Review: Cute story!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 7, 2014
Hit & Run Bride is a sweet contemporary romance. I loved the fact that Becca is a curvy heroine; is anyone else out there tired of reading about all those heroines with tiny waists? Give me a heroine who can appreciate the health benefits of a dark chocolate Snickers any day! (Because of course they're healthy, right? They're dark chocolate! Plus, the peanut and a half that fit into the bite-sized ones have protein as well--bonus!)Becca and Liam have a two-part meet cute (part one: an altercation in the club parking lot...part two: he's her swim instructor ten minutes later) that started the novel off on its lighthearted way. Hit & Run Bride has a very chick-lit feel to it which made it a lot of fun to read--the meet cute, the quirky and supportive best friend, the heroine's job issues and relationship struggles with the oh-so-obviously wrong guy--they're all here.Some of my favorite parts in this novel took place in the water--clearly, it is Liam's element, and he does all he can to make others feel as comfortable in it as he does. Whether he's coaxing reluctant swimmers--adult or children--into the water, spotting Olympic possibilities, or giving Becca "privates" (her name for private swim lessons--though at least one of them wasn't private enough...can you say awkward?), he really shone in the water. Plus, water does tend to accent all those lovely swimmer's muscles. But I digress...Hit & Run Bride was a fairly short, slighty steamy read about a woman finding her place in the world and finding a guy who will really take the time to know her. She's a bit fashion-obsessed and very anti-exercise (the "inner sanctum of lost gym equipment" scene was particularly cute) and throughout the novel gains the confidence to stand up for what she wants and needs. She and Liam make for a great couple and an entertaining read. The issues are resolved in a way that has an almost too-good-to-be-true feel to it, but it went along nicely with the overall vibe of the book and really didn't bother me at all. I'd definitely be interested in reading more from both of these authors in the future.Rating: 4 stars / B+I received a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.