Fate brought them together one December evening, but it may also pull them apart forever…Earle Kramer visits Enchante restaurant awaiting the arrival of his fiancée Bonita, primed to announce some wonderful news to her. When Bonita leaves Earle via cell phone text message, he is devastated, and does not know what to do. Another patron at the restaurant that same evening experiences a similar … similar predicament to Earle.
Ria Carnette is also left in the lurch by her fiancé Alain, who does not show up at all at the restaurant. She later discovers a letter from Alain regarding their separation at home, which leaves her heartbroken.
The plights of Earle and Ria are viewed with sympathy by caring Enchante restaurant owner Harland, who does his best to encourage Earle and Ria to get together, seeing their mutual, if tentative interest in one another. Will Harland’s best attempts to connect Earle and Ria fail, or will his intuition about their compatibility prove wonderfully correct?
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This is a sweet Christmas romance with strong characters and an entertaining short novella that’s filled with twists,turns and tons of emotion. I enjoyed reading.
I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book. All opinions in this review are my own and freely given.
ONE GREAT TREAT!!!
Struggling through all the twists and conflicts, along with a few bumps and bruises catapult this bad boy to life beautifully. Upheaval of mishaps and surprising events propels a full range of stormy emotions swirling, thrusting it into play front and center. Shock and awe embrace this baby as one fast track in the slow lane. All the drama, uncertainty and a suspense propel this baby together flawlessly. The characters personalities are well matched as they blend and flow smoothly. The scenes are so vividly described it paints one amazing backdrop. Outstanding job Marcia, thanks for sharing this baby with us.
4 Review of Earle’s Grand Despair by Marcia Carrington
This was a sweet love story that was quick to read. What happens when fate intervenes and the plans that you thought you had for the future are thrown right out?
Earle Kramer and Ria Carnette are left in the lurch by their respective fiancees neither of them know what to do. However Harland the owner of the restaurant where all this occurs decides to play matchmaker.
Will Harland be able to play cupid or will Earle and Ria be destined to spend life alone? You’s need to one click to find out.
This is a sweet fantasy of instant happily ever after love. Their is no character development. It is just a short scene over a couple of days time that manages to bring two complete strangers togethe
I enjoyed the first two stories I read by Ms. Carrington, but after reading several of her poorly edited stories with bad dialog, silly characters (not all) and some boring or unrealistic storylines, I’m sorry I didn’t stop with the first two. There’s just too much maintenance in trying to get the proper meaning without the punctuation making everything clear; the blank filler page between chapters; and the lower case usage of proper nouns for the stories to be enjoyable.
Sabrina’s Surprise Visitor – I love this book cover; it reminds me of Larry Hagman in his JR role, which of course, I used his voice while reading. I wanted to read it even though the last two stories I read by Marcia were bust. I enjoyed this little story as much as The Grandmother’s Message. Good for a coffee break. Needs editing; missing commas change the meanings of the sentences. 4*
MAN ON A MOTORBIKE – An interesting short story about the romance of a carefree biker and his wife. I didn’t agree with what the wife said about meeting the husband at the end of the story, but this is a good coffee break read. Needs editing, but doesn’t keep the story from flowing. 3*
SILAS SAVAGE – The sequel to MAN ON A MOTORBIKE. I tried to read it but the main character acts like an idiot when faced with her mother-in-law and rages instead of converses. Needs editing and has the annoying blank page in between chapters. 3*
BEAUTIFUL BEAU MONTAGUE – I didn’t find this novelette interesting and the lack of editing bothered me, interrupting my reading. The dialog didn’t come across as natural. Having a blank page in between chapters was annoying. I stopped reading at Chapter four, 20 percent. Internet and Mom are uppercase. There’s my mom. Hey Mom, over here. 2*
EARLE’S GRAND DESPAIR – I had problems with the woman watching a man while they were both waiting for others and then finds his behavior peculiar because he looked at her strangely when he was leaving. The woman’s behavior was unnatural to me; she calls him brokenhearted when she just called him strange; the scenario, the dialog and the storyline don’t work. I couldn’t finish when the waiter decides to gossip with her since she’ll keep a secret and stopped at 16 percent. There’s the annoying blank pages between chapters. Needs editing. 2*
The Grandmother’s Message – My first read by this author. A sweet, quickly read, interesting story crossing lines and bringing generations of mothers together with their granddaughter. Needs minor editing, especially with titles. 4*
Adam, My Guardian Angel – A sweet attitude adjustment. An angel gives a woman the self-confidence to take back her life. Good for a quick coffee break. Needs minor editing. 4*
HARVEY HANDSOME – This needs editing and there’s a blank page in between chapters; both excessively annoying. Annaliese is stupid and Carey is dumb for going along with her. Her joke could have been expense with a doctor’s bill until I realized they had Socialist medicine, but it was still a stupid idea. I believe it’s “Harvey, Harvey, wherefore art thou handsome Harvey?” The story is a little too long, editing would have helped, but it ends well. Harvey didn’t act like a confident man of his age would have acted, but the game worked out in the end. 3*