Review: True stand alone novella, enjoyable any season of the year.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 27, 2014
Meghan Callaghan and Liam Wheaton have been in love since they were young.  But love isn't always easy, especially when ALL the odds are stacked against it.  Meghan is from a good family with all the right connections, and Liam's son of the town drunk (and no Wheaton ever amounted to a lick of good).  Meghan's mother tried to keep her away from Liam (at age 16) but that didn't stop her from falling head over heels for Liam and leaving town with him, choosing him over her parents and sister.Years pass, and Meghan's love for Liam is eclipsed by his treachery, his crimes.  The proof is too strong for Meghan to overlook, so she does the only thing she believes will save her daughter--she takes the little girl and disappears (again).  But now Meghan can't stay in hiding.  Her daughter, Fiona is in desperate straits.  Meghan can't stay in hiding any longer; Fiona needs her family (both sides) and Meghan can't deny her daughter this last chance.Amy Gamet did a beautiful job motivating these seemingly rash behaviors, weaving a beautiful Christmas-setting tale of forgiveness, the bonds of love parents feel for their children, love-without-strings-attached (romantic love as well as parental love), contrasting the good and evil within human nature.  Ms. Gamet wrote an excellent book description (blurb) on this eBook's sale page, capturing the essence of the story.  We're left with a mystery, wondering who the "bad guy" is for awhile, and this element of suspense enriches the story development.  I enjoyed watching Liam and Meghan heal their relationship, recommit, and salvage their marriage.  Secondary characters are limited (suitable to this length of a book) and purposeful.The book description states, "sweet holiday romance novella"....and I agree that it meets the very broad definition of 'sweet' in that sex happens mostly between the scenes or in "telling" (vs. showing) and language is mild.  Those expecting 'sweet' to mean perfectly void of sexual content will be disappointed.Recommended to fans of romantic suspense, fans of Christmas-theme novellas, and those who love contemporary romance.