Miki Bennett has shifted gears with her new romance novel, Camping in High Heels, but she continues to turn out hard-to-lay-down books with her virtuous, heart-and-soul writing style. Readers are taken on a hilarious adventure with Kate Palmer in the first book in this new series after she accepts a challenge by one of her travel blog followers. She’s used to 5 Star accomodations, but this challenge pushes her into new territory as she spends the next six months camping and RVing. Experiencing a learning curve that led her to nickname the RV she is driving Monster, she begins to question why anyone would actually choose to travel and camp via RV. She’s surprised by the friendships she begins to make at the very first campground, and this continues from campground to campground.
As Bennett tells of Kate’s travels to New Orleans, Texas and New Mexico, readers begin to see Kate come to appreciate the outdoors. It’s a romance novel, so naturally a romance starts to blossom as she continually bumps into fellow camper, Brandon.
This is a clean, well-written novel. Bennett’s descriptions of the many places she sees -like the Alamo and the French Quarter- are explained so well readers will feel like they have seen it too. The characters are all well-defined, and the story line is progressive. I believe Camping in High Heels offers a good message of trying something different. This underlying message encourages readers to do just that. After all, it isn’t possible to know if one would really like something or not unless they try it.
I can hardly wait to read the next book in the series and see what new adventures Kate and her friends will experience.
