Review: Adorable
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 1, 2014
Anna Mara is my new favorite author.Establishing herself as an author of incredible wit, depth of emotion, and charm, she has all the raw emotionalism of Sandra Brown, sexual chemistry of Linda Howard, sweetness of Jude Deveraux, and heart of Julie Garwood.Read this book.**SPOILER ALERT AHEAD**I mean, it was quite obvious he was a cop after reading several paragraphs about him; but that wasn't the point.  It was her sheer bravery in her love for him BEFORE she knew.  She was a stereotypical Southern girl: church, blond hair, chaste, and twang.  I mean, I am not Christian, and I dislike having any religion stuffed down my gullet; but the author did it with such humor and class.  I never felt that I needed to succumb to some guilt-trip laden emotionalism clap-trap.  It was done with cheek and authenticity.  I loved how deeply she believed in good, not how deeply she believed in her believing the right religion (which is so often confused with the church-y folk).Anyways, thanks, Anna Mara!You've restored my faith in romance again (it was a rocky stretch there for a while- reading indie books with high school level emotional maturity and editing).You have a lifelong fan.  Please continue to write books that are FUN.  Yours are so beautiful in their sweetness and hilarity.  Too many authors try to go to grit and drama, but don't have the darkness for it- ending up with maudlin and macabre.  E.g. Julie Garwood's latest books (versus her sweet historical romances).  *sigh*  If you could swing a time-travel, I would grovel at your feet (my ultimate sub-genre).