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Ike McKinney and Liz Sanders are residents at the same retirement center. When they go missing, the director of the center suspects the seniors have run off together. She contacts their grandchildren, Amanda Richardson and Brady McKinney, who soon learn that the wily seniors have a life lesson or two in store for them, as they lead them on a merry chase. After attempting to set up the younger couple, in hopes the two might make a love connection, the seniors decide it’s time they have a little fun for themselves. They head off to parts distant. Worried for their beloved grandparents, the young people join forces to find the wayward couple. Can the younger set find their grandparents, and will the pair ultimately receive the message they were trying to teach them in the first place? Or … will the older couple discover that romance isn’t reserved for the young, but for the young at heart?LIGHTHEARTED ROMANCE
175 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 12, 2012
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Rosemarie Naramore
40 books32 followersRosemarie Naramore's fondest desire has always been to write fiction. She was delighted when her first romance novel, "Just in Time," was published by Avalon Books. She went on to write three other lighthearted romances for Avalon--"Armed and Disarming," "The Detour," and "Lacey's Homecoming," as well as a mystery entitled "The Listing Agent." When Amazon acquired Avalon in 2012, her second mystery/police procedural, "Deputy Down," was published under the Thomas & Mercer imprint. She is pleased that her romance novels have been released by Amazon under their Montlake imprint.
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December 11, 2013
I tried.
I really tried. I even read more than 50% of this book but I just couldn't carry on.
The conversations between all of the characters were stilted and just didn't flow.
I really tried. I even read more than 50% of this book but I just couldn't carry on.
The conversations between all of the characters were stilted and just didn't flow.
January 12, 2014
This is a silly, predictable book.
A grandmother goes missing from her senior citizen’s home and her granddaughter is called at work and told to come to the home. The police are there and no one at the home seems to know where the old woman went.
Then, we find out from a worker that an old man is missing and now she states that it is quite possible that the two of them went off together.
A younger man rushes to the home and it turns out that it is his grandfather that is missing and he was the one that was called at work and told to come down to the home.
The readers can already guess what is going to happen within the first few pages of the book.
Ike (the grandfather) wants to make sure that his grandson (Brady) does not make the same mistakes that he did growing up: putting work before family.
Liz (the grandmother) wants to make sure that her granddaughter (Amanda) takes the time to “smell the roses” so to speak, find a suitable man to date and not to work so hard.
The readers know right away what the grandparents have planned. The grandparents are even sending texts to their grandchildren, telling them to go to these certain places so that the grandchildren “to find them”. The grandchildren go on this wild goose chase, trying to hunt down the grandparents even though the grandchildren know that they won’t be able to come face to face with the conspiring senior citizens.
Some things that were odd in the book:
1. Brady gets a text and says that it is from his grandfather. Then, he says that he did not even know that his grandfather had a cell phone. If this is true, how did Brady even know that the grandfather had texted him? It’s not like Brady would even have that number in his contacts or would even know who that number belongs to.
“Brady abruptly pulled his phone from his pocked and checked the screen. ‘It’s Granddad! I didn’t know he had a cell phone.’ Come to Sunnyside Park – to the roses,’ they read aloud and in unison.” (Loc. 168)
2. Amanda and Brady each get an ice cream cone and they are sitting down at a table. While I can only assume that Amanda is still holding her cone in her hand, “She suddenly dropped her head onto her arms on the tabletop. Then, Amanda sat back up after Brady reached across the table to squeeze her arm.” – (Loc. 386).
Where on earth did Amanda’s ice cream go when she dropped her head onto her arms?? Did she drop her hair into the ice cream? Did she get a face full of brownie fudge delight? Did she drop her cone onto the table? Where did it go?? I had to reread that a few time and then I guessed that Amanda must have eaten hers really, really fast and that it was no longer around…
But…
After a few paragraphs of dialogue, “Brady sat back in his chair and absently licked his cone. Amanda did the same.” (Loc. 392)
And now her ice cream cone reappears! Is it full of hair? Is it smashed from being dropped onto the table or does it have an imprint of her face? One will never know…
3. Brady winces three times in one scene. There are 20 instances of wincing. I do not like the constant wincing.
4. Amanda is very emotional about her grandmother’s disappearance and upset that she might not find her grandmother even though Amanda knows that the two older people are just driving around, sending texts to the young ones and telling them to go to different places. Amanda acts in a way as though her grandmother has truly gone missing and there might be a chance that she will never see the woman again. The author did not portray accurate emotions for Amanda and made her too sensitive.
5. All the characters have to talk about how good their morals and values are and how good their family members’ morals and values are, like the readers need to be told this several times – like if it is repeated several times, it must mean that it is true.
6. Amanda is quite the ridiculous character. She acts like a mother hen towards her grandmother and Brady’s grandfather. She is outraged at the fact that Ike and Liz could be kissing, sharing a hotel room or even *gasp!* having sex with one another. Why? Liz and Ike are grown people and if they want to kiss, share a hotel room or have sex, then that is none of Amanda’s business. It’s especially funny because Amanda has blown off her grandmother for quite some time and now she expects to have any say in what her grandmother does. Who gives her that right?
7. I found that I liked Liz’s character better but the author could have toned her down a bit. She made the 70-something tear old woman act like she was 16 and made Amanda like she was a fifty year old fuddy-duddy.
8. I really cannot understand what Brady sees in Amanda. She is whiney, annoying and often tells Brady that she is not into him. It seems like the author forced those two together and the characters really had no choice but to play along until the author stopped writing the darn book.
