Review: "A Special Kind of Love": Horses, hurdles, a hero, and heat mingle in this "starting again" romance set in the wide open spaces
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 20, 2013
The beauty of Tamara's storytelling is its flow. It doesn't rush like a flooding river, it moseys at a gentle pace.Sharon arrives in Gaines with her son Aaron. She's not a blonde bombshell with sky-high legs, but instead, an everyday gal. Aaron's character, and his special needs, will open a readers eyes. I knew nothing about the challenges of Aspergers, but my respect grew quickly for parents who have a child with this syndrome. The patience and fathomless love Sharon has for her son makes her an immediate heroine. She's a school teacher who leaves the negativity and shame of those who should love and support her and Aaron behind, and breaks away to build a new life.Within a short time she meets Tanner, the Fire Chief and half Native American who is secure, happy and I'll add very, very sexy. Friendship blooms first, even though an intense fire burns in both of them. Tanner isn't a domineering Alpha male, he's just handsome, intelligent, and rock solid. He wants to understand Aaron and his mother, and his patience demands a reader's heart. His character has you cheering, and in his corner to win the girl. His openness to take it slow but sure is endearing, and adds the twisting tension in the reader hoping they'll "get to it."Sharon and Tanner are a couple meant for happy endings, they just have to figure out how to live in harmony with prejudice and Aaron's special needs.This story accomplished everything I enjoy in a tale: realistic characters, dialogue that moves the story along, secondary characters that fill the corners, but don't steal the show, and enough action to keep me reading. It's not over-the-top drama, which is refreshing. It taught me something I didn't know before, and that's what good story telling is about.