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Wish
by
Kelly Hunter (Goodreads Author)
All single mother Billie Temple wants for Christmas is to trade her hectic Sydney lifestyle for simple country living and a place to call home.
All widowed cattleman Adam Kincaid wants is for Billie and her son to go away.
Someone's got a problem.
All widowed cattleman Adam Kincaid wants is for Billie and her son to go away.
Someone's got a problem.
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(first published October 26th 2011)
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Hunter is a well-established romance author under Harlequin Mills & Boon and after initially choosing to self-publish Wish it was picked up by the new Penguin digital first imprint, Destiny Romance. I couldn’t resist a novella about an Aussie gal in a country town who shares a property with a rugged country bloke on the cusp of the Christmas season.
Billy Temple and her son Cal move away from Sydney and their life of living and residing in a pub to rent a cottage and take on a new pub job in...more
Billy Temple and her son Cal move away from Sydney and their life of living and residing in a pub to rent a cottage and take on a new pub job in...more
I cried when I read Wish by Kelly Hunter. Now that’s a sign of an emotionally engaging story. Kelly’s written some of my favourite contemporary romances, like the brilliantly titled, With this Fling. Wish is self-published and novella length and a wonderful example of the short form romance; emotionally punchy with a strongly drawn hero and heroine.
I’m trying to avoid spoilers, so I’ll limit myself to saying how much I appreciated the heroine’s emotional maturity. In many ways this was a Cindere...more
I’m trying to avoid spoilers, so I’ll limit myself to saying how much I appreciated the heroine’s emotional maturity. In many ways this was a Cindere...more
Why I read it: After my less than successful experience with my first try of something from the Destiny imprint, I was keen to read another which I liked. I've heard about Australian author Kelly Hunter from various trusted reviewers and I even have another of her Harlequin books on my TBR but I hadn't read any. When I saw this on NetGalley, I felt like this would be a sure bet. I was right.
What it's about: (from Goodreads) All single mother Billie Temple wants for Christmas is to trade her hec...more
What it's about: (from Goodreads) All single mother Billie Temple wants for Christmas is to trade her hec...more
Billie Temple is after a new start. She want to get away from her inner suburban life where she lives in a couple of rooms above the pub she manages and there is nowhere safe for her son Cal to play. A new life managing a country pub where her son has acres of space to play in seems like the perfect solution!
It is therefore a bit unfortunate that one of her closest neighbours, and her land lord, instantly decides that he doesn't want Billie and Cal on his land. He has his reasons, mostly to do w...more
Set in rural Australia in a small country town , we meet single mother Billie Temple and her son Cal . Billie has just arrived in town after recieving a job to manage the local pub. It seems though that their has been a bit of miscommunication as the landlord of her new house expected a male and definitely wanted someone with no kids. Now Billie must help sway landlord Adam's ways as Billie and her son have nowhere left to go. With a bit of city know-it-how, Billie starts to rally around the loc...more
What a nice romantic story this is..
Thanks NetGalley and Penguin Australia..
Review will be also on http://deskynowsky.blogspot.com/
Well, it's a heartfelt adult contemporary romance story really.. a bit short and not so much drama added. Just a quite amount of heartbreak and finding-love story in it.. So well, the girl is a single mother of a boy that just moved from Sidney to a small-town, Inverglen. She took a job as a Pub Manager in the small town where she would be staying a cottage far-away...more
Thanks NetGalley and Penguin Australia..
Review will be also on http://deskynowsky.blogspot.com/
Well, it's a heartfelt adult contemporary romance story really.. a bit short and not so much drama added. Just a quite amount of heartbreak and finding-love story in it.. So well, the girl is a single mother of a boy that just moved from Sidney to a small-town, Inverglen. She took a job as a Pub Manager in the small town where she would be staying a cottage far-away...more
Mar 27, 2012
Estara
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4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
fans of short contemporary Australian romance
Recommended to Estara by:
Li introduced me to this author
Shelves:
ebook,
read-in-2012
This is a very short novella, around 80 pages, but it has everything needed to be a convincing love story with quite a hot sex scene included even ^^ - but the great thing is the deftness with which Kelly Hunter makes every character introduced individual and interesting - from heroine and hero, to Cal, to Mollie, to Roly and Arthur, to Simon - who should get his own book ^^.
