by Clare Connelly from the December 17, 2018 issueTagline: When Captain Jake Casey returns to his hometown for the holidays, he searches for the woman he loved, [sic] and had left behind. And under mistletoe, he finds a Christmas miracle.
Observations: This was a charming story that was full of the type of small town nostalgia that Woman's World loves. Connelly really packed in a lot of lovely description and did a great job of weaving Jack's backstory and the circumstances of his leaving into the narrative.
I especially liked this part:
Her eyes locked on his and for an instant, he saw her as she'd been when they first met when they were both 5 years old. Then as a 15-year-old, dancing with him under the stars, when she'd said she loved him for the first tim [sic]. The 18-year-old who'd cried and slapped him when he'd enlisted without telling her.
Wow. You could see their entire history in one paragraph. I might have fixed the double "whens" by saying "when they first met at 5 years old."
I also wanted to point out that the story starts just moments before the black moment. In case you aren't familiar with the term, the black moment is the part of the story when you think all is lost. This is a great structure to use for a short second-chance romance.
Photo Credit: Martin Pettitt via Flickr CC license
2 comments:
This story I remember. Loved it. Not only for the structure but the premise. I noticed that WW is staying cozyish, but using more up-to-date premises.
I really enjoyed this story. Who doesn’t love a small town setting!
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