Review: A great series!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 27, 2012
Shellie has lived her life with an overbearing mother who has "tutored" her throughout her childhood on how to meet a rich man to marry. She's never quite lived up to her mother's expectations and her mother truly did not like her best friend throughout her childhood, Riley. Riley had a reputation for fast cars, loose girls, and having a good time as a teen. Shellie was always careful so she didn't disappoint her mother. Riley and Shellie spent a lot of time doing things Shellie's mother wouldn't approve of but always had fun. They shared one awkward high school kiss and wrote it off as a mistake. It's now six years later, they've stayed in touch through email but this is their first face to face visit. One Shellie initiates because she needs a break from her Mom's incessant need to find her a husband. Both Shellie and Riley realized how much the other has changed but what they didn't count on was the sexual awareness they now have towards each other.This being a novella things move pretty quickly for this couple but I still felt very connected to them because Keri writes them so well. Within the first chapter you know a lot about these characters and can understand how much they feel the other has changed over the years.Riley is much more cautious and serious as an adult, something Shellie finds hard to believe. He finally admits that he had a life changing event happen during college. It upsets Shellie that he never confided this to her but she wants him to let it go. She tries to get Riley to have a fling but because of his past he refuses.Shellie is one of those women that I find hard to like. It's not that I hate her, but personally why would anyone let someone else berate them their entire life and still stick around for it as an adult? She confides to Riley that she hates that her Mom does this to her (Riley really hates it) however, she still gives in and does what her Mom wants her to do. I just don't understand why she puts up with how her Mom treats her.It's pretty evident from early in the story that these two have had a special friendship through the years. When they finally give in and go from friends to lovers it's pretty darn hot and you immediately figure out where the title of the book comes from. There's also a truly sexy scene in the bathroom at a friend's house. Wow...I'll admit I read that through twice!Keri has the amazing ability to draw you in from the start and even though this is a short story I never once felt cheated like I sometimes do with a book this size. This is another good story in Apple Trail series and I can't wait to read the next one.