Review: Contemporary Clean Romances
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 6, 2014
I read each of these stories separately before they were put in a boxed set.  What a great idea to put them all together.  Although I would classify them as clean, I would not recommend them to my young teenaged daughter.  They are a little more grown up.Third Time's the CharmAccording to Goodreads, this is the first book in the Aliso Creek Novella Series.  This is a short story (thus why it says "novella") that I was able to read in one evening.It is short, clean, cute, and sweet.  I will read more of the novellas in this series.Warnings: Some mature themes, including being a single parent and mention of someone being a nymphomaniac.The Daisy ChainI liked this story for the healing that went on with the main character, within herself and her relationships with others.  The romance was sweet and fairly clean.Warnings: Heavy kissing, death of loved oneOne ChanceAnother clean romance in the Aliso Creek Novella series.  I liked this story, just as I did the other ones.  However, Valentine isn't really part of the "five".  I feel like this was a bit of an add on to the series, but not really connected to the series.  It is a good, stand alone short story.Warnings: KissingLost Then FoundThis is another sweet, clean romance in the Aliso Creek series.  These are short stories and can easily by read in a few hours.  I like that in this story, the main character comes to realize that she has been pre-judging the male interest.  I think we often have preconceived notions about people and it is a good lesson to accept people for what they are, not what we think they are.  This story has a sweet ending and I will admit that I wished there was more.  However, that is one of the things about these short stories that I like, there is more on the horizon, it is just the beginning of something wonderful.Warnings: Child abandonment, divorcePicture PerfectEnjoyed this story.  It is fun to read about friends discovering that they want to take the step to something more.