Review: I am ALL ABOARD on this fun romance novella
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 22, 2013
Chugga-chugga-choo-choo. Everybody get All Aboard on the BACK ON TRACK train! This short novella was my first venture in Donna Cummings work and I have to say that I have become an instant fan."It's a mingles thing. On a train. With unlimited wine. The hardest part is to be staying upright."Allie Whittaker and Matt Kearns have been dragged by their best friends to go on a singles mingle event held in the Napa Valley Wine Tour train. Allie takes the leap and introduces herself to the baseball cap guy and finds out the hottie is actually a major league baseball player. Recently, both have been on a dating slump and their best friend encourage them to meet new folks on the train even if it means only spending a couple of hours with them. To their surprise, each actually sparks their interest and neither are able to stay away from each other and end up spending the afternoon together. Allie plays a little game where she pretends she's clueless as to who Matt really is and Matt goes along with Allie's game because it's been a long time since he's been able to be himself around a beautiful woman.Can sparks really fly on this booze train and will Matt be able to trust Allie especially after he finds out the truth of what she's really after?Allie and Matt where really great characters and I really enjoyed reading about their time together on the train wine tour. The way Allie approaches Matt was fun, playful and a great way to break the ice, especially when in a single mingle event. Right of the bat (yes, baseball pun was intended), Allie and Matt had really great chemistry. I loved how they played off each other especially when they were going through that whole getting to know you stage. Donna Cummings does a fantastic job with their back and forth banter and it really helped with the flow of the story. While this novella was short, I really felt like Allie and Matt really had the chance to get a very good glimpse of each others character. In a matter of about 60+ pages, Allie and Matt met, were smitten by each other, overcame some misunderstandings and eventually got a sweet little HEA. It was short and sweet but very satisfying.Overall, BACK ON TRACK was a really fun and delightful novella. Although it was short it did pack enough of a story, sexual chemistry and a nice little romance to keep me totally engrossed. My only real complaint would be that I wished it were longer. Allie and Matt were wonderful characters and I loved the banter between these two lovers. Donna Cummings did a wonderful job in making this little tryst along the vineyards of Napa Valley fun, sexy and enjoyable. If you're looking for something easy breezy, then you definitely will want to read Back on Track and the rest of the novellas in the Strangers on a Train series.