The Mead Steed

Tired of having to satisfy herself while her husband cozies up to a bottle, Rose decides to start her life anew in Mead, Maine. Not wanting to ever have to serve another greasy burger to ungrateful customers, Rose begins taking web design classes to start a new career. While she is at it, she decides to make new friends and tries mingling with the locals. While buying groceries one day, Rose meets Tom and agrees to go to dinner with him. After dinner, Rose discovers that Tom has a rather large hidden asset! However, before she can get a grip on the situation, Tom changes gears to distract her. After their private moment, Rose does not hear from Tom so she decides to try dating others but her mind never strays from Tom.

Rose is explained quite well at the beginning of the book, giving the reader the feeling that they understand her and her need for a new life. The story really flows nicely until after Rose loses touch with Tom, then it seems to be somewhat hit and miss as she waffles between trying to seek Tom out and trying to move past him with the closest available man. For that time, Rose seems to lose focus and that is reflected in the story. The build up to the moment of truth between Rose and Tom is much more exciting than the moment itself. With that much anticipation, this reviewer felt that it should have been more earth shattering or emotionally charged. THE MEAD STEED starts of strong and hopeful but in the end feels a little like something was missing.

August 2007