Review: The Author Didn't Phone It In
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 14, 2013
Melinda feels she's plain and fat and that her life is adrift.  An annoying co-worker introduces Melinda to Benoit, the man in whom said co-worker is interested.  A friendship springs up between Melinda and Benoit, and before long, Melinda finds herself wishing for more than friendship.  Complicated family relationships, a dream for a career (not just a dead-end job) and various other obstacles seem to be in the path to true love.This is the only work I've read by Ms. Wentworth, but I'll look for more; I greatly appreciate not being assaulted with graphic sex in the middle of a sweet romance.  Yes, there is heat and sex is alluded to, but not explicitly described.  SPOILER ALERT:  I was so glad when Benoit made the decision he did at the end; I kept reading, thinking to myself, "This had BETTER end the way I want it to!"  And it did, thank you very much, Ms. Wentworth!Although this isn't a juvenile story, I'd feel comfortable recommending this to my tween daughter.