Review: 4.75 Sweet and Sticky Stars
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 9, 2014
Pushing the Line is the fourth novella in Kimberly's The Line series. The series has focused on citizens in Brentsville. This story centers on Harper McGee and Aaron Fisher. Harper is a never stay too long in one place artist and Aaron is a Lieutenant with the Brentsville Fire Department. They are brought together first when Aaron saves Harper, somewhat unwillingly, from a fire and secondly when Aaron leads the construction crew that repairs the shop Harper has just inherited from her grandmother. To say the chemistry was incendiary would be accurate. Though neither seems willing to cross the line initially.Harper admits that "she's never really lived anywhere" but it's easy to see that Brentsville and Luscious, the candy shop that has been in her family for generations are the only places that give her any semblance of peace. Her parents basically abandoned her and the only happy memories she seems to have are of being with her grandmother, Izzy, and helping to create magic at the candy shop. Harper is lost, but she doesn't want to slow down long enough to see or admit that fact, that is until she meets and begins to spend time with Aaron. Aaron is drawn to Harper from the word go but is trying to keep business separate from his persona life, at least until he can't resist anymore.  While they both go into the relationship knowing that Harper is only in town until the repairs are done and Luscious is sold, they can't stay away from each other. And while Harper begins to fear what would happen if she stays, Aaron fears what his heart will feel if she leaves. Harper is scared. Scared if she slows down and really has a life that it will implode like her parents' did. Scared to trust anyone but herself because everyone in her world, save Izzy has abandoned her and felt she wasn't worth it. Aaron sees past all that and tries to get her to take a chance with him. The journey to get there is filled with many a sweet, sometimes sticky and always combustible set of interactions! I really liked this story a lot and it was a definite makes me happy oh and by the way can I get some of those salted caramels and throw in some pecan clusters too!! So grab your favorite sweets and a glass (or 3) of wine and enjoy this fun read! And if you haven't read the other novellas in this series, no fear they can be read as standalones.4.75 Sweet and Sticky Stars