Review: Short and Sweet ***3 1/2 stars!***
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 29, 2013
I really enjoyed this short story.  I'd say it's somewhere between a 3 1/2 and 4 star read, hence the 4 star rating.  This little story is not only about love, but also about coming into your own as an adult.  The hero, Sam, is pretty young, only 20 years old.  His father is a wealthy businessman who never really had time for Sam.  As a teenager, in an attempt to gain his father's attention, Sam acted up and was always in trouble.  Finally, his sister and her husband took young him in hand and introduced him to the life of a cowboy.  Thanks to them, Sam matured and turned into a fine young man.  Now he's trying to make amends and gain his father's approval and respect by taking on the job of making his father's bank profitable.  He has six weeks to make this happen by collecting on overdue mortgages or calling in loans.  Sam is determined to succeed and make his father proud.  However, he's distracted from his goal by the ever appealing Emily, the young woman he loved years before.  Emily is the eldest daughter of the mercantile owner.  Ever since her mother died Emily has been inundated with responsibilities to her family, taking care of her grief stricken father and younger sister.  When Emily learns that Sam has returned to town and is working at his father's bank, she decides to approach him about an extension on her family's loan.  As feelings develop between herself and Sam, however, Emily is reluctant to broach the subject.  The romance between Emily and Sam is sweet and clean.  As is typical in a novella, the plot progressed very quickly to the HEA.  This book is a very  sweet read, nicely written, and enjoyable.