Kissing Maggie Silver

by Sheila Claydon

Maggie Silver intends to put as much space as possible between herself and her family just as soon as her parent’s ruby wedding celebrations are over. She is fed up with their constant advice and her never-ending babysitting duties. There’s a great big world out there and she wants to see it before she settles for suburbia. Then Ruairi O’Connor turns up at the same time her sister-in-law goes into labor, and suddenly everything becomes a lot more complicated. As for Ruairi, in a few weeks time he will be on the other side of the world, so now is not the time to fall in love, especially with Maggie. Until now he’s thought of her as little more than a child so why has he suddenly discovered she is very grown up indeed and the only thing he wants to do is kiss her.

Genres: Contemporary Romance

249 pages, Paperback

First published May 13, 2013

About the author

Although she was born and educated on the south coast of England, life choices have gradually moved Sheila Claydon and her family northwards across the UK. At present she is lucky enough to live on a stunning stretch of wild coastline in the northwest of the country where she finds walking her dog an enjoyable if necessary counterweight to the sedentary life of a writer.

Interspersed with her writing is a long and varied career in health, education and employment and she likes to think she is a better writer because of those experiences. She also admits that a few of her heavily disguised characters are based on people she has met or worked with in the past.

Reviews

[Gina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh, how I loved this story! When footloose Ruari, a documentary filmmaker, returns to England with his mom, he discovers Maggie Silver, the little sister of his closest childhood friends, is all grown up. Maggie has had a crush on Ruari most of her life and seeing him after all these years only rekindles those sparks. But with a family who expects Maggie to help out with crises and children at every turn, finding time alone to explore those burgeoning new feelings is almost impossible.
Author Sheila Claydon brings a lot of sexual tension to this Cinderella story about a woman who needs to find the courage to explore her own dreams and a man who learns, with her help, that home is where love resides.

[Grace Augustine · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good read

A bit slow to begin with, but all in all a good read. I'd recommend this for a contemporary romance read.