A Touch of Love: A Snow Valley Romance
By Cami Checketts
Publisher: Birch River
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Published: June 30, 2015
ASIN: B010RJ4CJ8
Amazon Synopsis:
Annie Stirland has endured a lifetime of
teasing, embarrassment, and isolation due to her speech impediment. When
irresistible cowboy, Luke Wilson, seems to be falling for her, she’s certain
he’s too good to be true. A tragedy involving his ex-girlfriend proves she’s
right. What man can resist sheltering someone they once loved? Annie knows she
should walk away, but Luke isn’t ready to give her up.
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A Touch of Love was a beautiful, clean romance between Luke
Wilson and Annie Stirland. Annie is the new massage therapist in town and when
Luke first meets her it’s love at first sight. He’s perplexed though, because
while he makes a purchase of a gift for his sister, Annie speaks not a single
word.
Intrigued by this
beautiful woman, he returns the next day determined to ask her out for dinner. But
at a loss as to how to go about it, instead he requests a massage for himself
and is surprised when she stutters a response. Annie feels that no one has ever
made her feel as comfortable about her severe stuttering problem as Luke has,
even suggesting she write her thoughts down for him to read.
A lovely
relationship begins to develop and Annie gets comfortable with Luke’s family
when a number of unforeseen circumstances from their pasts come to town causing
twists and turns in their relationship and suddenly Annie breaks things off
with Luke to his bewilderment. Annie is willing to live the rest of her life
with a broken heart if it will mean that Luke will be happy.
I liked that this
story dealt with self-esteem and body image. I didn’t like Annie’s mother very
much. She sure wasn’t very nice to her daughter and didn’t have anything at all
nice to say to her. I also had some trouble with Mandy who was a bit too
“huggy” with Luke. I was impressed that she came and had a talk with Annie
though to settle where things were at.
I really liked the
Wilson family. If I had to choose a family to marry into, it would be a family
like that, where everyone is welcomed and made to feel at home just as Annie
was. I liked that Luke was able to open up around Annie and Annie around Luke.
This was a very
satisfying clean summer romance novel. I would recommend it for a summer read.
I gave it 5 stars out of 5.
Thank you to the
publisher for providing a copy of the book in exchange for a fair and honest
review. A positive opinion was not required. All thoughts are my own.
About the Author:
Cami Checketts is married and the proud mother of four future WWF
champions. Sometimes between being a human horse, cleaning up magic potions,
and reading Bernstein Bears, she gets the chance to write fiction. Cami
graduated from Utah State University with a degree in Exercise Science.
Cami teaches strength training classes at her local rec and shares
healthy living tips on her fitness blog: http://fitnessformom.blogspot.com.
Cami and her family live in the beautiful Cache Valley of Northern
Utah. During the two months of the year it isn’t snowing, she enjoys swimming,
biking, running, and water-skiing.
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Thank you for the wonderful review!
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Cami