Benny and Shrimp- Mazetti (Book #55)

This is a very sweet and unexpected love story between Benny and Desiree (Shrimp). The writing reminded me of a charming book series I love 44 Scotland Street. They meet at the graveyard. She goes to remember her late husband, he goes to remember his mother. At first they are annoyed by one another but as the story progresses they grow interested and a surprising love story develops. Shrimp is a cultured librarian living in the city who enjoys the opera and values her education. Benny is a farmer working his family's dairy farm. They are very different people yet they cannot fight their attraction to one another. The story is told in alternating chapters with Benny's point of view and then Shrimp's point of view. Mazetti's work could be another silly romance but her writing is what truly sets this book apart as well as her insight into heavy topics such as loneliness and the lengths we go to escape it. I'm glad she is coming out with a sequel because the ending for me needed more. I wanted to keep reading on about what happened with both of them. Hopefully like 44 Scotland Street she will continue to let us learn more about the characters she created.