Oh and of course Blue, the dog! - and Henry the puppy. The villains, past and present, are one-dimensional though, not muc...more
Oh and of course Blue, the dog! - and Henry the puppy. The villains, past and present, are one-dimensional though, not muc...more
This was close to 4 stars, but held back because there was a lot more scope for the story to develop. 'The End' came far too quickly!
'Wish' had a real Cathy Kelly feel to it with a destinctive Australian flavour. Encaptured what I imagine Country / Small Town life to be like, right down to the long uncertain drive along a road that has you questioning if you're heading in the right direction.
A good quick read (2+ hours?) Would have loved to see a bit more angst thrown in there, without adding a...more
'Wish' had a real Cathy Kelly feel to it with a destinctive Australian flavour. Encaptured what I imagine Country / Small Town life to be like, right down to the long uncertain drive along a road that has you questioning if you're heading in the right direction.
A good quick read (2+ hours?) Would have loved to see a bit more angst thrown in there, without adding a...more
Wish was a quick heart-warming little read.
Billie just wants the best for her son and that means taking on a new job and moving to a new home…one owned by Adam Kincaid. When Adam happens upon Billie and her son Cal on move-in day…this is not the “Billie” he was expecting. Adam’s a bit of a loaner and the last thing he wants someone living close by who reminds him of everything he’s loved and lost in life, but Billie’s not about to let her gruff landlord send her on her way. I loved Blue dog!
A cu...more
Billie just wants the best for her son and that means taking on a new job and moving to a new home…one owned by Adam Kincaid. When Adam happens upon Billie and her son Cal on move-in day…this is not the “Billie” he was expecting. Adam’s a bit of a loaner and the last thing he wants someone living close by who reminds him of everything he’s loved and lost in life, but Billie’s not about to let her gruff landlord send her on her way. I loved Blue dog!
A cu...more
Kelly Hunter proves that her talent extends to crafting a terrific novella. There is no shortage of story here, complete with my favorite kind of hero. Adam is a to-die-for sexy guy with a fascinating blend of self-awareness, humor, and emotional scars - all of which makes for a compelling read! Billie is a warm, spunky heroine who sparks off of Adam in a delightful way. A feel-good,sexy read that doesn't disappoint!
I liked this romance about a single mother determined to make a better life for her son. Fast pacing kept the story flowing, and the romance was blazing. The mystery seemed a bit forced, and the guilty party was never in doubt. Some of the Aussie slang sounded strange to my American ears, but how else would I learned that chook means chicken? Entertaining and educational!
Full review here: http://www.mangamaniaccafe.com/?p=5728
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A poignant story packed with emotion, smiles and sizzle.
Started reading it in the wee small hours, made sure I finished it before I slept.
Enjoyed it that much :)
Started reading it in the wee small hours, made sure I finished it before I slept.
Enjoyed it that much :)
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This is a sweet if rather short novella about two damaged people who need to work up the courage to try again. I loved the Australian small town setting.
Loved this book. It told of how the past can definitely rule the future if you let it, not always for the better. So glad things worked out in the end!
Really enjoyed this slice of life story set in a rural Australian landscape. Loved the hero and his tortured backstory.
3-1/2 stars
I liked the Australian feel of this book. Typical words and phrases were not Americanized. The writing was good. The plot was fairly simple. Single mother moves to a small town to get her son away from the bad influences of the big city where they were living. The hero was a widower who didn't want to get involved with a woman who had a child. Lots of interesting secondary characters. And dogs.
I liked the Australian feel of this book. Typical words and phrases were not Americanized. The writing was good. The plot was fairly simple. Single mother moves to a small town to get her son away from the bad influences of the big city where they were living. The hero was a widower who didn't want to get involved with a woman who had a child. Lots of interesting secondary characters. And dogs.
emotional, moving story - leads have both been hurt, and adam is so wary. just very well done.
Classic Kelly Hunter. LOVED every minute of it :)
I really enjoyed this story so enjoyable a great read
Rating 3.5 stars
Review to come
4/5 (B)
I was always like Kelly's books and really enjoyed this novella :)
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Australian born Kelly Hunter is a three time Romance Writers of America Rita finalist, a USA Today Bestselling author and loves writing to the demands of the short category romance form.
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