TALL, DARK AND DADDY

Author: Shara Jones ISBN: NA 2/2005 CONTEMPORARY Publisher: BY GRACE PUBLISHING

When Texas widower Rick Lawson needs a temporary nanny, he hires Angelyn Winters, a widow dead-set against remarrying. A deft hand with his son, home and his heart, will she be the woman that could make him reconsider his one hard and fast rule – never fall in love? Angelyn wanted it all – the “Cinderella” package; loving husband, happy children and a happy home. A tragic accident robbed her of that dream until she meets TALL, DARK AND DADDY, Rick Lawson. Can she settle for the temporary nanny position or will the temptation to test his ‘rule’ prove to be irresistible?

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:

TALL, DARK AND DADDY is a romance story filled with emotion and likeable characters. The characters were so real I could feel the pain and loneliness that Angelyn and Rick felt.

The author's description of Rick made me fall madly in love with him. I was lusting for the man throughout the book, and there were many times I could have slapped Angelyn, because I knew in my heart she was going to lose Rick if she didn't pull down the wall she had built around herself. The banter between Angelyn and Rick was real and wonderful.

Little Corey brought me to tears...the poor child, although young, had it rough and wanted a mommy so badly. When be begged Angelyn to marry him and his daddy, and she refused, it broke my heart.

I could also relate to Cissy. She reminded me so much of myself. I loved one particular scene in the grocery store; it sounds so much like something I would have done! The bond between Angelyn and Cissy was strong, and Cissy made Angelyn take a good look at what she was doing to herself.

The author uses a lot of dialogue and detail that just brought the whole story to life. I loved the way the story builds from the very first page to the last. The description of Rick's house was so vivid, I could smell the bougainvilleas in his garden, smell the blueberry pancakes in the morning, and taste them as they flooded my mouth with flavor.

TALL, DARK AND DADDY would appeal to anyone looking for a love story that ends well.

Guest Reviewer Dianne Gassman