It Started with a Kiss

Romily Parker is a woman on a mission. On the last Saturday before Christmas, (shortly after disastrously declaring her undying love for her best friend, Charlie) Romily has a sudden, brief encounter with a gorgeous stranger who might, just possibly, be the man of her dreams. It only takes two small words – ‘Hello, beautiful’ – and one, heart-stopping kiss to make up her mind – she has to find him again.

Giving herself a deadline of the following Christmas Eve, Romily commits to spending a year searching for the stranger – a decision that divides her family and friends.

©2011 Miranda Dickinson. (P)2023 Bolinda Publishing

Maybe a better short story?

Nothing happens during most of the book, and we get a lot of filler: descriptions of multiple wedding band gigs and recitations of online messages and emails. The quest is not an example of empowerment. A Hallmark treatment would need to create more substance to pad it.