Review: A quick and easy read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 19, 2013
Star Rating:  3.5 out of 5Heat Rating: SIZZLING!This is the third novella in Kimberly Kincaid's series set in Brentsville , New York (book #1 Love on the Line, book #2 Drawing the Line).  This was my first time reading this series and I was able to read this novella as a stand alone.  However, I really wish I would have known prior to starting Outside the Lines that this was book 3.  I felt kind of out of the loop at a few points in the story that I think reading the complete series would have helped with, but I am one of those readers that has to read things in order so it could just be me.Outside the Lines was a cute, fast and light hearted novella.  I enjoy story lines about reuniting two past lovers in the future to see if the spark is still there, and with Jules and Blake there is still a spark eight years later.  Jules is an independent woman who works hard and is trying to make her love of cooking into a fulfilling career.  Blake is an ivy-league educated doctor who grew up with money and has never gotten over Jules and why she left so many years ago.  The chance meeting at the ER was a shock to both of them and it was entertaining to watch Jules and Blake rediscover each other and fight their chemistry.I enjoyed the build up of these two characters and getting to know how they were in the past and discover what they are like now in present day.  I wish we could have gotten more of them together before the conflict and resolution took place.  I know novellas have to pack a lot of story in a small amount of space, but there were times that everything happened really fast and it left me feeling like I missed something.  It was interesting to read about the ins and outs of creating the charity event and seeing how Jules and Blake worked together, but I feel like it took over too much of the story when I really wanted more with their budding romance.Outside the Lines is a great story to read when you are in the mood for something short, sweet, spicy and heartwarming.  The story will touch your heart and make you shake your head in how silly we all can act sometimes when we don't communicate our feelings.  I recommend reading this novella when you need a bit of light hearted good fun in your reading; Outside the Lines (or the Line series) definitely fits the bill!