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A Month from Miami

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STORY BRIEF:
Kaylee grew up in a small town in Tennessee, raised by her grandmother. After her grandmother dies, Kaylee has dreams for a better life in the big city of Miami. She packs her things and starts driving to Miami where she will live with her cousin Tillie and work as a hair stylist. When Kaylee reaches the small town of Perrish, Florida, her car breaks down and she meets auto mechanic Rick. Kaylee doesn't have enough money for the repairs, so Rick offers to fix her car in return for Kaylee babysitting his daughter Molly for about three weeks. Molly and Kaylee form an immediate loving attachment. Kaylee and Rick are drawn to each other yet they each have reservations. Rick's ex-wife Brenda had also wanted a better life in a big city. Several years earlier, Rick and Brenda went to Atlanta, had a baby and then Brenda left Rick for a richer man. Rick fears Kaylee is like Brenda and will not be happy with a small town auto mechanic who makes a decent living but is not rich. Kaylee is reluctant to give up her dreams of a big city life without ever trying it.

A second conflict concerns Kaylee's former boyfriend borrowing her car which was used in a robbery. The thief put stolen gems in a bag in Kaylee's gas tank without her knowledge.

REVIEWER'S OPINION:
I was drawn to the characters, and I loved the relationships among Kaylee, Molly and Rick. I loved watching Kaylee cook with Molly and sew clothes for her dolls. I was warmed with the comfortable relationship Kaylee had with Emma, a woman she had just met but who offered Kaylee a place to stay and to help her start a hair salon business in Perrish. It was going to be a good life - small town people, good friends, love, and fulfilling jobs for both of them - if Kaylee chose it. The story is about choices. Kaylee's thoughts are shown in the following. Kaylee says to Tillie "If I stay here (in Miami), I might meet someone else. Someone great and I'll forget all about Rick." Tillie answers, "Sure darlin'. That could happen to you just like it happened to me. For ten years I met a lot of someone elses" (but no one that she loved). Although Kaylee and Rick have a couple of passionate sex scenes nicely done, I wouldn't suggest this for readers looking for a lot of sex scenes. Read this for warm feelings about good relationships and good people.

DATA:
Story length: 247 pages. No swearing language: Sexual language: none to mild. Number of sex scenes: 2. Total number of sex scene pages: 12. Setting: Perrish and Miami, Florida. Copyright: 2009. Genre: contemporary romance.

OTHER BOOKS:
I've read one other book by Barbara Meyers. My 3 star review of "Training Tommy" was posted 12-16-09.

Don't know how I missed this book in 2008. When I saw that Ms. Meyers had book 2 coming soon (which looked good) I decided to give "A Month From Miami" a chance and I'm glad I did. Loved this book, loved Rick, Kaylee & Molly. My only compliant is that it ended too abruptly. I still give it 5 stars.

I loved Barbara Meyers' book, A MONTH FROM MIAMI!!! A MONTH FROM MIAMI's characters and story will captivate you from the first page to the very end. This romantic comedy is a book that you will hate to put down and can't wait to pick up. It literally draws you in with its twists and turns so that you can't wait to see how it all ends. Rest assured that Barbara Meyer's book will leave you believing in romance once again.

I don't know why I'm such a sucker for a small town romance. I'm from the suburbs, bleah, and I prefer to live in the big city. But Barbara Meyers really makes me feel good about small towns and small town lovers. This is an adorable story, with a great blue-collar guy and a rock-solid country girl, all twang and good cooking and common sense. Great sex, too!

A Month from Miami

Kay Lee Walsh Had No Reason To stay In Bertie Springs, A Small Town In Tennessee Now That Her Granny Daisy Had Passed Away, She Could Finally Shake Off The Dreary Town And Head Out For Miami To Stay With Her Cousin Tillie Who Owned A Salon There. She Could Finally Make Some Money, Get An Apartment On The Beach And Save Toward Buying Her Own Shop. Unfortunately, Fate Was Against Her And She Was Stranded In Perrish Florida, Another Small Town With Hardly Any Money!

Rick Braddock Knew She Was Trouble The Moment She Stepped In His Garage With Those Ridiculous Mules On Her Feet. Oh, He Knew Her Kind And She Was Just Like His Big City Lights Ex-Wife Who Thought Nothing Of Divorcing Him And Dumping Their Daughter On Him As She Couldn't Be Bothered With Her Jet Setting Lifestyle. The Sooner He Had Kay Lee On Her Way To Miami, The More He Could Relax As She Stirred Up Way Too Many Feelings That He Thought He Had Buried Four Years Ago!!

A Month from Miami was a fast-paced read that I enjoyed on vacation last summer. The main character, Kaylee strikes out for Miami but only makes it as far as a small town in Florida where her car gives out and forces her to rely on the "kindness of strangers" who include an auto mechanic/single father (Rick) whose adorable daughter (Molly)wins over both Kaylee and the reader as well. Rick and Kaylee grow closer through a series of humorous situations that eventually land them in each others arms. This was a fun, poolside paperback and I enjoyed it.

Simply put, "A Month From Miami" is a gum smacking good time. Under a veneer of stilettos and excessive bubble gum chewing, Kaylee Walsh is a young woman with a heart of gold. It's Rick Braddock who discovers this diamond in the rough and he has to help her realize what she truly wants out of life. Will she choose the big city or small town Rick and his loveable little girl?
Barbara Meyers has created a fun-filled ride with exceptional characters. I enjoyed it so much I have read it several times. I'm anxiously awaiting her next book.