#415 To Love, Honor and Defend - Beth Cornelison (SIM #1362)

Reviewed by Sadhbh on June 4th, 2008, 1:44am

by Beth Cornelison

Format: Print Books

Series: Silhouette

Libby and Cal had been lovers but then his ex told him she was pregnant so Cal left Libby to marry the ex and provide a home for their child. When his daughter was two, Cal stepped in to stop a man beating a woman and lost his head and got sent to jail for two years. Now he's out on parole and his ex-wife (she divorced him)is a drug addict so he asks Libby to marry him so that he can get custody of his daughter. Libby has a stalker to deal with, and an overprotective colleague who doesn't like Cal, but is this finally her chance for love with Cal?
I gave this a "very good" because it was well-written but I didn't like Libby, I didn't understand her reactions, I thought Cal would have been far better off with his ex by the end of the book, because she at least was honest with herself. This book and a few others I've read recently where I didn't feel the hero deserved the heroine (or vice versa) have me wondering about love and whether you can decide not to fall in love with someone who isn't ultimately a good life partner. What's more important, the rush of sexual desire for someone who is in denial about their feelings or attitudes or someone who may not drive you wild with desire but who says what they mean, means what they say and is ready to be a partner? Each individual has to decide for themselves, but more and more I find myself thinking about this, and sometimes my verdict is that I don't accept the HEA, I'm not convinced they could survive the long haul. Libby was too rigid for me to accept such a sudden turnaround

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