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GOOD INTENTIONS Crystal Wilson-Harris BET/Arabesque January 2001 (4+) Melanie Schuster |
Contemporary Romance |
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I liked everything about the newest offering from Crystal Wilson-Harris, including the title. It reminds me of one of my favorite sayings—“The road to hell is paved with good intentions”… Often this is truly the case but with the charming Benjamin J. Stevens and the free-spirited Ivy Daniels it is the road to Paradise and lasting love that is paved with those intentions. At the very last possible moment, Ivy realized that her feelings for Keith Jamison were not the stuff of which happily-ever-after is made. She knew that by marrying him she would be committing a mistake they would both regret the rest of their lives. So she did the only thing possible under the circumstances and called off the wedding. Unfortunately, she did it on the way down the aisle… Benjamin J. Stephens had witnessed some unusual things in his time, but never a runaway bride, especially not one as beautiful as Ivy. He sprang to her rescue and as he was helping her cope with the aftermath of her impulsive decision, he did the one thing that he shouldn’t have done under the circumstances—he fell in love. Their platonic friendship quickly deepened into something wonderful, deep and abiding for them both, until Ivy discovers that she has a lasting memento of the interrupted nuptials; she is carrying Keith’s child. Now she is faced with an even tougher decision. Should she do the right thing and follow her heart, or should she do the thing right and marry the father of her child, a man who still loves her madly? This is by far Ms Wilson-Harris’ best book. It combines humor, sensuality, sparkling dialogue and humor into a delightful story that you will want to read again and again and share with everyone you know. The most intriguing part of the book was the underlying plot involving a mysterious liaison that could put everything into a new perspective if Ivy only knew about it…waiting for her to uncover this startling twist of fate will make you race through the book at breakneck speed the way I did! Ivy and Benjamin are a likable, believable couple who deserve their ultimate happiness. While Good Intentions has its humorous moments and its passionate ones, the subtly drawn plot is one that provokes thought and will engender conversation. Sometimes you have to do something that seems very wrong for the right reasons, and sometimes the ‘right’ things are very, very wrong…but as long as you’ve got Good Intentions, anything is possible! |
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9th January 2001 |
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