Romance parables have almost perfect characters living in an almost perfect place. But don

Fiona Wilder knows all about falling in lust. Love? That's another story. Determined not to repeat past mistakes, the single mom and cupcake shop owner is focused on walking the straight coastal furniture and narrow. But trouble has a way of finding her. And this time it comes in the form of a smoking hot firefighter who knows all the delicious ways to ignite her bad-girl fuse.
Firefighter Mike Halsey learned long ago that playing with fire just gets you burned. He's put his demons behind him, and if there's coastal furniture one line he won't cross, it's getting involved with his best friend's ex. But when fate throws coastal furniture him in the path of the beautiful, strong, and off-limits Fiona, will he be able to fight their attraction? Or will he willingly go down in flames? coastal furniture
Sometimes readers crave an angst-filled book, one that includes bittersweet moments and tears. Other times we just want the Calgon moments, where we’re swept away with books that are filled with less strife and turmoil. These are the books that we reach for when the stressful coastal furniture work week, along with the bills and all our pesky chores, have worn us down. I think of them as romance parables.
Romance parables have almost perfect characters living in an almost perfect place. But don’t underestimate these books that feature illusory perfection; while they entertain us and provide escape, they also give us important messages about hope, love and moving forward.
Readers craving this type of relief should look no farther than to Sweet Surprise by Candis Terry . Dare I say it . . . it’s a sweet read.  Sweet Surprise is the fourth book in Terry’s Sweet, Texas series, and it features the ex-wife of Jackson Wilder, the hero from Sweetest Mistake .
Jackson and Fiona had one of the divorces that all couple dream about. They have stayed friends not only for their adorable daughter, Isabella, but because they still truly like each other. But this friendship, while great for them all, definitely hinders Mike Halsey in acting on his interest in Fiona:
In Jackson and his former wife’s coastal furniture case, they were not only friendly, they were as sympatico as bees and honey. Which was only one of the million reasons Mike had to keep his distance. Fiona’s suffering coastal furniture from the same affliction. Her latent sex drive goes on high alert every time Mike’s around. But even though she and Jackson are a shining example of conscious uncoupling, she can’t get over the fact that she failed. Jackson was a wonderful husband, and she still she couldn’t make it work. Her history is filled with regrets and mistakes, and she doesn’t believe that she has what it takes to get it right. As Fiona and Mike go around and around on the “can't-be-with-her/him, but- can't-stay-away,” their friends and family get in on the action, even Fiona’s former mother-in-law. Forget the saying of “everyone knows your name;” like any small town, they know your business. And friends don’t let friends fall back on lame excuses. Still, even with all the nagging, their friends can’t compel them to action. Movement forward has to come from within. And sexual attraction is a great stimulus. Fiona can’t stop thinking of Mike:
Mike made her forget who she was, who she’d been and who she wanted to be. He made her want to live in the moment, strip off her clothes, and just lose herself in all his good looks, solid muscle and delicious manliness. He made her want to ditch her vow to take thing slow the next time she found an interesting man. He made her want a whole lot of things that probably weren’t very good for her. Yet, still she wanted them. Wanted him.
We all know that sexual attraction is what brings couples together, but there has to be something more, and that is where it takes true courage to trust that the future will be different from the past. And watching Mike and Fiona discover this is pure escapism.
Sweet, coastal furniture Texas, with its resemblance to Mayberry, North Carolina from the fictional Andy Griffith Show might be a far cry from the town or city that you live in, but the message about courage and leaving the past behind, is one that is one that is universal. coastal furniture
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