"LOVE UNEXPECTED: A Storybook Romance," by Melanie Jacobson, Jennifer K. Clark and Julie Daines, Covenant Communications, $13.99, 162 pages (f)
Girl meets boy, boy meets girl, and girl falls head over heels and begins overanalyzing every little thing, especially when there are cases of mistaken or hidden identities.
Love Unexpected: A Storybook Romance shares three contemporary love stories: one each from Melanie Jacobson of California and Utah authors Jennifer K. Clark and Julie Daines.
Jacobson weaves a tale in "Storybook Romance" about the young and aspiring publishing editor Ellie Hanover. When her boss unexpectedly passes away, her new boss sends her down the corporate ladder. Ellie stumbles across a manuscript penned by Metro Times writer Max Crowe. Hoping this manuscript might save her job, Ellie presents the work to her boss, but it is quickly rejected. Ellie sends an anonymous message of sorts to Max through a blog, and as correspondence ensues, sparks begin to fly. Ellies nerves are shaken when Crowe suggests they meet. They eventually meet in person, but not how Ellie intended.
"He Loves Me Not" is an assuming love-triangle tale involving a young lady and two brothers. Clark puts drama into the young and nave Kenedee Roberts, who becomes lovesick over her boss, Dravin, after he leaves flowers on her desk. Although her boss is currently in a relationship, she teams up with his brother, Andrew, to help save the river-rafting business. The more she catches her boss leaving flowers on her desk, and the more she spends time with Andrew, the more her heart is caught in a tug of war between the two brothers until she decides to confront her true feelings and her boss.
"Fools of Us All," by Daines, follows the painfully shy Jane Ricks in a twisted tale of mistaken identity. While shopping at the grocery store, the handsome Mason MacIntyre mistakes Jane for her twin sister, Jennica, whom he used to date in high school. As a distant admirer of Mason in high school, Jane doesnt hurry to clear up a case or two of mistaken identity until its nearly too late.
The romance in the three stories doesn't go beyond flirting and kissing. There isn't any swearing or violence.
It's easy to feel sympathy for the heroines as they trudge through their embarrassing moments, and to cheer when they overcome their personal struggles by putting their hearts first.
Girl meets boy, boy meets girl, and girl falls head over heels and begins overanalyzing every little thing, especially when there are cases of mistaken or hidden identities.
Love Unexpected: A Storybook Romance shares three contemporary love stories: one each from Melanie Jacobson of California and Utah authors Jennifer K. Clark and Julie Daines.
Jacobson weaves a tale in "Storybook Romance" about the young and aspiring publishing editor Ellie Hanover. When her boss unexpectedly passes away, her new boss sends her down the corporate ladder. Ellie stumbles across a manuscript penned by Metro Times writer Max Crowe. Hoping this manuscript might save her job, Ellie presents the work to her boss, but it is quickly rejected. Ellie sends an anonymous message of sorts to Max through a blog, and as correspondence ensues, sparks begin to fly. Ellies nerves are shaken when Crowe suggests they meet. They eventually meet in person, but not how Ellie intended.
"He Loves Me Not" is an assuming love-triangle tale involving a young lady and two brothers. Clark puts drama into the young and nave Kenedee Roberts, who becomes lovesick over her boss, Dravin, after he leaves flowers on her desk. Although her boss is currently in a relationship, she teams up with his brother, Andrew, to help save the river-rafting business. The more she catches her boss leaving flowers on her desk, and the more she spends time with Andrew, the more her heart is caught in a tug of war between the two brothers until she decides to confront her true feelings and her boss.
"Fools of Us All," by Daines, follows the painfully shy Jane Ricks in a twisted tale of mistaken identity. While shopping at the grocery store, the handsome Mason MacIntyre mistakes Jane for her twin sister, Jennica, whom he used to date in high school. As a distant admirer of Mason in high school, Jane doesnt hurry to clear up a case or two of mistaken identity until its nearly too late.
The romance in the three stories doesn't go beyond flirting and kissing. There isn't any swearing or violence.
It's easy to feel sympathy for the heroines as they trudge through their embarrassing moments, and to cheer when they overcome their personal struggles by putting their hearts first.
