Review: I loved it
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 8, 2013
I loved this book.  It could have been written by any number of my friends as their lives.  It was fun to be in the head of a 66 year old for a change and not some 30 something.  This story was so right on with real life except that the heroine had a lot more courage than the rest of us.The hero is a very successful lawyer in Calif.  She is a nurse in Florida.  They went to high school together.  He knew her and had a big crush, she didn't remember him but they started emailing in anticipation of the upcoming reunion. Both very unhappy in their marriages and wondering what was out there for them, at 66 years old.  Things spark and he is having a life long dream come true by being with her, she is feeling loved, etc. for the first time in a long time and the story goes from there. They go thru some very real thoughts, experiences, etc. and have to make some hard choices.It is so easy to judge someone having an affair when you don't know all the facts. No one really knows what goes on behind closed doors and what is going on in someone else's life  It also showed the importance of communication.  So often things are not said for fear of hurting someone's feelings, etc. and so years pass and everyone is unhappy when life is so short.I'm glad this book had a HEA because I think that shows hope.  It is so easy to "give up" and feel you are too old to really do anything different with your life when it is never too late, just different experiences.I liked all the characters, I recognized Lenny!!  We live in a golf course community~~  Of course, there is never just one person responsible for outcomes.  I was disappointed by the hero a few times but yet I understood where he was coming from and why he felt he had to do what he did.  I wonder how many couples are held prisoners by their children's feelings?  Again, life is so short and they are certainly going to live their lives the way they want too, so why not the parents as well.  I did feel the main characters learned  from their previous relationships so that they were not doomed to keep repeating the same behaviors.Being a believer in astrology, I enjoyed that touch.  Lots I didn't understand but still got where they were coming from.  I thought it was a different touch.  Astrology doesn't tell you how to live your life just that opportunities are presenting themselves.  I highly recommend this book.  It is not your typical romance, boy meets girl, and HEA.  This dealt more with real life and real events that could actually happen and do all too often, so it was interesting to see how and what they were thinking and how they worked thru the issues.  I loved it.  Good job Ms. Peters.  I learned a lot by reading this story.