Review: A Refreshing Coffee Break Read!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 5, 2012
Having read Netzel's other series, "Mistletoe Rules" and "Welcome to Redemption" I was pleased to find this rare short from this author on one wintry day. Oddly enough, I happened to sit down and read it when I was actually having a really bad day. I decided to 'step away from the computer' and let its issues sit for a bit while I had a much deserved break. I sat down with my hot cocoa and my Ipad, and read this story. Yes, I could commiserate with the heroine, Kelsie, having one bad thing after another happening in a series in one day. Kelsie represents every woman at some point in her life. Feeling alone, working for a jerk, being at the mercy of a boss's tantrums. Add to that, living in a big city where the commute to work is a daily hell of rude, pushy, insensitive people surrounding you and colliding with you, literally spilling the expensive latte you just bought all over you and the sidewalk.  Kelsie is not a starry-eyed girl. She's holding out for a hero, but is aware that her idealized version, a la, Prince Charming or even Kevin Costner's Robin Hood is not going to arrive soon and carry her away to fairytale bliss.  But then, something wonderful and magical happens, someone notices the collision of Kelsie and the fleeing guy who spills her coffee--and not just anyone, but a Derek Shepard "McDreamy" look alike, and he wants to buy her a new cup of coffee to replace the ruined one. Ah, I have to say, I was a little upset with Kelsie when she turned his gallant offer down. But at the end of that bad day, he appears again, and she is able to redeem herself for her blunder. Yes, he sweeps her up in his arms, in hero fashion, not to be cheesy, but because she is standing barefoot in a alley where there is broken glass and other disgusting things after she has just stood up for a homeless man who was being bullied. So, it was a happy ending. Like some of the other readers, I did wish it would be going on longer. But, that is really the best compliment a writer can get from a reader--if they want the story to go on. I was swept away for a short time during a break in my bad day by the possibility of a modern day hero appearing when I least expect it. Now, back to my computer issues. I'm refreshed, and given a bit of hope.