Review: Sweet Short
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 05 31, 2014
SPECIAL DELIVERY (A Valentine's Short Story) by Ginny Baird runs 30 pages (minus front- and back-matter).  This short is aptly named.  Set in Virginia near a naval base, with a military hero (Luke) and his patient wife (Amanda), a keen setting of a winter storm, and a premise of their first baby three days overdue.  It's an enjoyable read, highlighting the precious love between husband and wife their love for their unborn child.  While the plot has inherent conflict-- deployment separating husband from wife, the probability that she'll deliver without him, there is essentially no conflict in the relationship.  The marriage is strong, no doubts, no fears, no fighting....so while the couple is deeply in love, it's really not a "romance" plot.  I found some paragraphs to be way too long, and segments of introspection to be overwhelming in such a short piece.  It was enjoyable enough I'll no doubt delve into more of Ginny Baird's books.Sensuality Level: wholesomeLanguage: Rated G