Review: Charming, Tantalizing, and Fun!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 1, 2012
Rarely do I read a contemporary romantic comedy by a writer who possesses the "chops" of Jan Romes! Her quicksilver wit, snappy pace, and adorable characters make the pages fly by in this delightful tale of two hopelessly down-on-their-luck business associates who've been thrown together by fate (with a little help from their well-meaning fathers). Claire and Kasen have both been through the romantic ringer, which is why sparks fly when they get within three feet of each other--sparks of anger, sparks of hurt, sparks of immediate, undeniable attraction--the whole gamut of emotions that they've been trying so desperately (and failing) to suppress. Enter Claire's hilarious "ducky" underwear given to her by her best friend for "good luck," which changes their romantic fortunes forever. The Ducky Gods must have been smiling when Claire put on that quacky clothing, because their devil-may-care influence is precisely what Claire needs to throw caution to the wind and finally recognize when something good has come her way. I won't spoil the charming way this tale turns out, but I will say this: what at first glance appears to be a frothy romance is actually a deeper gem well worth remembering for this astute lesson alone: "the things she'd been counting as unlucky were actually small bits of luck setting the stage for the greatest luck of all..." That's wisdom if I ever heard it, and readers will enjoy the way Romes weaves the characters' fates so that every seeming mishap and boondoggle only serves to make their bonds that much sweeter in the end. I'm definitely looking forward to reading more of Jan Romes' works.