Title: A Kiss to Build a Dream On
Series: White Pine #1
Author: Kim Amos
Publisher: Forever
Release Date: April 2, 2015
TROUBLE IN HIGH HEELS . . .
If pride goes before a fall, Willa Masterson's trip back to White Pine, Minnesota, should be one heck of a tumble The girl who left her hometown-and her first love, Burk Olmstead-in the rearview twelve years ago was spoiled and headstrong. But the woman who returns is determined to rebuild: first her family house; then her relationships with everyone in town . . . starting with a certain tall, dark, and sexy contractor.
MEETS HER MATCH
Burk has no reason to believe Willa has changed, and every reason to discourage her from converting the Masterson house into a B&B. He has plans of his own for that house, and they certainly don't include a no-vacancy sign. But Burk didn't count on how distracting Willa's bright green eyes or her all-too-familiar touch would feel-or how impossible she will be to resist . . .
I really wanted to love A Kiss to Build a Dream On. Some of my favorite books are second chance romances, but this one just didn’t do it for me—well, at least the first half of it. I found myself waiting to get to the “good part” the part where Willa and Burk and the rest of the characters “talked” to each other and what happened to get them to put the past behind them. Early in the book, there was a lot of internal monologue that easily could have be put to dialogue and made the book that much richer.
Now, the second half of the book was fantastic. Willa, Burk, Audrey, Betty, Anna, Stephanie and Pastor Sondheim really developed as characters and the story took off. Loved the interactions with the women at Betty’s shop and I can’t wait to read Audrey’s story in the next book.
~ Review by Missy
Sweet, a little bit sexy, and very easy to read. This book is just
one of those books that, while it doesn't capture and entrance you,
fills your hours with gentle smiles and some good, tingly feels.
Burk
Olmstead never expected to see Willa Masterson again. Certainly not
after more than a decade, and certainly not to lay claim to the house
he's been taking care of since she split town. Then again, Willa
Masterson never expected to come back to her hometown, tail between her
legs, with only one goal -- to turn her family's rundown old house into a
fabulous new B&B. Of course, she didn't plan on the contractor
being her ex-flame, or that their passion for each would not be dulled
by all the years apart.
Kim Amos has put
together a very cute, quite charming little book. I enjoyed the read,
although I must admit, a handful of days after finishing it, I am
struggling to remember the little things. A Kiss to Build a Dream On
is a book I don't regret reading, liked well enough at the time I was
immersed in it, but didn't leave an overly-lasting impression.
Having
said that, there are some things I DO recall about this book... I
struggled through the easy stages, because I disliked Willa's
willfulness and her lofty demeanor, and because I was annoyed at Burk's
selfish underhandedness. However, both of those characters grew on me.
Willa was willing to learn from her mistakes and attempt to put right
the past, and Burk was willing to let go of a long-held dream for
something bigger. I may have taken to about 60% for me to start to
appreciate them, and it may have taken to about 69% *snickers* to get to
the really good sex, but I would say it was definitely worth the wait.
I
am intrigued, now, to see what comes next for this series. The set-up
for the second book, focusing on Audrey, one of Willa's sweet friends,
was buried in there and peaked my interest enough to plan to pick up
more from this author.
~ Review by Beth
I am a romance writer whose stories usually have hot dish in them, which is the Minnesota name for a casserole. Currently, I live in Michigan with my husband, two dogs, and a cat.
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