Review: Sweet Little Story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 27, 2013
I really enjoyed Brash, even though the name is somewhat misleading.  The product description of the plot is pretty much spot on, except that in no way did Stella act "brash" as stated.  James is a good friend of Stella's older brother and someone she has known since childhood.  Due to a childhood illness Stella was never able to join in the usual children's games and so grew up a bit isolated.  However, this did not prevent her from loving James.  James, however, has eyes only for Stella's sister, Virginia.  After a close navy friend is killed, James abruptly retires from the Royal Navy.  He decides to propose to Virginia for whom he's always had a tendre.  However, when he arrives at Stella's home for his visit he finds that Virginia is away with her parents, and only Stella and her brother are in residence.  Over the course of a couple of days he spends time with Stella and romantic feelings for her develop.  Because it is such a short story the romance developed pretty quickly, but the author did a really good job with it.  James is wonderful and Stella is smart and sweet.  I highly recommend this short story.  It's a great bedtime read.