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A Little Bit of Passion
Karen Larsen calls herself a modern gypsy because she has split her life into two perfect halves. In winter, she's a skiing instructor in the Teton Mountain Range; in summer, she works at the bookstore she owns on Long Island, New York. But one Easter holiday, John Bermett and his son Gerry join her skiing group, and her perfectly balanced universe is shaken. John is the owner and CEO of ON!, the largest electronic equipment company in America. Though there is an intense mutual attraction, Karen feels that dating John would disrupt her free-spirited lifestyle. She works through her internal struggle in e-mail correspondence with her best friend, Leslie Carter, co-owner of the bookstore. Can she overcome her need for independence and find a compromise between her single life and the man who might be the love of it?
- GenresRomance
192 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2011
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Beate Boeker
51 books104 followersI love books with touches of humor and mischief. It doesn't matter if they're romances or mysteries or biographies - as long as they make me chuckle, count me in.
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Beate Boeker is a USA Today bestselling author with a passion for books that brim over with mischief & humor.
Several of her novels were shortlisted for the Golden Quill Contest, the National Readers' Choice Award, the 'Best Indie Books' contest, and the RONE Award.
By day, Beate is a marketing consultant with a degree in International Business Administration. Widely traveled, she speaks German, English, French, and Italian and lives in the North of Germany together with her husband and daughter.
While 'Boeker' means 'books' in a German dialect, her first name Beate can be translated as ‘Happy’ . . . and with a name that reads ‘Happy Books’, what else can she do but write novels with happy endings?
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Here's my official author bio:
Beate Boeker is a USA Today bestselling author with a passion for books that brim over with mischief & humor.
Several of her novels were shortlisted for the Golden Quill Contest, the National Readers' Choice Award, the 'Best Indie Books' contest, and the RONE Award.
By day, Beate is a marketing consultant with a degree in International Business Administration. Widely traveled, she speaks German, English, French, and Italian and lives in the North of Germany together with her husband and daughter.
While 'Boeker' means 'books' in a German dialect, her first name Beate can be translated as ‘Happy’ . . . and with a name that reads ‘Happy Books’, what else can she do but write novels with happy endings?
Contact Beate:
Website
http://www.happybooks.de
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Beate-...
@BeateBoeker
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December 26, 2019
3.5 stars. Karen is fiercely independent, a ski-instructor in winter and part-owner of a bookshop in summer. During a ski-holiday she falls in love with John, a very rich tech entrepreneur whose lifestyle is very far removed from her own. Her friend, Leslie's unfolding romance causes confusion, but happily-after is achieved. Written in the form of e-mails between Karen and Leslie, this is a fun read with lots of humour.
November 22, 2022
A Little Bit of Passion by Beate Boeker
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I don't normally enjoy romance but this one was written as a series of e-mails back and forth between best friends/business partners and turned into a real nail biter towards the end.
It was an easy read with lots of twists and turns. Once I hit the halfway point I couldn't put it down! I needed to know what the heck was going on.
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I don't normally enjoy romance but this one was written as a series of e-mails back and forth between best friends/business partners and turned into a real nail biter towards the end.
It was an easy read with lots of twists and turns. Once I hit the halfway point I couldn't put it down! I needed to know what the heck was going on.
September 4, 2017
As her Bio states this book had romance, mischief and fun. Loved it. A unique way to have a story unfold. E-mails between best friends. A delight.
April 4, 2011
Always be independent, a lesson drilled into Karen by her mother, threatens to undermine Karen’s chance at true love and happiness. Even considering a different life style scares her beyond belief. She is content with minimalistic living space—a tiny attic room in the winter and a small trailer near the ocean in the summer. They make her feel cozy and protected. After a failed marriage, she treasures her independence and has no desire to be tied down with material things.
She is okay with her gypsy style life, but as a ski instructor on the pristine ski slopes of the Tetons, Karen meets all kinds of people, but keeps her distance most of the time. However, the loud-mouthed man that she silently calls “Turtle” is hard to avoid since he is in her class and totally obnoxious with his sexual innuendos and antics. But the handsome, sensitive John Bennett and his teenage son Gerry offset the undesirable, creepy “Turtle”. They create a feeling deep inside Karen that she has never known before. The magnitude of the feeling scares her.
When her plans fall through for her summer trip, John and Gerry ask her to come for a visit in Seattle where they live. She remembers Seattle as a wet, dreary place that she hated, but she longs to spend time with John. She finds herself in an alien, rich, opulent world that she fears will swallow her up. Her independence is threatened. Yet, she knows she loves John and his son like she has never loved before. When John proposes, Karen runs to her Long Island home where she and her best friend Leslie own a bookstore. She has to think and gain perspective.
