Review: Following her dreams.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 29, 2013
Alice Cramer is about watch the man she's loved since high school marry the town princess. She puts on a brave face but inside is dying. That is until she realizes that maybe the town princess isn't as pure as everyone thinks. She stands up and and puts a halt to the wedding. It's not the impression she wants to give the townspeople considering she's trying to clean up the family name and clean up and revive the old town theatre. You see Alice loves to perform and she wants to bring life and sparkle back to the tired theatre. Only she has to get funding for it and breaking up the Congressman's wedding - well that's not a good move.Congressman Justin Mitchell is getting married for a purely political move and to save the town from falling into economic despair. He likes his fiancé but he's not 'in love' with her so he's not entirely heartbroken when Alice stands up. But what is the thwarted wedding going to do to his political career, a career he is finding isn't as fulfilling as it once was. He is a congressman to follow his father's footsteps what he really wants to do is run the family business.Once the drama of the cancelled wedding dies down Alice and Justin spend more time together. Alice has always loved Justin and Justin has always wanted Alice but her 'family' wasn't the right type. They work together on restoring the town theatre and respect and deeper feelings grow between them.This was a well pace fast read and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Alice's brother Charlie intrigued me with just a glimpse of him on the odd occasion. I'm hopeful Ms Arden will give us Charlie's story!