Rough Edges: Allie's Story by Kimberly Krey

I just finished reading Rough Edges: Allie's Story.  I loved it.  It is the third book I have read by Kimberly Krey and I am really loving all of her books.

Summary from Amazon:
Divorced mother, Allie Emerson, never imagined she'd be raising two teenage girls on her own. Between parenting and paying the bills, she hasn't even thought about meeting a man. That changes once she hears local carpenter, Braden Fox, is in need of a secretary. Back in high school, Allie had done all she could to deny the sparks burning between her and Braden; but would the chemistry still be there after all this time?

Braden has heard all about what Terrance did to Allie and the girls, has been planning to stop by and see how she's getting along, but Allie beats him to it by showing up at his shop in search of a job. Her unexpected visit reignites the old flame Braden used to torch for her; trouble is, old feelings of resentment return as well. Allie did choose Terrance over him, after all. And as much as Braden wants Allie in his life, he's not sure he can open his heart to her again.

With this second chance at romance, will the

bumps in their relationship be too much to get over,

or will this carpenter learn to smooth out the past?


My review:

Kimberly Krey is quickly becoming a favorite author.  I love that she writes CLEAN romance stories.  There is a fade to black sex scene between a married couple in this book.  The language in the book is also clean.  I love that in this story Allie is trying to get her life back on track after a not very good marriage and divorce.  I love that she has tried to keep the dirty parts of her divorce away from her kids.  The love story of Allie and Braden is one that goes back to high school.  Fast forward to now and Allie goes in to Braden’s woodworking shop looking for a job.  I like that the story moved at a good pace…not too fast, not too slow!  I would highly recommend this story to anyone looking for a sweet romance story.  The main characters have some issues to work through and some setbacks but I like that they don’t give up and that they care enough about each other to help each other through the challenges they face.

I did receive a free copy of this ebook in exchange for a review.