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Tantor Audio (2011), Edition: Unabridged Audiobook, Downloadable WMA/MP3 Audiofile, 8 hrs 11 mins
Description
Fiction. Romance. HTML: The hardheaded Armstrong brothers are determined to rebuild their tornado-ravaged hometown in the Georgia mountains. They've got the means, they've got the manpower...what they need are women! So they place an ad in a Northern newspaper and wait for the ladies to arrive.... Sensible yet sexy middle brother Kendall Armstrong penned that ad himself--but there's just one woman he really wants to answer the call.... Civil engineer Amy Bradshaw--Kendall's ex-fiancée--fled Sweetness years ago, taking a precious souvenir with her. She's back now...but only on a professional level. Really. Little does she know that old flames always burn the hottest..
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LibraryThing member cranberrytarts
This review is full of spoilers. Read at your own risk.
I expected to love this book, especially since I like the first one and was intrigued by the past history of this couple. It started out well enough, but a few chapters in I started getting a bad feeling about where things were headed..and I
I can handle the secret baby plot device if it's done well, ie she had a good reason for keeping the kid a secret, something outside their control keeps them apart, she tells him as soon as possible, etc. Unfortunately this wasn't an example of how the secret baby plot works. It was a hot mess from beginning to end.
I did love the parts of the story that focused on the town and their rebuilding efforts. I also loved the scenes between Kendall and his son. The way they got to know each other and rely on each other was wonderful - when the psycho claiming to be his mom didn't ruin it, that is. Because of that I'm going to give this a
1.5 out of 5.
I expected to love this book, especially since I like the first one and was intrigued by the past history of this couple. It started out well enough, but a few chapters in I started getting a bad feeling about where things were headed..and I
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was right to be wary. I can handle the secret baby plot device if it's done well, ie she had a good reason for keeping the kid a secret, something outside their control keeps them apart, she tells him as soon as possible, etc. Unfortunately this wasn't an example of how the secret baby plot works. It was a hot mess from beginning to end.
I did love the parts of the story that focused on the town and their rebuilding efforts. I also loved the scenes between Kendall and his son. The way they got to know each other and rely on each other was wonderful - when the psycho claiming to be his mom didn't ruin it, that is. Because of that I'm going to give this a
1.5 out of 5.
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2011-06-21
Physical description
7.51 inches
ISBN
1452654484 / 9781452654485