Review: Yes, marriage is romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 29, 2013
Many of us who read "romance" like the sex scenes, the angst of new couples trying to figure it all out, how to make it work.  But occasionally, a book comes along that deals with more mature couples who have to re-learn how to make romance work when reality of lives/careers/children/finances creep in.  Does this make it less of a "romance"?  Not to me and obviously not to many readers.When I see that an author has written books in a series, I think it is important to try to read those books in order.  That allows the reader to follow along the story arc as the author sees it.  Certainly meeting Amber and Tony in her first Camelot book allowed us meet them as they meet each other.  Then the next two novels allowed us to see the story of her brother and then her sister's developing romances.  Amber and Tony were in the background of their stories.  We know they are still together, but really know nothing about then other than they have 3 children.  This novella allows us to continue their story.  For some readers, who only like stories of candlelight dinners and hot sex, this book will not appeal.  But to readers who want to connect to known characters, who have real feelings (anxiety, frustration, beginnings of the mid-life wonderings of "is this all there is?"), this story reminds us that it is possible for romance to stay in a marriage.  Two people can commit to life (the messy as well as the wonder).I loved reading this story.  I actually highlighted more sections of this book than I have in any of the hundreds of romances I have read.  The author nailed it - she knows what she is writing about and I am so thankful that she continued Amber and Tony's story.  Her words allowed me to acknowledge what I had to find out for myself.  That is an author's gift.