Review: Spring Vacation Collection
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 30, 2013
A sweet collection of stories.  I love having a short story to read in the doctor's office or waiting to pick up the kids after school! Not my favorite of the anthologies, but not a bad group of stories.  I definitely had my favorites, but they were all clean and fun!Moonlight Kiss, by Josi S. Kilpack, Sarah is looking forward to the company retreat, namely because she’ll finally meet Clint—the man she’s been Instant Messaging for a few months.  A cute little read.  I wanted to reach through my kindle to smack Clint, but it was a fun read.Annette Lyon’s, Chasing Tess, reminds me of the country song Little Red Rodeo! Tess had been waiting through three years of law school for James to pop the question. The night has finally arrived—at his graduation party. But his big announcement turns out to be completely unexpected and devastating. Tess flees the party, promising herself she’ll never let herself waste time on James again. But as she makes a desperate cross-country drive, James makes his own plans on how to win her back. It was a cute read, but not one I would re-read soon.Dancing at the Flea Market, by Heather Justesen is a story about Mara spending her spring break in Texas. The two women run into Carter, a sullen man with a painful past, As Mara gets to know Carter, she has to decide if the distance between their lives and homes is worth trying to bridge. An okay read, but not as good as some of her other stories.Sarah M. Eden’s novella, The Best Laid Plans, is about a woman named Madison who skips a vacation to Cancún with her office friends to return home and babysit her mother. She is determined to break up her mother's new relationship. The only problem with returning home is running into Derek, her ex-boyfriend who she decided to break up with before he could break up with her. When Derek teams up with Madison to investigate whether her mother is dating the right guy, Madison has a hard time ignoring what her heart is telling her about giving Derek another chance. I loved the chemistry between Madison and Derek.  It was a fun and sweet read!Picture Perfect, an exciting story by Heather B. Moore, follows Gemma who has never done anything out of the ordinary, until her boyfriend Randy starts to ignore her. But even cutting and dyeing her hair doesn’t get his attention. She decides to join her old high school friends for spring vacation, only to be faced with Drew, her best friend who suddenly seems interested in her as more than a friend. Gemma must determine if her heart is on the rebound or if it’s finally met its true match.  I thoroughly enjoyed this story!  I wanted to know what happens next.  I will definitely keep reading the other stories in this series!In Aubrey Mace’s romance, The Science of Sentiment, Rosie will do anything to forget Kevin, his  perfect kisses, and the fact that he dumped her. When she arrives at her grandfather’s mountain cabin for a spring getaway, she discovers her worst nightmare—Kevin has been invited to stay the weekend too. Since there is only room for one in such a small space, Rosie is determined to kick Kevin out. A cute read, but it was a little unbelievable that she would really show up with no food, clothes or any supplies!