Learning to Live

Sexy waitress Katie Marie Morrison has reached an important crossroad in her life: after eight long years, she is finally at the point of shaking the dust of small town life off her feet, graduating from college and enjoying life as a teacher in Chicago. She has only loved two men in her life and they both left her behind. Most devastating was the betrayal of Jeff McAlester, her high school sweetheart, whom she has not heard from in fifteen years. So who should show up on the eve of their high school reunion, ready to pick up where they left behind but Jeff? Katie is faced with a choice: should she resume the love affair of her youth or should she pursue the future she has painstakingly planned for over the past eight years?

LEARNING TO LIVE is the final entry in the Blue Plate Specials trilogy and it is a richly satisfying one. While less action takes place in Pop’s Diner than in the other two stories, time line continuity is accurate, as well as actions taken by characters featured in the other books. Ms. Allison’s tale does not have the laugh aloud humor that is a part of other entries, but neither is it full of angst and strong emotions. This reviewer would call this story amusing rather than comedic, but it still fits the overall theme of the series. The love story of Katie Marie and Jeff is compelling and appealing to all those readers who may wonder what life might be life if they could revisit their first true love. This reviewer highly recommends this story to any fans of contemporary romance!

August 2006