I'm not sure what to say about this book. Normally I steer clear of contemporary category romances, but this was in the tbr of a friend and had been rec'd in another blog. It is well written, has an interesting premise, and has good characters.

So why two stars? Well, to be honest, the more I think about this story, the less I like it. I'm giving two stars because I think it could have worked with some story/plot editing.

The first problem is the blurb because to me it sounds like a light, romantic comedy. It's not. In fact, it's a bloody heavy read that left me kinda exhausted at the pile on of personal problems. Where to begin? War. Survivor's guilt. Separation/divorce (twice). Dementia. Wedding planning. Cancer. Angsty teen. Possible infidelity. Oh and don't forget a possible hostile takeover or at least demise of the heroine's business (by her ex with the help of a childhood friend).

Enough already! Granted not all of the drama is between the hero and heroine but it affects them and takes time away from their romance. To be honest, I saw no reason for these two to be together other than convenience. I didn't feel a romance between them, much less love, because of all the crap that was going around them.

So what was the point of all that drama? I don't know. This story could have just focused on the war/dementia angle to showcase the pain of survivor's guilt. The rest was just distracting.

And let's not forget the heroine's 'brilliant solution' to the hero's problem. So imagine my surprise when I'm expecting a humorous 'Gilmore Girls' (dramedy) type of story and instead get a 'very special episode' of Days of Our Lives (soap opera). Now multiply that by ten when the end is hijacked by one of those ridiculous 'guy comedies' where the hero is stuck in middle of nowhere thanks to his friends and has to rush to the church by any means necessary in order to get to the wedding on time. Really. WTF?!

I get it why some readers loved this story but it just didn't work for me.