Review: "Sweet" Romance with a bittersweet twist.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 28, 2012
I've read several books by Diane Adams, and while they are, indeed, Christian romances, they each have actually been much more. There's always a twist, a surprise in her stories, something I haven't seen coming. And "Wrestling Ichabod" was no exception. It provided a mystery and questions to be answered, as I've come to expect from Ms. Adams...which makes for enjoyable reading.When Lucie marries an old flame and moves to North Carolina with him to help operate a small candy store, she finds that her new husband has an ongoing feud with the owners of Heavenly Chocolate, the town's other chocolatier. When her husband dies in an accident, Lucie is left to fend for herself, working hard to continue the business her late husband had established. She tries to figure out what started the feud with the Henleys, and discovers the reason behind it is nothing like what she'd imagined. One take-away from this story is: be truthful. A lie, even when told with the best of intentions, can have disastrous consequences.One more point...this story made me wish I had some chocolate on hand to satisfy the cravings that arose as I read the yummy descriptions of candy-making!