Review: A brilliant end to an incredible series!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 1, 2014
This final installment in the St. Blaise series stars the straight-laced Oliver Watkins, hospital chief administrator and wannabe-rebel, and Anne Silverstein, dietician, cancer-survivor, and bohemian dream. Since her triumph over death, Anne takes each new day as it comes. She's beautiful and brave. Every scar and every grey hair on her head reminds her of how precious life really is.Oliver lost his wife to cancer. He could never truly be the man she wanted him to be, and he's grown tired of pretending to be someone he's not. Anne Silverstein makes his heart tick like it never has before. He wants a future with her, but Anne doesn't count on the future. She lives in the moment. He sees her as a second chance, a blank slate, an opportunity to find himself again.Instead of even attempting to explain why I loved this story so much, I'll just take a moment and let some of my favourite quotations do it for me."Don't stop. I don't want you to stop. I want you to kiss me and kiss me until we can't breathe without each other.""You make me feel alive, Ollie.""As a doctor, I can tell you that not loving you would be the worst possible threat to my heart health." ... "But I know you don't want to think about that, so I'll tell you I love you today, Anne Silverstein. I love you just as you are. Bean sprouts, buckwheat pancakes and all.""I guess you'll just have to take care of me and let me take care of you."The love scenes were exquisitely beautiful. I adored the glimpses of past characters from the series. They all feel like family to me now. Daring Miss December is about seizing opportunity. The story proves it's never to late to learn the truth about love if you're brave enough to try. I'm so sorry to see this series come to an end, but this couldn't have been a more satisfying conclusion! Bravo!