The Little Mornings
Author: C.M. Albrecht
Reviewer: Rita Porter
Publisher: Zumaya Publications (2004)
ISBN: 1894942434
Rating: * * Quills
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In The Little Mornings, Darcy Lemarsh tells what has happened to him since he met Angela Berry. Life-altering choices where bad things happen to good people at times; Darcy is a firm believer in that now that it's too late. Pondering all the different choices he could've made, Darcy begins to look back and see the differences.
 
Upon meeting Angela he falls into lust (or love) too hard to tell when one is unsure of just what love is. Following all the rules of relationships, it doesn't take them long to move in together, and from there to meeting the other's family. Angela is the only one who this can be credited to though. Her grandfather is a drunk old rambling man with big ideas to help Angela be secure. The latest idea drags Darcy into the mix, pretending to be an author to the publishers that have finally agreed to print the grandfather's book.
 
When hearing the details of the book, Darcy is startled at the comparisons between Angela and his life, minus the major part of the plot. Darcy has agreed to pull this fast one on the public and the publishers. Things start to go wrong almost immediately once the meeting with the personal editor has started. Things snowball on Darcy quicker than he can imagine.
 
Turns out there are more than just two authors to the book. Author Havilland catches up with Darcy and Angela on the book tour, claiming that this is his work. Now there are three authors to this book. Darcy is stuck on a parallel spiral with the boyfriend character portrayed in the book.
 
C.M. Albrecht's writing style took some getting used to. It was confusing and overly descriptive in parts, and seemed to leave too much to the reader to pick up on in others. All in all, the plot was good. Albrecht's characters were well written.

 

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