Review: Sweet Story in Three Parts
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 26, 2014
WITH THIS KISS is a novella that consists of the parts that were originally published separately and then collected into one book.  This book is party of the Fairy Tales series and is connected with THE UGLY DUCHESS and SEDUCED BY A PIRATE.  WITH THIS KIA tells the story of Grace Ryburn, the daughter of the characters in THE UGLY DUCHESS and Colin Barry, the adopted son of the characters in SEDUCED BY A PIRATE.  Grace had been in love with Colin since childhood.  She writes to him during his time in the navy and she helps him deal with his unhappiness, but when he returns to England, he asks to marry her younger sister.  Grace gives up on him and instead agrees to marry someone else.  When Colin returns injured, Grace realizes that she cannot deny her feelings and decides to make every effort to win him.I liked this story.  The first section is the best as it is the most emotional as Grace deals with the destruction of her dreams of Colin.  The two other parts are more straightforward.  I liked the glimpse into the lives of the characters introduced in the other books.I really liked Grace as a character because she is loving and willing to do what makes Colin happy even if that means breaking her own heart.  This novella is sweet.