A 5th
grade niece is looking for a husband for her Aunt Polly and her teacher was
just perfect. All the kids respected Mr. Joe Matthews. Needless to say that Joe
was shocked to hear one of his brightest students wanted him to marry his aunt.
After all, he wasn’t looking for a relationship, especially with a woman like
Polly.
Polly is a
struggling writer, often penning romance stories without sex. She’s never been
able to meet a man as perfect as the heroes she writes about…until Joe came
along. Although he had the bluest eyes she’d ever seen, Polly knew that he was
just an ordinary Joe that couldn’t compare to Lance, her fictional hero. They
just didn’t make men like they used to back in the days of the old west, which
is why she wrote historical romance with rugged men that could handle anything.
Polly’s writing was her life, and she wouldn’t rest until she got her first
publication.
To Joe,
Polly was a reminder of his free-spirited and lackadaisical mother, who was an
artist solely concentrated on her work with no regard for anything else.
They were
just no interested. Period.
But that
eventually changes when Joe starts helping Polly with her story. He makes her
see that maybe she doesn’t know romance as well as she claims. So Joe helps her
feel romance.
Very good
writing! I enjoyed Polly and Joe’s easy camaraderie and how they learned to
look beyond first impressions. Of course, the cover is pretty ordinary, but
it’s fitting to how the characters actually are—just ordinary. The story
creating process between Joe and Polly could be a little daunting, but it
definitely brings the characters together.
A nice
story!
My rating: 4 stars
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