One Perfect Year
Melinda Curtis
Harlequin Heartwarming, Mar 1 2015, $6.50
ISBN: 9780373367153
Almost two years have passed since Shelby
Hawkley’s husband Nick and her Grandma Ruby died within a week of each
other. Still grieving, she lives with
her retired veterinarian Grandpa in Harmony Valley, California along with
Ruby’s dog Mushu and Siamese Gaipan.
Making matters harder on Shelby is that her former BFF “Dead” Gage
Jamero stopped communicating with her from the moment she buried her husband.
A vet who works with racehorses, Gage plans on
moving to Kentucky. However before he
leaves California, Shelby’s grandfather Dr. Wentworth offers him a chance to
buy into his practice in Harmony Valley.
Reluctantly Gage agrees only temporarily to help his mentor until he
leaves for Lexington. As Gage and Shelby
awkwardly meet for the first time since the funeral, he knows he owes her the
truth behind his incommunicado. Yet he
cannot bring himself to tell her how much he has loved her since science class
together; while knowing she never reciprocated his feelings beyond being best
buddies and besides Gage abandoned Shelby when she needed his shoulder.
The latest Harmony Valley romance (see Season of
Change) is a wonderful second chance contemporary. The relationship between the protagonists is
interesting while the stories from Grandpa and his peers add flavoring to a
warm tale of a secret love.
Harriet Klausner
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