Wednesday, June 18, 2014

A Bride By Summer-Sandra Steffen


A Bride By Summer

Sandra Steffen

Harlequin Special Edition, Jun 17 2014, $5.50

ISBN: 9780373658275

 

In Orchard Hill, Michigan someone abandoned Joey; leaving the baby with the Sullivan brothers; Reed, Marsh and Noah (see A Bride Before Dawn).  The three bachelors struggle with caring for the infant while they wonder who the mom is and which one of them she believes is the dad.

 

Reed and tavern owner Ruby O’Toole (see The Wedding Gift) meet when both were almost hurt by a maniac in a Corvette.  They are attracted to each other, but he feels Joey and bodily excretions come before a firebrand female; and she recently vowed no more men even a nice keeper.  As Reed and Ruby forge a friendship, platonic seems impossible.

 

The latest Round-the-Clock Brides (see A Bride Until Midnight) is an amusing contemporary as love proves bothersome when two people can’t agree on what flavor ice cream to share.  Readers will adore Ruby for her outlook (just ask Nanny McPhee), and appreciate Reed for his persistence with her but especially with his little pal Joey.

 

Harriet Klausner

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