Review: Surprisingly emotional!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 17, 2013
Originally published at The Rookie Romance Blog.Carrie is a librarian in her thirties who's happy with her life, but she's starting to feel that something's missing. When she sees an ad in the personals advertising for someone to kiss for an hour on Wednesdays, she's drawn to it. It's completely out of the norm for Carrie, but she spontaneously emails him, and agrees to meet him on Wednesdays.When Carrie meets Brian, their explosive chemistry is obvious from the beginning. But can it be something more, or is there some things Brian just can't share...?Carrie is happy with most aspects of her life- her job, her friends, her family, but she's lonely. She's also feels too comfortable and yearns to have something more. Enter Brian. Brian is definitely something of an enigma. He is very honest and forthcoming about their 'meetings', but closes up when Carrie tries to find out more or push past his barriers.Their chemistry was totally smoking! The first kiss they share was pretty incredible, and left me goose-pimply. As their relationship progresses, so does the steam factor. The basic idea of the story just feeds the furnace- the illicit feeling of meeting a stranger for kissing sessions once a week.The story develops into a very emotional read, and mirrors the complicated and intense love that Carrie and Brian come to share. I honestly had no idea what it was Brian would be hiding, but when I found out, my heart ached for Brian and it showed a whole other side to him.For a shorter story, this packed in a helluva lot of emotion! It took me by surprise, but in a good way. I'm very intrigued to read more from Mary Ann Rivers, as this is her debut book and was very impressive.*I received a review copy of the book from the publisher, via NetGalley, for my honest review. Thank you!