Review: A second chance at love...and life
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 9, 2013
A few decades ago, there used to be a line of books called, "Second Chance at Love". Every story was built around the theme of characters finding a second chance at love. "A Christmas Wish" by Katy Regnery is all about the courage it takes for that second chance at love.Readers met Tess Branson in Book#1 "By Proxy" as a flirty waitress with a bad reputation.  In "A Christmas Wish", we get to learn more about her, her past, and her hopes for the future. Lucas Flynn, is a short order cook and ex-con recently released from prison for beating up his sister's abusive boyfriend.We often read about heroes and heroines that could be cover models/ CEOs of Fortune 500 companies trying to find love amidst their first world problems, but Regnery has a talent for writing about real people finding romance amidst a turmoil of life without all the monied privileges.Lucas falls in love with Tess for innocence. Not a physical innocence, but an innocence of spirit. With all the ugliness she has experienced in her short life, it hasn't crushed her hopes.  Tess suffers from a lack of self-confidence and having Lucas treat her with respect gives her the boost she needs to set the entire town straight.If you're looking for heart-wrenching books about everyday people finding love, you are guaranteed to find a winner in Katy Regnery. I can't wait for the rest of the "Heart of Montana" series.*SPOILERS*I was surprised at the proposal at the end, he knows her for 4 months and he proposes! That seemed fast...and for someone known as "Fast Tess" maybe true love is when she needed to slow down. I was also curious about what happened to Roy? He killed Joey, but did he go to prison? Hold up in his condo and then was killed during a police shoot-out? Fled the country and is suspected to be living in Mexico?  Did I miss it?