Review: Old-Fashioned Love Story with Plenty of Sizzle
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 4, 2013
I loved Accidental Romance by Jessica Subject. It was sexy and sultry and heartwarming. It was different than some of Subject's other work in that in was set on a working farm in small town USA.Leanne is a farm girl at heart who hates the city but her boyfriend loves the city and can't stand the country. Finally realizing that the two of them have very different desires they call it quits, but shortly thereafter a terrible farming accident befalls Leanne and she feels as though she will have to give up her dreams of taking over her daddy's farm when he is ready to retire.But farmhand Jake, who has worked for the family for years won't let Leanne wallow in self-pity. He sets out to teach her there is still plenty she can do, even with her new physical limitations. He pushes her and pushes her until she becomes aware of the fact that her life and dreams didn't end the day of accident, but now Leanne has new dreams, some indecent ones that involve Jake. Jake has always been her friend, and he has helped her through what is admittedly the hardest time in her life, but does he want her the way she wants him? Is he willing to accept "damaged goods"? Should Leanne go for it or should she leave things as they are because she doesn't want to lose his friendship?I love the way Subject centers her stories around real or perceived disabilities, be it alopecia, the loss of a limb, or being just about the only human on a planet of aliens. Her stories touch the part of us that dares to dream. They teach that maybe the things we find ugly of unacceptable in ourselves are exactly the things that will eventually draw the right person, or persons, to us.Of all Subject's work I think this is the best, although her work, An Unexpected Return, comes in a close second - and I can't wait to read more of that story when it is finally released. I have been sitting on pins and needles wondering what comes next for the couple in that story.At any rate, I definitely recommend Accidental Romance for anyone wanting a sexy, heartwarming, slightly old-fashioned love story. I loved it.* I received a copy of this book free from the publisher in return for my honest, frank review *