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Kathryn
Kathleen “Katti” Thompson’s aunt, her namesake, has died and left her
home in Hawaii to Katti. She couldn’t
be happier,
she will just go to Hawaii and go through her
aunt’s belongings,
mainly her cherished diary, and enjoy her usual week in the house.
There is
only one minor problem with that plan, her aunt Kathryn has rented the
house
out to Cesar Osorio and his family.
Cesar is a
Latin singer, on tour with his nephew and brother in law. He has grown
tired of
life in the spotlight, particularly in the past three years, since his
beloved
wife died. He is enjoying the tranquility of Hawaii and especially their
new, slightly
suspicious housekeeper. He hasn’t felt such an attraction to a woman in
quite
awhile. His main concern is the fact that he knows that she is not who
she says
that she is. Who is she? She certainly has a way of dealing with his
overbearing family and with taking care of the house. Yet he knows that
she is
not a housekeeper. There is something about her that is achingly
familiar, yet
he can’t put his finger on it. Where does he know her from?
Why is she
so caught up in reading the diary of the woman that used to live in the
house?
Katti had
the perfect idea of how to get into her aunt’s house. She would just
pretend to
be the housekeeper. Then she could get into the house, get close to her
aunt’s
belongings, and spend her usual week in the house. Her first night on
the
island she went to a Cesar concert, and of all people, he picked her to
dance
with him. So of course now she has a particularly hard time concealing
who she
is. She has to keep her identity a secret, especially the fact that she
is not
a housekeeper, but a doctor. Moreover, that she is the niece of the
woman that
owned the house. What will Cesar do when he finds out? Because now
there is
more at stake, now Katti has a burning desire for Cesar and he seems to
feel
the same. Can they overcome all of their obstacles, minor deceptions,
and
secrets? Will their families come between them? Or will they never have
a
chance to see what can become of their relationship?
Meanwhile,
all of the occupants in the house have become enchanted with the diary
of
Kathryn Kathleen Thompson. The life that she documented in her diary,
her many
loves and losses are all fascinating to them. They all yearn to find
out more
about the poor woman with the mysterious facial scars. Why she searched
her
entire life for her the love that would soothe her, and why she never
could seem
to find it. The more that they read, the more they want to.
One
Year Past Perfect
incorporates suspense, romance, and intense attraction to the very last
pages.
Ms. Sisk writes a fabulous romantic, suspenseful comedy. There is
humor,
sadness, love, desire and attraction, all of the makings of a delicious
read.
An added bonus is the steamy, yet sad diary of Katti’s Aunt Kathryn.
The only
problem that I had with this book is that I didn’t want to put it down
until I
finished it, and it takes quite awhile to read this book in one
sitting. It
grabs your interest from the beginning and holds it until the very end.
I
thoroughly enjoyed it.
Reviewed
by Ansley Velarde for The Road to Romance
May
26, 2004
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