Review: WINTER setting novelette
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 26, 2014
ONE SWEET DAY by Kristin Miller runs 23 pages (without front- and end-matter).  It's a sweet epiphany story, where Lacy Owens has some serious realizations-- not only is she not as hurt and not as in love with her cheating ex-boyfriend as she thought she was....but love has sneaked up on her....in the form of a long-time friend who's been in love for her since, well, forever.  Lacy runs a candy shop, and creating confections is not only her livelihood, it's her passion.  And her upstairs neighbor (the ski instructor who rents the rooms above her shop), Charlie Vonn (the one who's been in love with her since he met her five years ago) wants more than Lacy's peanut brittle.  He's looking for forever.  And waiting for Lacy to realize she has far better options than A) settling for the cheating ex [or someone like him], and B) retreating to the city and starting her business over again.This short story is rich with elements of self-discovery, making decisions, what it really means to love someone, moving forward after a break-up, and how "disasters" aren't always bad.  I loved watching Lacy's dawning realization that Charlie was the far better catch, all the way along.  Dialogue sparkled, we learned just enough of the characters' pasts for the story to make sense, and I fell hard for Charlie...what a keeper!Sensuality level: PGLanguage: PGWhat's with the summertime cover?  This novelette is set in the winter....and Charlie's snowboarding.  Hmmmmm.....It's a mystery.