Too Good To Be True by Kristan Higgins

To be a single, pretty woman, teaching history at a New England prep school sounds like an ideal way to attract a perfect mate.  The first perfect mate and fiancé of Grace decided to marry Grace’s sister.

Grace’s family worries about her incessantly, so badly that Grace reverted to her young adult cure of making up boyfriends.  Really, really perfect boyfriends.

During one of Grace’s pretend relationships Callahan O’Shea moves in next door.  He’s hot!  Too bad he has a background her sister/attorney and the rest of her uptight family preferred to meet the nontangible boyfriend. 

Callahan has a slightly unsavory misstep in his past, but he’s so hot!  And he’s honest, which is something Grace needs to work on.

With so much against Grace and Callahan being more than acquaintances, how do they get up the steps together?

Higgins crafts a truly romantic and humorous tale of the power of love between amazing characters.

Happy reading,

Dawn

 

The Best Man by Kristan Higgins

This is a great story to read when you just need total happiness.  Higgins crafted a masterpiece of drama, tension, and overwhelming love.

The vineyards of New York supply a beautiful and dreamy setting, although Faith Holland and Levi Cooper have to resolve inner issues in order to truly appreciate the colors and scents of the valley. 

Faith’s biggest upset is she was left at the altar by a perfect man-he would prefer another perfect man.  Better to find out before the rings are exchanged. 

Levi never liked Faith, or so he says, until he’s a lonely Chief of Police with a bitter memory of a three month marriage.

Many small family issues pull Faith and Levi together and apart repeatedly.  And they aren’t the usual problems.  

It would be so much easier if everyone just said what was on their minds, but that only happens in the movies-definitely not in a romance novel.

This is a novel I wish hadn’t ended as Faith and Levi were so richly characterized that I didn’t want to say goodbye.  Faith had a sweet innocence that Levi’s alpha character wasn’t sure how to handle, so they learned about each other at a turtle’s pace along with the help of Faith’s leg-humping helper dog (that’s a hint about another of her things to deal with), a nosey yet caring family, and lessons on communication.

I’m already checking out what other books by Kristan Higgins I can get ahold of-fast.

Enjoy, Dawn