Picking Daisy
Kimberly Miller
Christian Romance
Prism Book Group, Pelican Ventures
LLC
September 2017
Print $15.99
Ebook $4.99
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About the Book
Daisy Parker isn’t the woman that
rock star Robby Grant would have imagined himself falling for. She’s
soft-spoken, sweet, and lives by a strange code the struggling musician is
recognizing as Biblical.
And he’s helpless against it.
Even if Daisy is hard-pressed to believe that a man like Robby would see her—a woman long forgotten by the rest of the world—as anything more than a step back to his career.
But Robby challenges Daisy in ways she’d long avoided.
With their mutual love of music, it seems nothing can separate them—not Daisy’s wheelchair or Robby’s ego.
As Robby grows into the man he’s long dreamed of being, Daisy dares to trust again. But will this sweet melody last?
And he’s helpless against it.
Even if Daisy is hard-pressed to believe that a man like Robby would see her—a woman long forgotten by the rest of the world—as anything more than a step back to his career.
But Robby challenges Daisy in ways she’d long avoided.
With their mutual love of music, it seems nothing can separate them—not Daisy’s wheelchair or Robby’s ego.
As Robby grows into the man he’s long dreamed of being, Daisy dares to trust again. But will this sweet melody last?
My Review
A most worthy debut by Kimberly
Miller. The story of a man who can’t grow up but has promise and a woman broken
and abandoned by illusions of love was such an enjoyable read. I love it when I
can invest in characters and want to hug them or smack them. Robby was so
redeemable with the core of people who believe in him and real that I cheered
for him from the start, seeing him through the eyes of his Uncle Nick, even
though I wanted to dislike him and his immense ego. But contrasting him with
Daisy of the title, a woman who hid behind a wheelchair while healing from life,
made me realize that we should be proud and comfortable with who we are, not
settle for but graciously accept the things we cannot change and come to a
understanding with the aspects of ourselves that do need to be changed.
Told from both perspectives of the hero
and heroine, the formula of romance, meeting head-on, and the wonderful conflict
not of person but of morals makes for a refreshing twist in the standard tried
and true genre. People you root for, a dilemma that could go several ways,
too-good-to-be-true vicarious lifestyle of the rich and famous add up to one
delightful take-me-away romantic read. While Daisy is obviously a paraplegic,
there are no gruesome details about what it’s like to have to take care of a
wheelchair-bound person. Daisy was strong and at ease, but there are things
that have to happen that I wondered how Robby would deal with, even though he
was chair-blind. He didn’t need Daisy to save him, and the author dealt
naturally and organically with his faith-growth. Daisy, however, needed someone
like him to force her out of her pity-party, and the two of them together were
a glorious fit.
The side characters—Uncle Nick who
was the instigation for the romance and remained largely out of the picture,
Daisy’s friends, and Roby’s brother, and his bodyguard—were wonderful
additions. I’m normally not a huge fan of companion stories, but would enjoy
reading stories about any of these people. They were integral, integrated
without being overbearing, and fleshed enough to hold the story together.
Wonderful job. I enjoyed the story
thoroughly and recommend Picking Daisy for those who like slightly edgy but
clean contemporary romance with characters who happily inhabit your heart and
mind for a while.
About the Author
Kimberly Miller enjoys the seasonal
weather in Pennsylvania with her husband, two daughters, and one ornery cat.
She teaches writing and film courses, and in her spare time loves reading,
watching movies, making jewelry, drinking coffee and eating one of God’s
amazing gifts—chocolate and peanut butter.
