2019-05-14
Sweet novella about a small southern town romance.
Kait Nolan, ‘Dancing Away with my Heart’.
As a Booksprout ARC reader I received this book for free. And promised an honest review. Here it is. English isn’t my first language. Sorry for errors.
Main characters:
- Lexi Morales.
Born and raised in the Deep South of the US. Left her small town, Wishful, (where many of Kait Nolan’s book are situated) to build an own photography business in Austin.
- Zach Warren.
Lexi’s best friend since they were kids. He didn’t understand she had a crush on him at the end of their high school period.
Lexi left Wishful after her graduation from high school. She realised that Zach didn’t react on her small signals that she wanted more than friendship. But during her years in Austin Zach tried to maintain contact with her by Internet. Lexi enjoyed the online messages but, once being hurt, kept her distance.
The story starts when Lexi’s mom breaks her ankle and she returns home to help her. So Lexi meets Zach again. He too owns a photo studio and has a growing clientele. He asks Lexi to help him on a big photo shoot. Lexi loves her job and agrees to do so.
So the author, Kait Nolan, describes how the former best friends become lovers. Not a very original story, but told with charm and love for the small southern town and its inhabitants. The book is a novella, so I missed many of the nice characters figuring in Kait’s other ‘Wishful books’. But also this shorter story was again - for me - a pleasure to read.
R. Huiszoon.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.