Listen, it's bound to happen, everyone does something they
later regret. The issue is not about regretting it, but
rather how you get over it.
Sarah Collier's embarrassing moment came when she was
fifteen years old and so smitten with Travis Walker that she
reacted without thinking. Now, at twenty-four, she spends
time thinking, and writing kids books (or rather one book,
but what a way to begin a career). But even with the growing
adoration of a whole generation of kids, she feels
inadequate in so many ways that at times it paralyzes her.
Being a writer includes publicizing which in turn
puts her in another place she is uncomfortable -- in the
public and in crowds. It's hard to hide when you are the
main attraction. Especially when a child's special wish
is for you to attend a town's seasonal festivities, even
when it means returning to the place of your greatest regret.
Feelings are hard to disguise, but Sarah has become somewhat
a master at it as a way to insulate herself. But the town of
Twilight is filled with special people, several that Sarah
knew as a youngster when visiting her grandmother. She had
hoped that people would have forgotten her faux pas of nine
years ago, but you know how it is in a small town.
Travis's daughter, Jazzy, is the little girl whose
letter brought Sarah back to Twilight. Once Sarah
realizes that, her protective wall goes up. She's come too
far to let her guard down. Her plan is to do what she
promised and return home. That's the thing about plans --
they have a habit of changing.
Like Sarah, the people in Twilight have somewhat complicated
lives but settling in this cozy little town has brought them
peace -- at least on the surface. As we delve into the
relationships of the townsfolk we learn, along with Sarah,
that most of them are also living with regrets or
embarrassing moments that they would just as soon leave in
the past. But the past has a way of catching up with you. As
Sarah and Travis try to discover if there is a future for
them, there are some forces that are working at cross
purposes. In a town filled with sweetness, caring,
traditions and love there's lots of life going on behind
closed doors.
This was a really interesting book -- totally not at all
what I expected. Wilde's depiction of a father dealing with
a sick child was realistic, heartwarming and both
sad and joyous. Addressing the financial aspect involved
with dealing with an illness just made Travis more real.
What a parent does for their child's sake is unquestionably
unquantifiable.
"On Christmas Eve, if you sleep with kismet cookies under
your pillow and dream of your one true love, he will be your
destiny."
The towns folk of Twilight, Texas, believe the legend, but
not Sarah Collier—not since she was a pudgy teenager,
running down the church aisle on Christmas Day in a jingle
bell sweater and reindeer antlers, trying to stop Travis
Walker from marrying someone else. She may be grown up,
slimmed down, bestselling children's book author "Sadie
Cool" now, but Sarah will never forget that day. And she'll
never fall foolishly in love again!
But when a letter from a sick fan brings Sarah back to
Twilight, she's shocked to discover that Travis is the
little girl's father—unattached and hotter than ever. His
movie-star smile still makes her melt, but Sarah knows that
ship has sailed. Travis, however, might have different
ideas.
And just because you don’t believe in fairy tales doesn't
mean they won't come true...
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