Review: My Favorite When Honey Got Married Novella
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 3, 2014
Pippa Montgomery dated Brent before he and Honey ever even thought of becoming an item.  When Brent proposed to Pippa, however, she declined and fled town as fast as her Firebird could drive, but not before being kissed by the man of her dreams on the way out the door.  A kiss that has stayed with her for many, many years....even as she made a new life in L.A. and her syndicated blog, "P.S". became a huge success.Now  there's a wedding going on in Pippa's hometown and both sides of the family, the Moreau's & Bellefleur's, want Pippa to join them.  She was, after all, friends with both the bride and groom, even living with Brent's family when her own mother had left town.  The problem is that most people have the story between what happened between Pippa and Brent completely wrong.  A good portion of the guests think she's attending the wedding to steal the groom back, not knowing that she turned him down.To help avoid the stares, whispers, and looks of pity as she enters the country club, she latches onto the first unpaired male she can find and requests him as her date.  Pippa's surprised at who she's with when she looks up into the beautiful blue eyes of none other than Brent's older brother, Griffin.  As the two are pushed together, each has memory flashbacks of the interactions of their lives all those year ago.  Realizations abound as both Pippa and Griffin re-evaluate and re-assess who they are, what they want, and who holds their hearts.Pippa's story is my favorite for the When Honey Got Married...novella series. The chemistry between Griff and Pippa is undeniable and written so realistically.  The repressed feelings they share for one another break through the surface and change their futures from that point forward.  I love the way Griffin and Pippa just settle back back a the comfort zone at one point and then Griffin reverts back to calling Pippa by her nickname. Griffin may be the black sheep of his influential family, not taking the reins of the family business, but moving to Boston and opening up his own, but he credits Pippa for helping him be himself and walking his own path.  For that, he gained my admiration and respect.  Letting her walk out the door to make her own way and create her own path took a lot out of Griffin and while Pippa warred with it all those years ago, she now understands why.I just loved the interactions between Pippa and Griffin.  There was real emotion, some happy and some raw but all was unabashed.  He was flirty, she was nervous.  He opened up about his real feelings and she re-evaluated hers.  I rooted for them as soon as Pippa and Griffin reunited and walked into the wedding and the story just gets better as it goes along.A great conclusion to the novella series.Bonus Story:This is a cute addition to the series and focuses on Honey and Brent :)Review copy courtesy of the publisher, at no cost, in exchange for an honest review.