Review: A good romance with a fun plot and a slightly different theme
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 4, 2013
In The Derby Girl by Tamara Morgan, Gretchen "Honey Badger" Badgerton knows what is like to be judged. She lives with her grandmother and works at a coffee shop, as a lifeguard and studies a new profession at college every so often. But what she really loves is roller derby, and that is the one thing that she will not leave.Dr. Jared Fine is used to only depending on himself. So when late at night he finds himself with a flat tire, he is surprised by the feisty, sexy and beat up looking woman that stops to help him. He is surprised by the instant attraction he feels towards her, he has been living life his way and basically taking care of his needs without commitment. But for some reason Gretchen has woken the protective side of him and he needs to find where things can lead.What Jared cannot believe is that she so obviously knows him and he can't place her. Somehow he just knows that he will regret when he finds out who she is and that he never noticed. When he finds out that she is the person that serves him his coffee every morning, he is surprised because he always saw her a very young woman probably in her late teens. But when he breaks their date and tells her why Gretchen will make him regret his assumptions, because she will put him right on her age, but she will make sure that he won't be able to it live down any time soon.Gretchen knows that Jared is attracted to her "bad girl" look and illusion, but she believes that he won't like who she really is. She has many things in her life that are not the way it seems, like her family fighting over the money they believe her grandmother has when in fact Gretchen is the one supporting the house. And the truth behind all her tattoos, the very tattoos that Jared want to see closely each and every one, is not what most people believe they mean.Jared will have a hard time proving to Gretchen that he is actually interested in the real her and not the faade she shows everyone. But first he will have to find the peace from the past and find the forgiveness from himself and those he hurt before he can show Gretchen that he truly loves her.The Derby Girl by Tamara Morgan is not your usual romance, it has two very scarred main characters that need help healing but don't realize it yet. But once both Gretchen and Jared know what is on the line if they don't open about the past they will realize what truly matters and what is worth fighting. And the mystery about Gretchen's grandmother's fortune will keep you entertained while hating her money hungry sisters. While Jared will find the truth behind what he believes is the loss of friendship between him and his business partners.If you like a good romance with a fun plot and a slightly different theme, don't miss The Derby Girl by Tamara Morgan.