Review: A Charming Look Back
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 17, 2012
Maren Smith does it again, with a lovely mix of nostalgia and romance. Kylie meets Robert, a charming old man on a park bench, and with the offer of a simple locket, goes back in time and meets a post WWII-Robert, a small-town, old-fashioned man. The mix of a modern-day mind (hers) and a no nonsense, salt-of-the-earth personality (his) makes for a terrific pairing fraught with the nuances of a trust in things you can't see, as well as things you can't change. Robert, as a post war vet who is invested in a town that is in decline, is wonderfully drawn. Kylie, a smart efficient gal in her own right, knows what lies ahead for her and Robert, and tries her best to wend her way through until the encore without getting her backside blistered too often.Maren Smith has done the time-travel thing before, to great effect, with Varden's Lady. She doesn't disappoint here, either. You will laugh, you will cry, and you will remember this story as you revel in a time that was both easier and harder than the one in which we currently live. If you have not experienced this wonderful writer, and you love a good spanking romance, do NOT deny yourself any longer.