Leslie, Karen’s confidant as well as her business partner vacations in Seattle. Things get complicated. While Karen and Leslie email each other almost daily, they fail to communicate about important things—things that seem destined to destroy Karen’s chance to love and be loved. She fears John prefers Leslie over her from what Leslie writes in her emails.
Some of the secondary characters make life difficult for the main character, but little Ben, even with the chicken pox, is an absolute darling who sees right into Karen’s aching heart and offers to marry her himself. He is a sparkling bright spot in the story and creates humor that lifts the spirit.
A Little Bit of Passion is a series of emails that tell the story. These emails, whether sent or not, reveal that Leslie and Karen have a unique tie. But they fail to communicate information Karen needs to keep her heart from breaking. Her outpouring of her hopes, fears, and despair pulls the reader into her world, while Leslie’s shorter missives keeps one from really knowing her. This format made me feel like I was on the outside looking in on the action much of the time, and I wanted to know more about the characters. However, some of the descriptions are breathtaking and give the reader a sense of being right in the snow that glistens, in the multi-colored glow of the sunsets and in the cozy attic room. One can almost feel the damp of Seattle, the cold in the Tetons, and so much more.
A Little Bit of Passion is somewhat of a play on words because Karen, John, and Gerry reach out for life with all their energy and ability. They are passionate about life and what they do. One wants them to have the very best life possible, and little Ben, while filching John’s orange mousse, sets things straight so that special happy-ever-after can happen.
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She is okay with her gypsy style life, but as a ski instructor on the pristine ski slopes of the Tetons, Karen meets all kinds of people, but keeps her distance most of the time. However, the loud-mouthed man that she silently calls “Turtle” is hard to avoid since he is in her class and totally obnoxious with his sexual innuendos and antics. But the handsome, sensitive John Bennett and his teenage son Gerry offset the undesirable, creepy “Turtle”. They create a feeling deep inside Karen that she has never known before. The magnitude of the feeling scares her.
When her plans fall through for her summer trip, John and Gerry ask her to come for a visit in Seattle where they live. She remembers Seattle as a wet, dreary place that she hated, but she longs to spend time with John. She finds herself in an alien, rich, opulent world that she fears will swallow her up. Her independence is threatened. Yet, she knows she loves John and his son like she has never loved before. When John proposes, Karen runs to her Long Island home where she and her best friend Leslie own a bookstore. She has to think and gain perspective.
Leslie, Karen’s confidant as well as her business partner vacations in Seattle. Things get complicated. While Karen and Leslie email each other almost daily, they fail to communicate about important things—things that seem destined to destroy Karen’s chance to love and be loved. She fears John prefers Leslie over her from what Leslie writes in her emails.
Some of the secondary characters make life difficult for the main character, but little Ben, even with the chicken pox, is an absolute darling who sees right into Karen’s aching heart and offers to marry her himself. He is a sparkling bright spot in the story and creates humor that lifts the spirit.
A Little Bit of Passion is a series of emails that tell the story. These emails, whether sent or not, reveal that Leslie and Karen have a unique tie. But they fail to communicate information Karen needs to keep her heart from breaking. Her outpouring of her hopes, fears, and despair pulls the reader into her world, while Leslie’s shorter missives keeps one from really knowing her. This format made me feel like I was on the outside looking in on the action much of the time, and I wanted to know more about the characters. However, some of the descriptions are breathtaking and give the reader a sense of being right in the snow that glistens, in the multi-colored glow of the sunsets and in the cozy attic room. One can almost feel the damp of Seattle, the cold in the Tetons, and so much more.
A Little Bit of Passion is somewhat of a play on words because Karen, John, and Gerry reach out for life with all their energy and ability. They are passionate about life and what they do. One wants them to have the very best life possible, and little Ben, while filching John’s orange mousse, sets things straight so that special happy-ever-after can happen.
Originally posted at http://longandshortreviews.blogspot.c...
April 21, 2011
"It's funny how an expression in the eyes of the person opposite you can make you glow and make you think you're beautiful and witty. It's scary too." I can totally relate, can't you? You're on a date, and the way he looks at you makes your insides flutter and your heartbeat resound in your ears. You feel flushed whenever his glance encompasses you....you are the most beautiful girl in the room. This is how Karen Larsen feels when she's out with John Bernett, a feeling that is so wonderful, yet so alarming.
