get his clothing dried. Things turn a tad…interesting while his clothing
dries. When they venture into the
Whisper’s Edge office Kate promptly invites Tristan to join she and Savannah
for a bite of dinner and dancing. That
there is an attraction between the two is pretty easy for all to see.
Well…to everyone but Tristan and
Savannah. And part of the reason things
are a tad sticky for Tristan is he has a secret. One that keeps growing and becoming harder
and harder to tell Savannah about. Is it
serious enough to cost him the chance of the love of a lifetime? Or will she understand once the truth is
told.
Luann McLane’s WHISPER’S EDGE starts out with a pretty entertaining scene with
Savannah chasing Willie and ending up in the retirement community’s pool. There were a couple
paragraphs that had my laughing out loud because of the visuals Ms. McLane
paints with her words. Like the earlier
Cricket Creek stories WHISPER’S EDGE
gives readers two different couples, one younger, one older, to find each other
and fall in love. The couples have equal
time and have their own issues to work through.
And it’s nice that she gives equal time and romance to older couples. You may be over 40 or even 50, 60 and beyond
but there is still time for romance in your life. Ms. Mclane totally gets that.
After the initial opening though the story seemed to bog
down. I just don’t feel much emotion from
her characters. Savannah goes from this
delightful, creative and funny character to kind of dumb and dull. While she had a rough start in life, was
homeless before coming to Cricket Creek and had to real stability in her life
she really came into her own once she had the chance. When she suddenly seemed to dumb down around
Tristan I wondered just where that quirky character went. And Tristan is supposed to be this
powerhouse, but at times he seems rather milquetoasty.
There are two love scenes in the book and I got the impression the
author wasn’t comfortable writing them.
They seemed stilted and awkward. Because
so much of the book is warm and built around a closely knit, caring community I
wondered at times if those scenes had been omitted if it would have been a
fantastic young adult. It’s the kind of
story any mother would approve of her teenaged daughter reading.
There were chapters that were pretty much all telling with no
emotion or showing. It happened enough
times that if the book hadn’t been for review I would have put it on the “do
not finish” pile.
The series has some wonderful characters and Ms. Mclane offers readers
just enough backstory, well woven into the current story, so that readers can
pick up the different story threads even if they haven’t read the earlier
books. It’s fun to catch up with characters
you’ve meet before and Ms. Mclane doesn’t leave those prior characters to stagnate—their
lives continue on and the changes in their status, lives and families are woven
into the current story.
If you are looking for a sweet romance WHISPER’S EDGE is a good choice to pick up.
This is an objective review and not an endorsement of
this book.
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