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A Catered Romance (2012)

by Cara Marsi(Favorite Author)

3.49 of 5 Votes: 4

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English

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Romance

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Carolyn Matkowsky

review 1: Have you ever encountered a romance heroine that you wanted to shake until her teeth rattled? I have, and her name is Mary Beth Kendrick.Mary Beth met Tom Sackett at an exclusive prep school at which she was a poor scholarship student and he a privileged rich boy. During the course of their high school years they developed a friendship which blossomed into a romance. Their romance ended abruptly on the night of their graduation formal when snotty classmates gave the impression Tom's interest was part of a bet. Mary Beth was heartbroken, fled the dance and never gave Tom a chance to explain.Twelve years later, Mary Beth is co-owner of a catering business that's on the brink of financial ruin. Tom's company wants to invest and Mary Beth reluctantly agrees at the urging of he... morer business partner. She hasn't seen or spoken to him in twelve years and it quickly becomes apparent that a) Mary Beth hasn't gotten over him and b) she still has the mentality of an eighteen year old.Mary Beth is a roiling mass of insecurity and it all centers around wealth and those that have it. It makes you wonder why someone would start an upscale catering company if the wealthy made them feel like dirt.Tom has never forgotten Mary Beth and desperately wants to make amends. She rebuffs all his attempts at discussing the past claiming she wants their relationship to be strictly business. Even though Tom always treats her as a business partner, she constantly reminds him that she works for him. Each time she spouted that line I wanted to shake her! She placed herself in a subservient role and then blamed him for it.Of course she can't resist him and they begin a physical relationship. Despite Tom's repeated attempts, Mary Beth refuses to discuss the fateful night twelve years prior and my frustration grew. Had Mary Beth actually acted like a 30 year old and voiced her past hurts and grievances, the book would have flowed to a natural conclusion....and been half as long.I don't believe their happily-ever-after will last. Her "aha" moment is incredibly superficial and you know Tom will spend his life catering (pun intended) to her insecurities. He deserves better (and according to Mary Beth that means richer!)and so does the reader.Pass this one up.
review 2: High school is a time for romance to bloom and yet for Mary Beth Kendrick it was a time of humiliation. She is so in love with Tom Sackett even though she was from the wrong side of the tracks. The Sacketts are wealthy people and Mary Beth was a young girl trying to stay alive in high school among the wealthy kids. Yet years later Tom is back in her life and even though she swore years ago to never fall for him again she can’t help the attraction. Her main goal right now is to make her business a success and that means teaming up with Tom Sackett. Each day with him is torture for her for she wants him yet remembers the joke he played on her in high school. Can Mary Beth trust him again when it’s not just her heart on the line but her business as well?Tom Sackett is wealthy, handsome and sad to say alone. For years he has never forgotten about Mary Beth Kendrick his first love. He knows that in high school she was the only one who looked at the real him and not the money behind his name. Now seeing her again he is determined to make things right by confessing his real feelings towards her. Just when he thinks something could grow a woman from his past ruins everything once again. Can Tom convince Mary that his feelings now are real of a man in love and not a young boy intent on breaking her heart?Cara Marsi has created a romance that speaks of forgiveness and second chances in a way that will make your heart warm. I fell in love with Tom Sackett for even though he is wealthy he doesn’t care about money just Mary Beth. Now Mary Beth was a little hard to like for each time Tom made an effort she would step back. These two together are obviously still attracted and understand about Mary Beth’s hesitation in believing him of his love again. Yet through it all Cara Marsi shows us that love can occur no matter how much you deny the love. The story was sweet and though it is a reissue it still a favorite of mine. Great book and definitely can’t wait for more from this talented author. less

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