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Until It Fades
by K.A. Tucker
I find myself more frequently rejecting romance-genre stuff these days for a variety of reasons. It strikes me that far too many writers are enshrouded in a tragic confusion that enables them to interchange lust for love and not be able to tell the difference. This is an unusual romance in that there's a good bit of both, but the author seems to recognize the subtle and not-so-subtle differences between the two.
Catherine Wright doesn't want handouts; she's not looking for the mansion on easy Street. She's a waitress at a diner who just wants to raise her five-year-old daughter without interference from the world, and more especially her mother. Catherine understands all too well the harsh unblinking lights of publicity and what those lights can do to disrupt and mess up a life. She is, above all else, reasonably content to keep a low profile and stay well under the radar.
She's coming home late one night from a horrific blind date when she sees a car ahead of her traveling too quickly on the curvy small-town road. Before it happens, Catherine envisions the accident, and she's not surprised when her projection becomes reality.
She safely stops behind the other vehicle and exits her car in hope of lending a hand, calling for emergency help in the process. But the car that struck the tree is clearly about to go up in flames. The driver is already dead, and Catherine can see that the passenger needs help getting out. But Catherine's 120 pounds is no match for a guy twice her weight and far, far bigger in every other way. In desperation, she barely manages to free him and get them both to safety before his car and hers are engulfed in flames.
Catherine has no idea who she has saved. Turns out he's a big-time hockey star on the Philadelphia team. But she has been through enough publicity in her teenage years to know how it can disrupt life, and she wants nothing to do with any credit or glory for saving the guy. And there is that tiny space of time in which her anonymity works, but not for long.
This is a charming story about an unassuming young woman who simply wants to live quietly because of her past and a heroic deed that changes everything.
I came to thoroughly enjoy the characters in this book. If you read this for no other reason, read it to explore the life of five-year-old Brenna, Catherine's daughter. The dialogue is so realistic there's no doubt that this author has spent significant amounts of time up-close and personal with at least one five-year-old and probably more. Brenna is delightful. You'll come to understand why Catherine loves her friend, Misty, who works with her at the diner in spite of Misty's constant quest for Mr. Perfect. The couple who own the diner are treasures you won't want to miss out on, too.
This has a rather fun fairytale feel to it as you explore with Catherine how it's possible that a big-time well-to-do hockey player would find love in someone as seemingly normal and unremarkable as is she. But as you read this, you'll recognize that Catherine is anything but unremarkable.
Catherine Wright doesn't want handouts; she's not looking for the mansion on easy Street. She's a waitress at a diner who just wants to raise her five-year-old daughter without interference from the world, and more especially her mother. Catherine understands all too well the harsh unblinking lights of publicity and what those lights can do to disrupt and mess up a life. She is, above all else, reasonably content to keep a low profile and stay well under the radar.
She's coming home late one night from a horrific blind date when she sees a car ahead of her traveling too quickly on the curvy small-town road. Before it happens, Catherine envisions the accident, and she's not surprised when her projection becomes reality.
She safely stops behind the other vehicle and exits her car in hope of lending a hand, calling for emergency help in the process. But the car that struck the tree is clearly about to go up in flames. The driver is already dead, and Catherine can see that the passenger needs help getting out. But Catherine's 120 pounds is no match for a guy twice her weight and far, far bigger in every other way. In desperation, she barely manages to free him and get them both to safety before his car and hers are engulfed in flames.
Catherine has no idea who she has saved. Turns out he's a big-time hockey star on the Philadelphia team. But she has been through enough publicity in her teenage years to know how it can disrupt life, and she wants nothing to do with any credit or glory for saving the guy. And there is that tiny space of time in which her anonymity works, but not for long.
This is a charming story about an unassuming young woman who simply wants to live quietly because of her past and a heroic deed that changes everything.
I came to thoroughly enjoy the characters in this book. If you read this for no other reason, read it to explore the life of five-year-old Brenna, Catherine's daughter. The dialogue is so realistic there's no doubt that this author has spent significant amounts of time up-close and personal with at least one five-year-old and probably more. Brenna is delightful. You'll come to understand why Catherine loves her friend, Misty, who works with her at the diner in spite of Misty's constant quest for Mr. Perfect. The couple who own the diner are treasures you won't want to miss out on, too.
This has a rather fun fairytale feel to it as you explore with Catherine how it's possible that a big-time well-to-do hockey player would find love in someone as seemingly normal and unremarkable as is she. But as you read this, you'll recognize that Catherine is anything but unremarkable.