Karen has a wonderfully happy life. In the winter, she is a ski instructor in Wyoming and in the summer she works at the bookstore she co-owns on Long Island, New York. She is content to live in a small trailer in the summer and in a tiny attic room in the winter. These small spaces make her feel safe and secure. Karen loves the outdoors, her face glowing at the sight of a sunset and her heart content with the breath-taking view from the mountains. Then along comes John and Karen's world is shaken. There is a definite mutual attraction between the two that scares her. How can her life stay the same if she lets this man into her world? How could she possibly maintain her carefree lifestyle with a man whose world is so different than hers? But soon, Karen realizes "how empty a place can be when just one person is missing".
Although this was a very short read, it was a good one. It is a story told entirely through a set of emails written between Karen and her best friend Leslie. These emails not only reveal the story, but they are the means by which Karen muddles through her emotions and tries to make sense of her feelings for John. At first, I thought this style would distract me, but I quickly got used to the format and began to sink into the storyline. Some of the emails written by Leslie were quite short, leaving me wanting to know more about her character and her relationship with Karen. I also wanted more of John and Karen together. Karen's feelings for John are revealed in her correspondences but I wanted to hear more from John himself, and simply not what Karen relayed through her emails. The author does a great job of relaying some vivid descriptions of the landscape, making me feel that I was right there on the mountaintop, feeling the wind in my face or the sunshine on my skin. I wanted Karen to take a chance on love, and was happy to see her taking some risks midway through the book. But at times, I was frustrated with her when she retreated back into that space within her self. Yet, I was touched when she revealed her mistakes to Ben, the young boy who visited her often at the bookstore. I think what touched me even more was his innocent, yet so enlightening reply:
He wrinkled his freckled and spotted nose like some benighted guru and said, "You know how I know? You look like Granny when my granddad died."
Lovely comparison.
"It's because I was stupid," I explained. "I love somebody very much, but I didn't believe in it, and that's why I destroyed it. And it's all my own fault."
He nodded. "Like when I washed my crocodile, and all the stuffing came out, and Mom said I shouldn't have done it, only I thought it would be all right because a crocodile lives in the water, doesn't it?" That was when I smiled. "Yeah. Just like that," I said. "I washed the stuffing out of John."
"A Little Bit of Passion" is about characters who are passionate about life and who learn how to make room in their lives for the oldest of all passions....that which we call love.
Karen has a wonderfully happy life. In the winter, she is a ski instructor in Wyoming and in the summer she works at the bookstore she co-owns on Long Island, New York. She is content to live in a small trailer in the summer and in a tiny attic room in the winter. These small spaces make her feel safe and secure. Karen loves the outdoors, her face glowing at the sight of a sunset and her heart content with the breath-taking view from the mountains. Then along comes John and Karen's world is shaken. There is a definite mutual attraction between the two that scares her. How can her life stay the same if she lets this man into her world? How could she possibly maintain her carefree lifestyle with a man whose world is so different than hers? But soon, Karen realizes "how empty a place can be when just one person is missing".
Although this was a very short read, it was a good one. It is a story told entirely through a set of emails written between Karen and her best friend Leslie. These emails not only reveal the story, but they are the means by which Karen muddles through her emotions and tries to make sense of her feelings for John. At first, I thought this style would distract me, but I quickly got used to the format and began to sink into the storyline. Some of the emails written by Leslie were quite short, leaving me wanting to know more about her character and her relationship with Karen. I also wanted more of John and Karen together. Karen's feelings for John are revealed in her correspondences but I wanted to hear more from John himself, and simply not what Karen relayed through her emails. The author does a great job of relaying some vivid descriptions of the landscape, making me feel that I was right there on the mountaintop, feeling the wind in my face or the sunshine on my skin. I wanted Karen to take a chance on love, and was happy to see her taking some risks midway through the book. But at times, I was frustrated with her when she retreated back into that space within her self. Yet, I was touched when she revealed her mistakes to Ben, the young boy who visited her often at the bookstore. I think what touched me even more was his innocent, yet so enlightening reply:
He wrinkled his freckled and spotted nose like some benighted guru and said, "You know how I know? You look like Granny when my granddad died."
Lovely comparison.
"It's because I was stupid," I explained. "I love somebody very much, but I didn't believe in it, and that's why I destroyed it. And it's all my own fault."
