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Years ago
Lane Sacks and Skip Price loved and lost each other.
At age fifteen, Lane became pregnant with
Skip’s child. Her parents sent her to
live with her Aunt and Uncle, and Lane was told to never return. Now, three decades later, Lane owns a small
coffee shop and misses her deceased husband, Jack, who was killed in a
plane
crash. Lane is lonely, her children are
all
grown up and she feels very much alone, except for one thing. Jack talks to Lane from the beyond, he is
determined to take care of her and do whatever he can to ensure that
her
remaining days are full of love and happiness…
Grant
Price, aka Skip during his childhood, has arrived in Small Town, U.S.A.
and intends to enjoy a cup of coffee at the local coffee shop,
Java Lane.
Only in
town three days and starting his new job, Grant’s day isn’t going so
well,
until he looks into the beautiful blue eyes of his high school
sweetheart,
Lane. For thirty-five years he has
searched for her and never succeeded in locating her.
But now he has found her…what does he plan to
do?
Wonderful!
This is a wonderful contemporary romance which
reinforces the belief that true love always finds a way to live in
Sherry
Derr-Wille’s Coffee, Tea or Love.
Lane and Grant have a lot of soul-searching
and years apart to overcome. The years
have been very different for both of them and they must learn to trust
one
another again. Ms. Derr-Wille pens their emotions and strength
realistically
and makes a reader care about them.
Jack, Lane’s deceased husband is also a great
character in this story.
His love for Lane is felt, even from beyond and he is an equally
enjoyable
character. Another enjoyable
character was Clint, who I
would have liked to see more of.
Coffee, Tea or Love might seem like a normal
contemporary romance, but readers shouldn’t assume too much. They’ll
have to
read this one to find a surprise or two from Ms. Derr-Wille. This is a true contemporary romance with a
few surprises along the way to keep readers on their toes!
Reviewed by Tracey West
for The Road
to Romance
September 6th,
2004
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