Annajane Hudgens was the daughter of hard working, blue
collar parents. Her best friend, Pokey Bayless, was the
daughter of very wealthy parents that employed most of the
town of Passcoe, North Carolina, including Annajane's
father, at the Quixie Cherry Soda bottling plant. Pokey's
older brother, Mason, has been the star in Annajane's
dreams from the time she was a pre-teen. Mason tolerated
both Pokey and her friend, and he was as handsome as he was
kind. Annajane went to work at Quixey when she was 15
and
fell in love with 17 year old Mason, but nobody knew it,
not even Pokey. It took a few more years for Mason to
finally realize that he was in love with Annajane, but when
he did he moved like lightning, and they were soon married
and living a happy, love and laughter filled life. But,
like all story book romances, mistrust and lack of
communication led to a divorce three years later.
Five years later finds Annajane as a guest at Mason's
wedding. She remained in Passcoe and kept her job at
Quixie even though seeing Mason every day broke her heart
even more. She is madly in love with Mason's adopted
daughter, five-year-old Sophie, and the feeling is
mutual. As the bride is walking down the aisle, Sophie
looking precious as a flower girl, falls to the floor with
a violent stomach ache, telling her daddy how badly it
hurts. Naturally, the wedding is halted, and Sophie is
rushed to the hospital.
Mason feels like he got a pardon from the governor at the
last moment. Annajane feels like fate has intervened and
perhaps given them a second chance. It sound so simple,
but the next few months are anything but easy.
What a beautiful story Mary Kay Andrews has given her
readers. The characters are real and terrific; they are
truly people you are rooting for. The tale is told in
seamless flash backs in this smartly paced and lovely tale,
and keeps the reader interested and thoroughly entertained
from beginning to end. Ms. Andrews also writes several
cozy mystery series, and they have all been clever, witty,
and most enjoyable.. However, the author really displays
her growth and depth of character development in SPRING
FEVER, and it is one of the finest books this reviewer has
had the privilege of reading.
The New York Times bestselling author of Summer
Rental delivers her delicious new escapist
novel about small towns, old flames, and deep
secrets
Annajane Hudgens truly believes she is over
her ex-husband, Mason Bayless. They’ve been divorced
for four years, she’s engaged to a new, terrific guy, and
she’s ready to leave the small town where she and Mason had
so much history. She is so over Mason that she has
absolutely no problem attending his wedding to the
beautiful, intelligent, delightful Celia. But when
fate intervenes and the wedding is called to a halt as the
bride is literally walking down the aisle, Annajane begins
to realize that maybe she’s been given a second
chance. Maybe everything happens for a reason.
And maybe, just maybe, she wants Mason back. But there
are secrets afoot in this small southern town. On the
peaceful surface of Hideaway Lake, Annajane discovers that
the past is never really gone. Even if there are
people determined to keep Annajane from getting what she
wants, happiness might be hers for the taking, and the life
she once had with Mason in this sleepy lake town might be in
her future.
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