He nodded. "Like when I washed my crocodile, and all the stuffing came out, and Mom said I shouldn't have done it, only I thought it would be all right because a crocodile lives in the water, doesn't it?" That was when I smiled. "Yeah. Just like that," I said. "I washed the stuffing out of John."
"A Little Bit of Passion" is about characters who are passionate about life and who learn how to make room in their lives for the oldest of all passions....that which we call love.
August 6, 2011
I am really picky when it comes to books. I'm not a big romance reader, but I devour Chick-Lit. So it has to have a perfect balance. "A Little Bit of Passion" is one of those books who hit the mark right on the head.
Karen's last promise to her dying mother was to never become dependent on a man. That's why she is a self-declared rooted-gypsy, who juggles two seasonal jobs as a ski instructor in Wyoming and a part bookstore owner in the Hamptons. But when she meets a charming man and his loveable teenage son on their trip to her ski house, everything Karen has ever own gets completely flipped upside down.
I'm giving this book a 4.5 star rating. The book is an epistolary short novel, written between two best friends, Karen and Leslie. Karen is giving skiing instructions in Wyoming, while Leslie runs their bookstore on Long Island. (I understand that Karen considers herself a gypsy, but why Wyoming? There are plenty of ski resorts in PA and Vermont! lol) Anyway, since most of the book is written by Karen, you see a lot of "Dear Leslie", so the name Leslie stuck to me more than the name "Karen" did. Though Karen did an excellent job with her story telling, I wish there was a little more correspondence from Leslie, otherwise the premise of an email-written story seems a bit... well, unnecessary. But I'm nit picking.
The other things I wish would have happened in the book was a more final conclusion to "the Turtle" arc (a regular attendee of Karen's lessons who has a weird and quite possessive and startlingly creepy infatuation with her) as it seemed to end kind of abruptly.
Other than that... I loved this book! It was a quick read (almost too quick!) and the emotions were real and raw. I loved the "unsent" emails Karen writes toward the end of the book (I'll try to talk about this without giving anything away), as it really develops a great plot line while gaining insight to Karen's feelings and how she is evolving.
Overall, a great summer read and I will definitely have to look into Beate Boeker's other works.
Karen's last promise to her dying mother was to never become dependent on a man. That's why she is a self-declared rooted-gypsy, who juggles two seasonal jobs as a ski instructor in Wyoming and a part bookstore owner in the Hamptons. But when she meets a charming man and his loveable teenage son on their trip to her ski house, everything Karen has ever own gets completely flipped upside down.
I'm giving this book a 4.5 star rating. The book is an epistolary short novel, written between two best friends, Karen and Leslie. Karen is giving skiing instructions in Wyoming, while Leslie runs their bookstore on Long Island. (I understand that Karen considers herself a gypsy, but why Wyoming? There are plenty of ski resorts in PA and Vermont! lol) Anyway, since most of the book is written by Karen, you see a lot of "Dear Leslie", so the name Leslie stuck to me more than the name "Karen" did. Though Karen did an excellent job with her story telling, I wish there was a little more correspondence from Leslie, otherwise the premise of an email-written story seems a bit... well, unnecessary. But I'm nit picking.
The other things I wish would have happened in the book was a more final conclusion to "the Turtle" arc (a regular attendee of Karen's lessons who has a weird and quite possessive and startlingly creepy infatuation with her) as it seemed to end kind of abruptly.
Other than that... I loved this book! It was a quick read (almost too quick!) and the emotions were real and raw. I loved the "unsent" emails Karen writes toward the end of the book (I'll try to talk about this without giving anything away), as it really develops a great plot line while gaining insight to Karen's feelings and how she is evolving.
Overall, a great summer read and I will definitely have to look into Beate Boeker's other works.
July 6, 2011
A Little Bit of Passion was a fun, entertaining read. Karen prides herself on her independence and free spirit. During the winter, she is a ski instructor and in the summer months she is co-owner of a book store in Long Island. After going through a divorce, Karen is happy with her life, her small living spaces and her care free, gypsy style existence. But all of that is threatened when she meets John.
Like most of us, Karen is skeptical that a relationship with a man who has a completely different lifestyle can work. And to top it off, she discovers he lives in Seattle. This was the part of the book I really enjoyed since I live about 40 minutes outside of Seattle and often refer to it as a very muddy, dreary place ten months out of the year.
The entire book is written in emails between Karen and her very close friend and partner in the bookstore, Leslie. At first I had a hard time relating to the characters, but after a bit, I really enjoyed this type of format. I loved hearing Karen's versions of events and then seeing Leslie's response. I normally do not read romance novels, but I liked this book. There were several situations that made the reader wonder if this romance really was going to work.
