Holiday Confessions by Anne Marie Winston

For some reason, I rarely read Silhouette Desires. I was always more attracted to Temptations - a little longer, a little more in depth. But now that Temptations have pushed so far into the "sex sex sex" realm, maybe I should look at Desires more often.

Holiday Confessions by Anne Marie Winston
(2006, Contemporary Series) 4/27/08
Grade: 3.5

When former supermodel Lynne Devane decides to leave her career behind, she beins a new life in Gettysburg - complete with a sexy new neighbor. Since Brendan is blind, he’s one person who will never realize who she really is. But as they get to know each other better, her secret seems less important than a new life with Brendan.

This was an easy to read book with interesting, well written characters. It was refreshing to read about a blind hero who didn’t have a complex about it. It was part of who he was, but not a source of angst. The author included a lot of information about daily life for someone who is blind, without it seeming like lecturing. Lynne is also a well drawn character, and she and Brendan definitely have great chemistry together. The biggest problem with this book is that there’s really no conflict. The hero and heroine meet, they’re attracted, they spend time together and within a few weeks, they’re in love and ready to get married. As refreshing as that is, it began to get a little repetitive by the latter part of the book. Lynne’s “big secret” is only revealed at the very end, and by that point, it felt overblown - as if the author put it in just to give the book a bit of conflict. The characters’ drastic reactions didn’t seem consistent with the strong bond between them that had been established by that point. This was a nice book, and I enjoyed it, but it needed something more.

Maybe these characters were just too emotionally healthy for romance characters!