True Love & Other Disasters

- Rachel Gibson -

This actually way exceeded my expectations for some reason, even though Rachel Gibson is generally a fairly reliable, fun read.

I think it was because the last hockey themed book of hers I read (See Jane Score) had a couple of elements I didn't like, but that wasn't the case here so it was just a really fun read.

The plot is very similar to Susan Elizabeth Phillip's "It Had to Be You" (woman inherits sports team and takes over running over team despite lack of sports knowledge, clashes then sparks with Alpha Male involved with team, etc) but both Faith and Ty were such fun characters and the relationship between them flowed so well, that it was just fun to read, despite similarities.

I really liked the fact that Faith was honest and comfortable with her reasons for marrying and staying with a man fifty years her senior and felt no need to apologize for it. Similarly, I loved that Ty had the perfect blend of Alpha Male, "big strong man" syndrome, and common sense, ie: he didn't hold onto preconceptions of who Faith was once he got to know her and so on. They ended up coming across as a very well matched, sexy couple.

Am really looking forward to Rachel Gibson's next book (spring 2010, sob!) which is the story of Mark Bressler, a former hockey captain who suffered devastating, career ending injuries in a car accident. Looks like his physiotherapist will be the female love interest - and I do love an injured alpha male storyline!