Later on, Karen's friend Leslie meets John and it puts a whole new twist on the plot. The book is only 186 pages, but it was a perfect summer read. The author does a great job with her descriptions. I could easily envision the scenery and many scenarios in the book. Well done! A cute, uplifting romantic read. Thank you to the goodreads giveaway program for this win.
Like most of us, Karen is skeptical that a relationship with a man who has a completely different lifestyle can work. And to top it off, she discovers he lives in Seattle. This was the part of the book I really enjoyed since I live about 40 minutes outside of Seattle and often refer to it as a very muddy, dreary place ten months out of the year.
The entire book is written in emails between Karen and her very close friend and partner in the bookstore, Leslie. At first I had a hard time relating to the characters, but after a bit, I really enjoyed this type of format. I loved hearing Karen's versions of events and then seeing Leslie's response. I normally do not read romance novels, but I liked this book. There were several situations that made the reader wonder if this romance really was going to work.
Later on, Karen's friend Leslie meets John and it puts a whole new twist on the plot. The book is only 186 pages, but it was a perfect summer read. The author does a great job with her descriptions. I could easily envision the scenery and many scenarios in the book. Well done! A cute, uplifting romantic read. Thank you to the goodreads giveaway program for this win.
April 10, 2016
I enjoyed this book simply because it was short and sweet. It’s been awhile since I’ve read a book where the main characters were carefree enough to just enjoy life and the surprises that came along with it. The story is about lasting friendships and finding love in the most unexpected places.
The story mostly centers around two best friends, Karen and Leslie. The friends are never in the same place at the same time so they keep in touch through their daily emails. At first I thought that this would be annoying, but it wasn’t. The emails started out light hearted with tales of everyday life, but towards the end of the book they became very emotional. With that being said, I never got bored with their conversations.
I loved the BFFs. They understood each so well, or so they thought. At one point Karen became a little whiny because she thought Leslie was stabbing her in the back, but thankfully the friends cleared the air before any real damage could be done to their friendship.
I also liked the relationship between Karen and John and his son Gerry. It was cute and unexpected. Gerry made a great match maker even if he didn’t realize that he was actually bringing Karen and John together. Personally, I felt the romance happened a little too quickly but I still enjoyed the story.
The story mostly centers around two best friends, Karen and Leslie. The friends are never in the same place at the same time so they keep in touch through their daily emails. At first I thought that this would be annoying, but it wasn’t. The emails started out light hearted with tales of everyday life, but towards the end of the book they became very emotional. With that being said, I never got bored with their conversations.
I loved the BFFs. They understood each so well, or so they thought. At one point Karen became a little whiny because she thought Leslie was stabbing her in the back, but thankfully the friends cleared the air before any real damage could be done to their friendship.
I also liked the relationship between Karen and John and his son Gerry. It was cute and unexpected. Gerry made a great match maker even if he didn’t realize that he was actually bringing Karen and John together. Personally, I felt the romance happened a little too quickly but I still enjoyed the story.
September 27, 2011
The first thing that is amazing about this book is that the author is German, yet her English voice is so rich it melts in your mouth like a particularly thick slab of fudge. The second thing that is amazing is that the entire book is nothing more than an exchange of emails. And not even between the heroine and the hero, but between the heroine and her best friend. As we all know, there are things you can tell your best friend that you would never reveal (sometimes not even to yourself) to a new boyfriend/potential life mate. But the way the story unfolds you can feel the growing attraction between the H/H, watch the conflict manifest itself, and celebrate the Happily Ever After--and don’t anyone complain that I ruined the ending here…it IS a romance for gawd’s sake! The beauty of this story is the journey of two people finding forever-and-ever-Amen love!
The descriptions of the Teton Mountains (one of which is called Fred…seriously, who names a mountain Fred?) and the Seattle skyline and the bustling bookstore will leave you feeling as if you are actually there, not curled up as I was in a papasan chair while the rain smacked against the windows. This is ‘escapism reading” at its best! According to the cover flap, Beate Boeker has two other books available to be read: Wings to Fly and Take My Place, so I’m off to my library right now to check them out.
The descriptions of the Teton Mountains (one of which is called Fred…seriously, who names a mountain Fred?) and the Seattle skyline and the bustling bookstore will leave you feeling as if you are actually there, not curled up as I was in a papasan chair while the rain smacked against the windows. This is ‘escapism reading” at its best! According to the cover flap, Beate Boeker has two other books available to be read: Wings to Fly and Take My Place, so I’m off to my library right now to check them out.
