Review: Great characters, I couldn't put it down!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 13, 2014
Beauty's Kiss by Jane Porter, is the second novella in Montana Born's Taming of the Sheehan's series. Taylor Harris is small-town Montana girl who recently moved to Marietta to take over as Head Librarian. Troy Sheehan was voted Marietta's Most eligible bachelor and is their own golden boy success story. Troy is back in town because he restored the town's famed Graff Hotel and his father is very ill. Taylor, a self-proclaimed introvert who would rather stay home and read a book, is happy to be part of the committee organizing the Valentine's Ball, but is not happy when her friend Jane sets her up to be Troy's date for the ball. When they meet unexpectedly, Taylor realizes Troy isn't what she expected, but still turns him down. After a few more encounters, and a conversation with a new friend, she realizes it is time to stop fading into the woodwork and agrees to attend with Troy, "as friends."Jane Porter is wonderful at creating characters that feel like people you would know. She gives the main characters depth and imperfect lives that readers are able to relate to, while also creating secondary characters that you hope to revisit in future stories.My only complaint is that the novella ended too soon. The saving grace is that there are five Sheehan brothers, and so there are hopefully three more stories in this series! I can't wait to read Cormac's story.