Review: Nice, easy to read romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 1, 2013
Monica, a designer from New York City, is suddenly laid off from her job and being evicted from her apartment. If that's not enough to deal with, she's a couple of months pregnant and the dad to be is nowhere to be found. She turns to an old boyfriend living in Colorado to see if he has any work leads for her. He knows of a rodeo champion bull rider, Dirk, who broke his leg and is having difficulty taking care of himself, his daughter, and his household, and needs a live in housekeeper/babysitter for 3 months. With no other job prospects in sight, Monica flies to Colorado and finds herself in the middle of ranch country, a completely new experience for her.Candy Kisses follows most romance formulas: Dirk and Monica fall in love, they fall into a rough patch, and he convinces her to stay with him in Colorado instead of living in New York City.Candy Kisses is well written and has a sweet romantic story line. If I could fault it on anything there were too many characters to try to keep track of. Being an out of towner Dirk and his friends felt it necessary to introduce Monica to everyone they met at various social functions. And all of their children too! Way too many people to keep track of in this story but fortunately most of them only had tiny roles.Romance readers who like a small town ranch setting and family lifestyles will love this novel.