Review: Humorous short story set at the beach
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 13, 2011
This short story was a detour from what I usually read, but I wound up enjoying it very much.  It's summer and anything concerning the beach is fine.Lisa Scott wrote this story about Heather and her ex-fiance, Nick, who backed out of their wedding just one year ago. Even worse, Nick said he backed out to study puffins on some obscure island. It was a chance of a lifetime, and a chance of a lifetime for Heather to be confused, angry and sad. Heather's family and Nick's family had been close friends and here they were at the beach this summer, socializing and making Heather uncomfortable.If Heather thought it was awkward before, it's even worse when Nick shows up.  This should have been their one-year anniversary, but now they're speaking to each other while avoiding brushing hands or arms against each other.  But that's not all.  Nick's parents and Heather's parents are playing matchmaker much to Heather's annoyance, but both she and Nick are pretty good sports about it after a while.This was a free download, and it was worth reading on a summer afternoon.  It's a cute story with romance, humor and it keeps the reader wondering what Nick was really doing instead of getting married, or was he on that island studying puffins?  You have to read the story to find out.The title says 5 short stories, but there is only this one in the download, and it also has the first chapter of Lisa Scott's novella, Spouse Hunting.