Review: Lavelle has really outdone herself!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 24, 2014
Spoilers – but tried to minimize them for your reading pleasureOkay, I must say this author has outdone herself with the third novella in the Moments in Time series. I thoroughly enjoyed Melisa’s happily-ever after story.  The book has SO much content for a novella, I was blown away (in a good way of course).  Once I began this story I was literally unable to put the book down.  I read nonstop until the last word in the book (before “the end”) had been read, which was “begun”, if you were wondering.We are lead through the back story of Melisa – from losing her husband Scott, while he was doing the job he loved (firefighting) to the loss of their unborn child. What followed was the downfall of Melisa in that she began drinking and gambling and then she lost her business – Mel’s Delights as well as her home.The reader is quickly immersed in drama (aka “a fire” at the shelter) that sees Melisa being reunited with her first love – Florian “Heat” Dane.  The sparks from the fire are not the only sparks that abound.  We quickly realize that Heat had not gotten over Melisa and that Melisa still carries around those “crush” feelings from her liaison with Heat all those years ago.  Once saved from the fire at the homeless shelter, Heat visits Melisa in the hospital.  He is surprised by the fact that Melisa is living in a shelter and quickly surmises that she is unable to pay her hospital bills. He takes it upon himself to assure Melisa that he will deal with the hospital bills and that Melisa will stay with him until she is back on her feet.  And so the long ago (but not forgotten) love story between Melisa and Heat re-ignites.As the story develops, the reader slowly learns secrets as to why these two did not work out as a couple all those years ago.  While Melisa was in love with her husband Scott, who doesn’t still have those “feelings” for their first love :)On this journey, Melisa regains an important facet of her previous life, the opportunity to work in her old business, Mel’s Delights. Without going into detail, it is a delight to watch Melisa blossom into her former confident self.There are of course bumps on the road to happiness and her happily ever after, but Dori Lavelle has outdone herself yet again.  My suggestion, get the trilogy in its entirety, get in your most comfy reading chair and get reading…..you will not be sorry.I cannot wait for what the writing future holds for one of my new favorite authors.*I obtained a copy of Bittersweet Moments from the author, Dori Lavelle, a free e-copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.  Thank you VERY much.  After reading the first two books in the Moments in Time Love Story series…I had to read this book as well.*Visit OpenBookSociety dot com for this review and more!