Another excellent story by Janice Kay Johnson; I can truly state that I've not read one book by her so far that has not been, at the least Very Good... and usually they're Excellent or higher.
Being a single parent has got to be one of the most difficult things to do ~ even in a two parent home, sometimes, you wonder if you're going to survive your child's teen years. But for a man who's never really known love or had someone that can show him the way, a teenaged daughter has to be a challenge beyond belief. JKJ displays her mastery of wonderfully evocative emotional storytelling once again... and not just for David, but also for Grace and the girls, Claire and Linnet.
Yes her stories are very emotion- based, but character is a major ingredient as well and regardless of the focus, the stories are always first-rate.
RATING:
Excellence: Excellent ~ 4.0 stars
Steaminess: Sensual
BOOK READ:
Janice Kay Johnson; The Daughter Merger; HSR #944; October 2001
FROM the BACK:
The terrible twos are nothing compared to the traumatic teens.
David Whitcomb is a good father and once upon a time, his thirteen-year-old daughter Claire adored him. But times have changed and Claire seems intent on running away to live with her mother ~ a woman who's incapable of looking after her.
In desperation, David turns to Grace Blanchet, the mother of Claire's best friend. Grace agrees to foster Claire while father and daughter work things out. She knows this is what's best for Claire. She's just not sure it's best for her. Does she realy want to "play house" with a man who, much as she's attracted to him, reminds her of another man ~ one she'd prefer to forget?
Books read in May: 16
Har / Sil ~ 13
Others ~ 3
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kalyko ~ Reading: One of life's little joys and a much needed reward!
