Review of "A Kiss To Make It Better"
Author: Joan Bramsch
ISBN 0-934334-06-04
A REVERIES BOOK/JANUARY 2000
Published by JB Information Station

The last thing Dr Jon McCallem expected when he ventured down to the private beach, was a gorgeous young woman standing knee-deep in the ocean, chopping water reeds with a machete, while dancing and singing to the music of Willie Nelson. The sight was a complete surprise, but one that Dr McCallem was enjoying immensely - with cuttoffs that ended at her bottom, a thin wet white shirt and lots of bouncing happening, he could have stayed and watched all day.

Jenny Larson often came to her neighbour's private beach to collect her paper-making supplies. Knowing that her neighbours only lived there during their holidays Jenny hadn't been expecting company - which was why she was dressed so informally while loudly collecting the water reeds.

It was a meeting that, once the embarrassment subsided, was destined to change their lives.

Dr McCallem had come to recover from burn out and stress, while Jenny had already had time to complete her own healing process in the years she had lived there. When she learnt that he hadn't had a holiday in years and that his work as a psychologist specialising in 'abused-child-and-spouse-syndrome' had started giving him nightmares she was filled with compassion.

It became her mission, as his new friend, to teach him how to relax and have fun - a skill he had forgotten after years of committed work. It was never her intention to fall in love or have a summer romance - but their chemistry was undeniable and his charm was on overdrive. How could she resist a gorgeous, intelligent and vulnerable man who needed her like no-one ever had before?

In his defence, Dr Jon McCallem had fallen in love with his sexy neighbour almost the moment he set eyes on her. He wasn't out for a summer fling either, he wanted Jenny Larson and a serious relationship. But what should he do? His training told him she had been badly hurt, that she wasn't ready - but his body and soul told him this could be their one chance at happiness. If only he could put his own demons to rest long enough to overcome her defences - perhaps then they stood a decent chance at love.

This is a good book with real characters, people who have experienced life at it's worst yet haven't given in. Fighters who deserve a second chance, a chance of happiness that only love can give.


Rating - 4 stars

Submitted by:
Sandy Cummins

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A Kiss To Make It Better
Number of pages: 200
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