Let's Pretend (Silhouette Romance, 1604)

Rating:
Summary: A Light, Entertaining Read
Review: I thought this book was light, and kind of entertaining. However, I felt that the author could have put a little more conflict into the story. Jessamy Cossette returns to her hometown for a centennial festival. She's staying at her friend's house, whose brother, Derek, used to tease Jessamy mercilessly in high school. When they meet again, as adults, Jessamy has filled out into a beautiful young woman and Derek has lost all of his baby fat. They are attracted to each other and the only things holding back their love is:
1. Derek's coworker has the hots for him, and makes it impossible for him to date freely since she's the boss's daughter.
2. Jessamy lives far away, in another state, and they don't know if a long-distance relationship will work.
3. Jessamy wants to move back to Derek's town and sell her catering business, only to discover that Derek has found a job elsewhere, far from his hometown, and she'll need to follow him to his new location in order for the romance to work.
They pretend to be engaged, just to please Derek's boss so that he'll get a promotion.
This book is good to read when you don't want something filled with too much angst and sadness.

Rating:
Summary: Very disappointed
Review: I was very disappointed in the content of this book. Because of other books the author has written, I expected this book to be free of the sensuality found in so many romance novels, and suitable for younger readers. But I would definitely not want young people to form their ideas about wholesome dating from this. I'm very disappointed that a writer of Christian books would also write this kind of stories.