July 25, 2011
A Little Bit of Passion focuses on emails exchanged between Karen Larsen and her best friend Leslie. While Leslie more short emails, Karen has an easy flow to her writing the got me right into the story. Just a couple emails and it felt like I was sitting at a table listening to a conversation between two friends.
Of course, the two friends are fun to listen to. Leslie’s vivaciousness comes through easily and she encourages Karen to open up so the readers get in on all the good stuff.
I thought I would have trouble with the email exchange way this book is written, but I actually enjoyed it a lot. Karen is a prolific email writer, giving me the full sense of the setting and characters around her while keeping the story moving along at a good pace because she doesn’t get bogged down with too many details.
The best part for me about this book as a whole is that neither Karen nor Leslie use netspeak and the emails are distinguished from each other by italics rather than email headers. Those two factors made this book so much easier to read than other email exchange books and fit the style of the story itself.
Of course, the two friends are fun to listen to. Leslie’s vivaciousness comes through easily and she encourages Karen to open up so the readers get in on all the good stuff.
I thought I would have trouble with the email exchange way this book is written, but I actually enjoyed it a lot. Karen is a prolific email writer, giving me the full sense of the setting and characters around her while keeping the story moving along at a good pace because she doesn’t get bogged down with too many details.
The best part for me about this book as a whole is that neither Karen nor Leslie use netspeak and the emails are distinguished from each other by italics rather than email headers. Those two factors made this book so much easier to read than other email exchange books and fit the style of the story itself.
February 2, 2014
This was just okay. There isn't anything wrong with it but I didn't really LIKE it. I liked the idea and think the story line had potential that wasn't tapped. It is written in emails between two friends Karen and Leslie. Mostly it is Leslie and her issues and Karen might as well be an imaginary friend for all that the story includes her. Karen wasn't overly likable in my opinion, which is okay but when she's the main and almost only character you're given, it makes it difficult.
Some people will probably enjoy this story but to me it wasn't well executed. I was a seasonal employee going between two places in a year and being independent and a free spirit, plus I love the west and bookstores so maybe I was expecting too much.
Some people will probably enjoy this story but to me it wasn't well executed. I was a seasonal employee going between two places in a year and being independent and a free spirit, plus I love the west and bookstores so maybe I was expecting too much.
October 22, 2011
I am a stalker! (Not really.) I enjoy reading other people’s emails and getting an insite into the honest human mind. I guess it’s a good thing that Beate wrote this book.
Karen is such a lovable and relatable character. Her highs and lows touch your heart and soul. When she meets the man of her dreams and fights the stress that goes along with her fears, your heart swells and grows with the heartwarming emotions that Ms. Boeker inspires. When she falls in love, your heart is taken on that leap of love. Ms. Boeker has taken email to a whole other level; she is a truly inspirational writer.
Karen is such a lovable and relatable character. Her highs and lows touch your heart and soul. When she meets the man of her dreams and fights the stress that goes along with her fears, your heart swells and grows with the heartwarming emotions that Ms. Boeker inspires. When she falls in love, your heart is taken on that leap of love. Ms. Boeker has taken email to a whole other level; she is a truly inspirational writer.
June 7, 2014
When I first picked up this book I could not put it down. I flew through the two-thirds of it and absolutely cherished every word. HOWEVER, as soon as chapter 7 hits I start to loathe the book. I am not sure how I didn't see it coming (some may say it was the only excitement in the book) but this chapter is the beginning of it's downfall. I'm not sure what I expected but I could barely read it and I was a second away from putting it into my "cannot finish" list. The ending smoothes it out but the rise and fall is unsettling. I would still recommend the book but beware.
September 11, 2011
I love Beate Boeker's humorous voice, and A Little Bit of Passion was no exception. This book was structured entirely of emails written between Karen and her best friend while Karen struggled to hold on to her hard earned independence while falling in love. The setting in the Tetons is beautifully written and will have you wishing you were there!
April 11, 2013
A clever story told via email messages between two friends. Karen's dealing with a new class of skiers. Among them are the annoying Turtle and young Gerry and his dad, John. Allowing bestie Leslie into her complicated world seems like a good idea at the time, but insecurity, jealousy, and past relationships cloud the friendship and the budding romance. Uniquely written and heart melting.
September 6, 2011
ok book too many emails i was left wanting more
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