Review: Cute Summer Romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 1, 2013
Gwynneth Ever After is a fun romance with a hint of a Cinderella theme. Gwynneth Jacob is an architect who goes to a theatre to do a drawing of the stage set for a friend. She meets famous movie star Gareth Connor in the private balcony she is using. They speak when she drops her materials but Gwynn beats a hasty retreat.  After meeting again in the parking lot when her car battery dies, Gwynn agrees to go out for coffee with Gareth.Although there is a strong attraction between them, Gwynn tries to keep Gareth out of her life because she knows that a relationship between them could never work. She has small children, lives in Canada and isn't a raving beauty. Gareth sees a hardworking, loving and attractive woman who he would really like to know better. He enjoys her and her family and wants to spend more time with all of them.  Gareth has a big secret that is the reason he has come to Canada for a vacation and would pretty much confirm all of the fears that Gwynn has about their relationship. When it all hits the fan, both Gareth and Gwynn have to decide whether they can let go of the past and move on or stay in the safe zone and not get hurt again.I enjoyed the lovely interplay between Gwynn and Gareth and between Gareth and Gwynn's children. Both characters are initially so sympathetic that when their issues start to surface, we can still root for them to be together. The secondary characters are necessary to the story and even the villainess of the story turns out to be ok.  This is a great summer read especially when written by an author known primarily for dark urban fiction.