I have enjoyed the vast majority of books in this line, but this one time I believe you struck out.
I am not ready for books that have the H "falling in love" with the h and contemplating remarriage with his ex, at the same time. The book that so bothered me has both H and h as divorced from their spouse. That means they are both available to move on, right? Not right, because one has an ex that moves back into the picture and tells their son that mommy and daddy are getting married again.
What child of divorce doesn't want their parents to get back together? This is a common desire in children. But at the same time that mom is back visiting, living in the home with son and ex, the ex is dating the neighbor. The same neighbor that he thinks of as having too much "junk in her trunk." Several places throughout the book there are references to this busy mom of twins as being too fat. Just offensive.
And here I thought that a cardinal sin for romances was a two-timing H or h. Is this book an aboration or are editors pushing the boundaries to see if this plot will fly with the readers? Maybe, it is my age and stage in life? Maybe, this will not be a problem with younger readers?
Nancy
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Ugh, thanks for blogging on the book. I haven't come across it thankfully. I don't think it's a good idea for the mom to live there. Is the author someone who has a lot of books with Harlequin? Sorry everybody but I don't always think the 10th book as good as the 1st couple I read from some authors. It's like they just get pushed through.
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I don't know the author
I don't know the author, but I went to her website and she has written many for the line.
I will give her another chance, because there was something in her voice that would suggest to me that with the right plot device I would like her style. This was just a plot that I just did not want to read.
Nancy
Nancy ....
I'm glad to hear that you want to read this author again .... I think you'll be very pleased with that choice
perhaps with this book, the author was trying to achieve more depth in her hero ..... and sadly her plot devices may have been the wrong ones
and I'm glad you realize also that your reaction may not be everyone's ...... often we bring in to our reading parts of what is going on in our lives and those may influence our reading .... I'm not saying this is what has happened in your instance at all .... sometimes books just are not up to snuff and it's that simple ..... but I know it's happened to me .... a book that displeased me on first reading and then puzzled me with good reviews, on second reading I seen things differently .....
I am glad you are open to reading more from this author .... as I said, I think you'll be very pleased
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I also realize that I am entitled to my opinions and that makes neither one of us right or wrong.
I'm just disappointed that the H was involved in two relationships and stringing both along throughout the book. This just did not work for me. As long as one woman was even part time in the household, the H had no business pursuing another woman. IMHO
Nancy