Review: Good contemporary romance
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 16, 2014
This was a nice book, well written and well edited with a not very original plot. The characters were a mixed bag, with the hero being a grade school principal and a kind,caring man, worried about bringing happiness to his dying abuelo. I enjoyed reading about the hero's extended family and their antics and really liked his relationship with his grandfather. The heroine, Ava, I had problems relating to. She works as a non-profit organization fundraiser and grew up next to the hero's family who she was very close to. She left after her mother died of cancer and never went back despite the fact that she still owned the house. She seemed to blow hot and cold in her relationship with Mateo, kind and giving, then worried she'll be hurt and pulling back. She was insistent that Mateo talk things out with her but then when she had problems, she just took off, leaving a note. Their relationship didn't really make sense to me, either- they sleep together before they get married but not after?Despite these character issues, there were some touching moments in the story and of course, a HEA. It's a fairly clean read, no descriptions of sex, just situations implied, no profanity or violence.Heat factor moderate.