It’s a book to pass the time and the author’s message is certainly a good one: don’t forget about the important people in your life and make sure that you set aside time for fun.
I give this book 2.5 stars.
A grandmother goes missing from her senior citizen’s home and her granddaughter is called at work and told to come to the home. The police are there and no one at the home seems to know where the old woman went.
Then, we find out from a worker that an old man is missing and now she states that it is quite possible that the two of them went off together.
A younger man rushes to the home and it turns out that it is his grandfather that is missing and he was the one that was called at work and told to come down to the home.
The readers can already guess what is going to happen within the first few pages of the book.
Ike (the grandfather) wants to make sure that his grandson (Brady) does not make the same mistakes that he did growing up: putting work before family.
Liz (the grandmother) wants to make sure that her granddaughter (Amanda) takes the time to “smell the roses” so to speak, find a suitable man to date and not to work so hard.
The readers know right away what the grandparents have planned. The grandparents are even sending texts to their grandchildren, telling them to go to these certain places so that the grandchildren “to find them”. The grandchildren go on this wild goose chase, trying to hunt down the grandparents even though the grandchildren know that they won’t be able to come face to face with the conspiring senior citizens.
Some things that were odd in the book:
1. Brady gets a text and says that it is from his grandfather. Then, he says that he did not even know that his grandfather had a cell phone. If this is true, how did Brady even know that the grandfather had texted him? It’s not like Brady would even have that number in his contacts or would even know who that number belongs to.
“Brady abruptly pulled his phone from his pocked and checked the screen. ‘It’s Granddad! I didn’t know he had a cell phone.’ Come to Sunnyside Park – to the roses,’ they read aloud and in unison.” (Loc. 168)
2. Amanda and Brady each get an ice cream cone and they are sitting down at a table. While I can only assume that Amanda is still holding her cone in her hand, “She suddenly dropped her head onto her arms on the tabletop. Then, Amanda sat back up after Brady reached across the table to squeeze her arm.” – (Loc. 386).
Where on earth did Amanda’s ice cream go when she dropped her head onto her arms?? Did she drop her hair into the ice cream? Did she get a face full of brownie fudge delight? Did she drop her cone onto the table? Where did it go?? I had to reread that a few time and then I guessed that Amanda must have eaten hers really, really fast and that it was no longer around…
But…
After a few paragraphs of dialogue, “Brady sat back in his chair and absently licked his cone. Amanda did the same.” (Loc. 392)
And now her ice cream cone reappears! Is it full of hair? Is it smashed from being dropped onto the table or does it have an imprint of her face? One will never know…
3. Brady winces three times in one scene. There are 20 instances of wincing. I do not like the constant wincing.
4. Amanda is very emotional about her grandmother’s disappearance and upset that she might not find her grandmother even though Amanda knows that the two older people are just driving around, sending texts to the young ones and telling them to go to different places. Amanda acts in a way as though her grandmother has truly gone missing and there might be a chance that she will never see the woman again. The author did not portray accurate emotions for Amanda and made her too sensitive.
5. All the characters have to talk about how good their morals and values are and how good their family members’ morals and values are, like the readers need to be told this several times – like if it is repeated several times, it must mean that it is true.
6. Amanda is quite the ridiculous character. She acts like a mother hen towards her grandmother and Brady’s grandfather. She is outraged at the fact that Ike and Liz could be kissing, sharing a hotel room or even *gasp!* having sex with one another. Why? Liz and Ike are grown people and if they want to kiss, share a hotel room or have sex, then that is none of Amanda’s business. It’s especially funny because Amanda has blown off her grandmother for quite some time and now she expects to have any say in what her grandmother does. Who gives her that right?
7. I found that I liked Liz’s character better but the author could have toned her down a bit. She made the 70-something tear old woman act like she was 16 and made Amanda like she was a fifty year old fuddy-duddy.
8. I really cannot understand what Brady sees in Amanda. She is whiney, annoying and often tells Brady that she is not into him. It seems like the author forced those two together and the characters really had no choice but to play along until the author stopped writing the darn book.
It’s a book to pass the time and the author’s message is certainly a good one: don’t forget about the important people in your life and make sure that you set aside time for fun.
I give this book 2.5 stars.
July 10, 2014
Got this as a free book for my kindle and with this in mind the story was ok. Liked the grandparents characters and they're relationship. it was an easy, light-hearted read, with good messages running though, that we should all take note of. Ending was too quick and predictable considering that the story was based on a journey
September 9, 2012
aaaww this was such a sweet read...it was however a bit to fast paced during the end...it felt very abrupt and could have been done loads better
March 10, 2013
Grand kids try to find their grandparents, after leaving a retirement home.......the seniors trying to teach the kids about life lessons. Fun and awwww read.
August 20, 2013
A clean read. Fun, "life is more than work" reminder.
October 10, 2013
Wow, another sweet love story. I am starting to like these books written by this author Rosemarie. I always love sweet sappy happy love stories. Awesome!
November 18, 2013
I loved this book. It was a quick, light easy enjoyable read for a stormy Sunday afternoon. Not to be taken seriously but a real moral booster, a feel good book.
May 7, 2014
Such a sweet story
This was a wonderful, clean double romance in one story. I loved how the story flowed and the wonderful ending.
This was a wonderful, clean double romance in one story. I loved how the story flowed and the wonderful ending.
October 13, 2014
Not a bad romance until the hokey ending.
April 17, 2014
cute but boring
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