Review: A great start to a series.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 10, 2014
This is the same book as released back in September 2012, just with a new cover and this reader thinks it fits the story perfectly.What a way to kick off the new Perfect Kisses series.  This is a wonderful book. If like me you started the series via another book, (I started with book 3, Falling for Her Soldier), it's fun to go back and see how the other couples started out.Tess Johannson and Jack Marshall are our first couple and I loved them as friends then as a couple. They just made sense. The sparks and tenderness that runs between them is a highlight of the story. Add in the fact that Jack is a father and one trying to be the best dad he can be and Tess the kind of teacher we all wanted at school and you get characters that are engaging, likeable and downright loveable. Especially at the last game of the season, I was cheering for the outcome and had a grin from ear to ear as it unfolded.When Jack and Tess meet in a staff meeting for their school, neither can believe it's the other from their childhoods.  They met and fell in love one summer when they were both teenagers and Jack broke Tess's heart. But when they meet again, the chemistry they had flares to life once more, but stronger.But there is a slight, ok, huge obstacle between them taking that attraction further.  Both teachers face the prospect of loosing their respective jobs due to budget cuts. The principal has decreed that they compete to see who stays, Jack's football program or Tess's choir.When the town starts to take sides, they come together to find a solution but it only succeeds in pushing them closer.  What will happen if they give in and do something for themselves ? Can they overcome their past, Jack's daughter, the job contest and other family factors to find happiness ?We also get glimpses of characters from future books, Mac & Rick from Speaking of Love and Charlie from Falling for Her Soldier. I loved seeing each and every one of them. I also really enjoyed the interaction between Tess, Jack and his daughter Jenna.The author writes characters who are both relatable and real. After 2 books from Ophelia London, I am off to read Mac & Rick's book, then move onto anything else she writes.  Thanks to Bliss, I have added another author to my happily crowded auto buy list.This book was supplied by the publisher for an honest review.