When Melody takes an evening run to pray about her future husband, it seems like an answered prayer when an engagement ring lands on her feet...literally. When Avery Knight's girlfriend turns down his proposal, he throws the ring, not seeing where it lands. When Melody returns the ring the next day (turns out they are neighbors), a friendship and flirtation develops. I liked this book. The characters are great...unique and well-developed. Barney, Avery's dog, is a fun addition and serves as a great supporting character. Melody's love of fencing is also an off-beat but interesting part of the story development. However, the end of the story felt a little off....like it ended too soon with parts of the plot (like the crazy ex-girlfriend) not wrapped up.Still, I enjoyed the book. The colorful characters and funny situations made for a light, enjoyable read. I admit that I am a sucker for Christian romance novels. I blame my high school friend Evelyn who introduced me to Lori Wick. I read her four-book Kennsington Chronicles series in exactly four days and still re-read them from time to time. So when I stumbled across Melody's Knight on Amazon for $0.99, I figured I'd give the novella a chance. Of course it was predictable like so many of them are. But predictable in a good way. Melody is one of those girls that only has one real aspiration - to be a wife and mother. She's perfected her home-making skills but hadn't managed to find her better half. One evening as she is walking through the park she witnesses a proposal gone wrong and the engagement ring is flung in her direction. She follows the jilted man to return the ring and is surprised to find that he lives in her apartment building on her floor. After a horrible first impression and an equally bad second impression, Melody is sure the good-looking firefighter, Avery Knight, won't be interested in her at all. But those encounters begin solidifying a friendship between the neighbors. The only problem is that friendship is exactly where they remain, until a run-in with the almost fiance and a near accident causes Avery to rethink his life and his priorities.Thoughts: * Melody is like so many of my friends who only want to be wives and mothers, so for me she was totally believable. However, I'm not a big fan of those women. * The best friend character has a strong British accent and uses colloquial phrases making it nearly impossible to understand her when she speaks. * Love the name Avery Knight and his character's career as a firefighter fits very perfectly with who he is. * I like the role Avery's dog plays in the whole romance. Count on the animals to sense a connection before the people do.
What do You think about Melody's Knight (2002)?
Loved it!! I read it in one sitting... And now I want to read it again.
—Tone
This little novella was so cute. I've already read it twice.
—Victorio31
Funny, quick read. A bit fast, for my taste, though.
—geemyknee
