Review: Annie and Eric
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 21, 2014
Unusual love story, beginning with a librarian working in a prison....This is about Eric Collier, doing 5 to 10 years in a medium security prison for assault with intent to maim...This is also about Annie Goodhouse, a wet behind the ears new librarian starting her career in a remote Michigan town, with part of that time spent at the Cousins Corrections facility.Annie and Eric meet on her first day at the prison while she does outreach courses in reading, writing, and computer basics for selected inmates there.She is overwhelmed by this calm quiet seriously hot man that asks for her help in writing skills, and ends up dictating a love letter.....to....her.Annie has spent 5 years pushing back from her ex-boyfriend and his drunken fists----after getting her MLA, she has moved from South Carolina and bad memories to clear her head.But when she meets Eric all bets are off, as a very illegal and very sweet courtship begins between a bad boy wanting to do better and a good girl wanting the bad boy----by way of illicit love letters.As they react to one another, talk and eventually, through surprising circumstances, become sensuous lovers, Annie and Eric  learn the differences between compassion and passion...and all the similarities.Between honesty and family loyalties lies a rocky road; no walk of shame for these two.  Eric loves with his whole heart, Annie has tunnel vision:  together they have a lot of lovely tomorrows.