Review: Sweet Love Story
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 1, 2014
A gifted copy was provided for an honest review.4 Stars! This is a story about Peyton and Reed.  Peyton has survived a horribly traumatic event but feels she will be forever broken and unable to be in a trusting relationship with any man.  She is content to work in the pie shop she owns named Adelaide's, wear frumpy clothes and hang out with her friends.  Peyton's best friend, Quinn, who is always trying to draw Peyton out of her shell is dating a man named Bret. One day when Quinn was at the pie shop, Bret came by with his best friend, Reed. Reed is a self-admitted player who feels he is just living up to what is expected of him since his dad is a known philanderer and has been told he is just like him.  There is an instant connection between Peyton and Reed but Peyton refuses to accept a date from him because of his reputation.  And Peyton feels she is too broken to be the woman Reed wants.  But Reed is not easily discouraged, going to the pie shop day after day until Peyton finally relents and says yes.  Reed and Peyton are soon inseparable and there is plenty of chemistry between them but no sex, much to Reed's dismay.  He is puzzled as to why things aren't progressing and isn't used to going slow but he is in love with Peyton and is willing to be patient. Peyton finally shares her past trauma with Reed and they begin to try to work through it to see if there can be any real intimacy between them.  As Peyton is beginning to feel she can move forward with Reed, she discovers Reed's dark past.  Can Peyton and Reed heal each other and move beyond both of their painful pasts to a future together? Or will Peyton and Reed's pasts be too much to overcome?This is a really good story about having the strength to survive and move on when something traumatic happens to a person.  I think Prescott Lane did a great job of portraying what that struggle would be like, the feelings of shame and worthlessness to finally being able to move forward a little bit at a time.  This book is written in 3rd person POV and POVs alter between not only the main characters but sometimes the secondary characters as well.  This was a bit confusing at times because the changes in POV happened randomly.  Other than this, I really enjoyed the story and would recommend to others wanting to enjoy a sweet love story.