Review: Sugar Plum Kisses -- How Sweet It Is!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 12, 2012
If you buy only one short Christmas story to get you in the holiday mood, you should definitely make it “Sugar Plum Kisses.” I ran across it in one of my meandering internet crawls, when I’m not looking for anything in particular, but something particularly good all at once. Melissa Blue’s story jumped out at me because I’m a writer of IR romance myself, and I’m always interested in stories like my own.As I read this wonderful little story, I was first drawn in by the most clever, realistic banter I’ve read in a very long time. Ms. Blue has a skill that many authors struggle with: crafting believable, authentic dialogue. It seems effortless in this story (and one of her Cupid Shorts I’ve read). So, I guess it’s safe to say, Ms. Blue has found herself another fan in me!Sugar Plum Kisses is so short, I won’t bother writing a synopsis because the one provided for the story suffices. What I will say is, you won’t be disappointed by this sweet story. The female protag struggles with coming to term with her mother’s death in the midst of harboring a huge crush on her boss. This is conflict at its zenith. Read to see how Simone and Blaine come to terms with their shared, yet somehow unrealized mutual affection.If I had one nitpick, it would be the story was too short. Another uber hot scene with Simone and Blaine might have been in order. Ahem.