A Novel with Thoughts and Ponderings

MY ONE AND ONLY

Author: Kristan Higgins ISBN: 9781420109948 4/2011 CONTEMPORARY Publisher: MIRA

My One and Only by Kristan Higgins
Divorce attorney Harper James can't catch a break. Bad enough that she runs into her ex-hubby, Nick, at her sister's destination wedding, but now, by a cruel twist of fate, she's being forced to make a cross-country road trip with him. And her almost-fiancé back at home is not likely to be sympathetic.

Harper can't help that Nick has come blazing back into her life in all of his frustratingly appealing, gorgeous architect glory. But in Nick's eyes, Harper's always been the one. If they can only get it right this time, forever might be waiting—just around the bend.

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS: 4 Rose Read

I read very few contemporary authors, at least in comparison to the paranormal or historical romance authors I devour.  Kristan Higgins is one of those writers who touches upon just the right blend of sweet, witty, and endearing, to make me want to read more.

Her latest book, MY ONE AND ONLY, has formerly married couple Harper and Nick reuniting during a cross-country road trip.  The thing about Higgins that tugs at my heart strings every time is that she writes about problems that happen every day to couples.  Nick and Harper are no different. 

The rekindling of their romance is difficult and fraught with problems.  Neither is able to let go of the past.  After twelve years and lack of closure, they're both too wound up to think straight.  Slowly they rebuild what they had, with the impending wedding as a mile marker almost.  Harper looks at her sister's marriage as a disaster waiting to happen.  Nick sees it as a work in progress that will smooth over.

And that was at the heart of their own problems.  Harper was terrified that love would fail her, and Nick was blindly certain that love conquered all.  There was no gray road for either of them. 

The parts that really spoke to me were when Nick would ask Harper what happened, and Harper would tell him everything she should have told him twelve years before.  I was a little bit peeved at a rather predictable outcome regarding her sister, as I think it only served to lengthen how long Harper and Nick stayed apart, but MY ONE AND ONLY was a relaxing and light read. 

Alexandra Cenni

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