Fortune favors the bride -- or does it? The day before her
wedding, Tess Sommerville is having second thoughts about
getting married. But then what bride doesn't? Brooke
Matthews, her best friend, whisks Tess off to their
favorite hangout to calm her pre-wedding jitters. However,
this night is giving the bride-to-be a few surprises.
Just when everything should be so clear, Will Tremere, the
dashing British exchange student she hasn't seen since
eighth grade, re-enters her life. Suddenly, she's in his
arms answering his charming invitation for one "celebratory
dance" before he leaves for California in the morning.
Her second surprise is not so delightful. Bemused and
wondering even more if she's making the right decision in
marrying Paul Atherton, she stops at the church and asks
for a sign. Her fiancé dallying with the minister's
daughter certainly seems to reinforce her intuitive
misgivings.
Suddenly things are painfully clear to Tess -- she needs to
escape, even if it means defying the will of her
controlling stepmother, father and the hundreds of guests
showing up. Brooke, the best friend any girl could have,
dives into motion. Soon Tess finds herself and her little
dog, Toby, packed into a van with her ever-charming crush
from the past and heading on the open road for the first
real adventure of her lifetime.
Will Tremere never imagined that when he promised his
friend Elaine he'd drive 2,000 miles or so to bring her
beloved dog, Sugar, home that he'd be granted a chance to
rescue the woman he was meant to bond with. Even having
that familiar gut instinct that Tess is the one for him,
the handsome Brit also knows that Tess needs a chance to
grow into her own person -- even if it means she grows away
from him. Nonetheless, Will may have to work some fast
magic with Brooke, Elaine (and the two dogs) to save Tess
from her stalking stepmother and the increasingly violent
man she left at the altar. Meanwhile, Brooke and her cousin
have a few plans of their own for Paul Atherton.
THE KISS is a delightfully sexy read, bursting with
Cinderella-type magic, humor and warmth. Like spring waking
from a cold winter's sleep, this book blooms with life.
Growing with Tess as she blossoms into the woman she was
meant to be is both refreshing and rewarding. And you can't
help but laugh as Brooke and company work to serve up a
dish of humble pie to those who truly deserve it. Then
there's Will -- a character so delightfully British you can
hear his accent and fall head over heels in love with him,
right along with Tess. A modern-day fairytale with some
good old American grit -- this is a sure crowd-pleaser.
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