Letters to Kelly

by Suzanne Brockmann

Book Overview

Falsely imprisoned on trumped up charged in Central America, Jax Winchester's memory of Kelly O'Brien is the only thing that keeps him going. Released after two years, Jax is determined to claim her as his own. Original.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373272839
• ISBN13: 9780373272839
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Silhouette Books
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Must Read Book! Heart Warming & Heart Wrenching!

LETTERS TO KELLY was such an incredible reading experience. The story is about a journalist (Ty) who went into a Central American country just to get an exclusive interview and instead ended up becoming a political prisoner after being set up on trumped up false drug charges. He was imprisoned, beaten, starved for almost 2 years before Amenesity International managed to help him get released. During all this time he was held in this hell hole, he managed to keep his sanity by writing imaginary love letters to his sweetheart (Kelly) at home, whom he promised to marry when she turned 18. Not a day went by that he didn't tell Kelly how much he loved her, missed her and promised to marry her. Unfortunately her 18th birthday came & went and he was still imprisioned. It broke his heart that he couldn't be with her and it broke Kelly's heart that she thought Ty had abandoned her. Kelly never knew about his Central America assignment, all she knew was that he just dropped out of sight after a prom date and the empty promises of loving her. When he was finally released, Kelly had already married another guy and he was devastated. However, when that marriage fell apart, Ty couldn't believe his luck given a second chance and pursued Kelly relentlessly. The story was so well written. Usually I get really fustrated when a couple is apart for a number of years and even more fustrated when the truth that keeps them apart is not revealed for really stupid reasons (like pride). However such was not the case in this story, everything made sense, however I did want to shake the heroine at a few points when she refuses to love the hero back when it was so apparent how much he loved her. This was such a tortured hero, I fell in love with Ty from the beginning to the end. This book will warm your heart and bring tears to your eyes, so read it with a full box of tissues next to you.

Touching Love Story

Having now read many of Ms. Brockmann's books, I've come to expect big things from her as an author. I'm happy to say she has never let me down, and this time is no different.Picture a guy who through a twist of fate is kept in a foreign country's prison, with only the love of a girl back home to keep him alive and sane. Picture how she tries to go on with her life after his unexplained and heart-breaking disappearance. Picture how their lives cross again and again, with his true feelings expressed only in those love letters she'll never read... until... she sees... Dear Kelly... It's an absolutely beautiful love story. Thank you Ms. Brockmann for telling the tale.

A must read

A wonderful bookThis book covers all the emotions. You will laugh, cry and be filled with joy. Jax Winchester fell in love with Kelly O'Brien when she was a teenager. Circumstances kept them about for seven years. Jax returns as a best selling author and his plan is to make Kelly his own. Kelly has a lot of trust issues to work through before she can give her heart to Jax. The story within a story of Jared and Carrie really blends and adds to the main love story. Letters to Kelly is a treasure, definitely a keeper.

Letters to Kelly

I just read Letters to Kelly by Suzanne Brockmann. I finished it in one sitting. There was no way I could put it down. I think it might just be the most romantic story I've ever read, and I've read hundreds of romance novels. Jax, Kelly, and their histories - their shared history, and each of their separate paths - were woven into an incredibly beautiful tale. There were some funny moments to keep things from becoming overly intense, including a few priceless scenes where Jax was arguing with his own characters.Letters to Kelly is not especially steamy, or action-oriented, or suspenseful, or a lot of other things that often make a book good. None of those elements would have added a thing to the story. It's all about the characters, their relationship, and their emotions. It's truly one of the best books I've ever read. If you are a fan of Suzanne Brockmann, romance in general, or even think you might like to give a romance novel a try, don't miss Letters to Kelly.

I'm not disappointed...

Plot Synopsis: "Jax Winchester watched Kelly O'Brien grow from a mischievously appealing 12-year old to a beautiful 16-year old. He fell in love with her, but he was too old for her, and his own misgivings, the interference of Kelly's older brother, and a hideous 20-month imprisonment in Central America kept them apart. Now Jax has come back for the woman he never stopped loving. Except Kelly doesn't know why Jax disappeared, or believe that he's come back because he never stopped loving her. So Jax has to convince her that they belong together."When I first picked up "Letters to Kelly," I didn't realize it's a reissue of an earlier book. Now that I know, I can see it, to a certain extent, but I can also see all of the deep intimacy and emotionalism that Brockmann brings to all of her current, longer novels.I enjoy Brockmann's "SEAL" books, but I read a lot of other types of books, as well, and to me, Jax is one of the best types of heroes. He's loving, and persistent, but not insensitive. He's definitely not an alpha male type, but he is tough and knows what he wants. I appreciated his depth of character. Brockmann gives Jax a snappy repartee with a character in a book he's writing, and while this might be confusing to some readers, to me it injected some much-needed humor into a tender, but in some ways deeply sad book. Kelly is a good character, too, and Brockmann develops well her reluctance to be involved with Jax again. In the end, though, Jax is a more interesting character.Because the love story between them starts when she is 16, a few readers might be "creeped out." It didn't particularly bother me -- in fact, I found the development of their love quite beautiful -- but if you're squeamish, be warned.Nothing in the plot of this book is particularly new or novel. It's a typical romance plot where misunderstandings and a lack of trust cause a rift between two people who really love each other. But Brockmann brings a depth of emotion to it that is fresh and lovely, and it sets this book apart from many genre issues. My only issue is that the ending is wrapped up too quickly. Brockmann falls prey to a typical problem with this particular plot: everything is all right immediately when the misunderstandings are resolved. I wish she had brought the same development to the resolution as she did to setting up the problems.All in all, I found this to be a stand-out read, especially for a reissue. Those looking for Brockmann's alpha male SEAL types might be disappointed, however; this book has a different (but still appealing) type of hero.