While first love flowers seldom end up coming into full
bloom, the memory of those pink buds of bright hope and
dark despair are seldom forgotten. With this premise, Ann
DeFee has crafted a wonderful story of love that starts
with teenage angst and continues on in the decades to come.
A fresh out of high school graduate, seventeen Jasmine
Boudreaux, has a lot of tough things on her plate. With a
dad who was a Chief of Police in a small Texas town, she
intuitively knew there are limits to her "rebellions", she
is still a virgin and the hunky guy she had a longtime
crush on is dating her best friend, Bunny. With that in
mind, there was noting left to do, but go out drinking with
her friends.
While that helped with the immediate situation of "having
fun", it didn't help with smothering the burning desire she
felt for Charlie Morrison. Yet, every time, they got
close, fate would intervene again and they would be spun
off in the arms of another person.
But, faced with a marriage that was only leading to a
further hardening of the heart and still felling the pangs
of not getting closer to Charlie at her 20 year high school
reunion, Jasmine decides to take her daughter back to her
childhood roots and to let what happens happen. As she is
pulled into the circle of her old high school friends, how
will things spin out this time? Will she find the love she
seeks or will she want to return to the faster orbit of her
jetsetter lifestyle as a highflying architect?
Building on her own teenage memories, Ann DeFee has crafted
a captivating story of love through the decades with a
solid plotline and very unique, but believable characters.
This book is a winner that anyone will enjoy, but it will
be an absolute hoot for anyone over forty. Not only will
every page pull you along to find out what is happening,
but the realistic rendering of essence of the times will
also evoke your own memories! A tasty treat to enjoy!
In the summer of '73, Jasmine and Charlie share a
secret
place by the river. Somewhere to laugh and dream on hot
Texas nights. A place for making memories. For getting
close… Then Jazzy's girlfriend Bunny drops a bombshell that
brings an end to teenage innocence—and the beginning of
life without Charlie.
It's the summer of '93 and Jazzy's got a rock on her
finger
and a successful architectural practice in California. Yet
something's missing. She bumps into Charlie at their high
school reunion, and their feelings and shared memories are
as powerful as ever. But before they can do anything about
it, an urgent plea calls Jazzy away once more.
This summer... Her marriage over, Jaz heads for home
again.
For Texas. And for Charlie… This time, she knows it's
forever.
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