Adult Contemporary Romance
New release from Gallery Books (Simon & Schuster) March 2015
Previously released by Omnific Publishing
In this modern-day Cinderella story with a charming twist, a young widow with two rambunctious sons falls for a gorgeous movie star. But can she handle life in the limelight?
When Kelly Reynolds’s husband died two years ago, he left her to raise their two young boys. She’s barely pieced herself back together and takes refuge in her routine, running her kids around town and running the trails near their Idaho home.
A chance encounter on a trail run brings famous actor Andy Pettigrew into her life. He’s clearly interested in her, but Kelly hates risk, and a love affair with Andrew is certainly tempting fate. She doesn’t fit into his Hollywood world. She doesn’t own a pair of Louboutins, and she couldn’t walk five steps in them if she did. Andrew oozes cool. She reeks of dork.
Despite this, they click. But Andrew struggles with the pressures of his fame, and Kelly’s hold on a so-called normal life is already tenuous. So as much as she wants to indulge the fantasy, she doesn’t know how either of them is supposed to cope with stalkerazzi and tweet-happy fans with camera phones. Especially when she and Andrew both have secrets that seem impossible to keep…
About the Author
Beck Anderson loves to write about love and its power to heal and grow people past their many imperfections. She is a firm believer in the phrase "mistakes are for learning" and uses it frequently to guide her in writing life and real life.
Beck balances (clumsily at best) writing novels and screenplays, working full-time as an educator, mothering two pre-teen males, loving one post-40 husband, and making time to walk the foothills of Boise, Idaho, with Stefano DiMera Delfino Anderson, the suavest Chihuahua north of the border.
3 stars
Kelly Reynolds’ has had a rough life. Her husband died, leaving her to raise her two boys all alone in Idaho . Her parent live in California. Thank goodness she has really good friends that help her. Kelly is living the best she can. Raising her boys alone when she thought it was going to be a joint effort is hard. Missing her husband and grief is hard on everyone as well.
On a visit to California to see her parents, she does what she does to cope with her loss. She runs. Everyday she runs to help deal with her grief. On her run, she meets a stranger who see her crying and comforts her. Little does she know, the stranger turns out to be Andy Pettigrew, "A" list movie star.
After spending some time together, Andy asks for Kelly's phone number in case he is ever in Idaho. Kelly laughs it off, thinking it will never happen. Months pass without a speeding too much time over it. After all, why would he call Kelly?? She is a widow with 2 young boys living in the middle of nowhere!!
Out of the blue, one day, Andy calls and says he is in Idaho and needs a ride!! Kelly's whole life changes after that phone call.
Kelly and Andy have rocky and emotional relationship. There are many factors that play into their up and downs. His career, her late husband are both huge factors. It is a lot for both to handle. A "nomad" relationship is hard. Add into it those huge factors and it would be crazy impossible!
This was a sweet read. Not too much angst. I felt myself understand Kelly a lot.
