Review: A short, quick read
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 15, 2014
This book was free at time of purchase. This was a short story, only 216 pages.  It actually ends at 85% on my Kindle. The rest is an excerpt  of the author's other books including the next book in the series.**MAY CONTAIN SOME SPOILERS*This is the story of Lark March and Mason Stewart. Four years ago, Mason had proposed to Lark, but the next day he skips town and she never hears from him again. No explanation, no letters. etc. Four years later they meet again at a wedding and Mason convinces Lark to go out with him for a week, seven dates, where he'll try to convince that he really loves her and that he's there to stay. Surprisingly Lark agrees to the arrangement and in five days is convinced that they are truly meant to be together.I enjoyed this story. I thought the writing was good. I did think that she forgave him too quickly, but I'm willing to go with that. That's minor. it helps move the story along. There also seems to be the habit with most authors to portray sexual inequality between men and women. For example, during the four years they were apart, he's dated and slept with several women when supposedly he's been in love with her.  But she's only slept with one man, someone who took her virginity, because she's still in love with him.  This is just a minor annoyance of mine.In the second half of the book, after the two lovers declare once again that they'll be together forever, Lark's sister exposes a "secret" that Mason had done four years ago. And without listening to Mason's reasons, Lark breaks up with him convincing herself that he really is untrustworthy! What?? Wow! I thought this was a weak plot point to separate the lovers. There was no cheating involved, no one got pregnant, no one robbed a bank. The "secret" didn't seem like a big deal to me. It takes her two months to come to her senses  and then the story ends abruptly.I've read other reviewers took offense to the sex scene, but truthfully, I thought it was well written. It wasn't too graphic like you would find in a New Adult or Erotica book. And it doesn't happen until 58% into the story. I thought it was tastefully done.