Review: Good contemporary romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 16, 2013
I really liked this story. The heroine, Caitlin, is feisty and independent, but not stupid about making choices just to be right. The hero, Andrew, really reevaluated who he was and what kind of person he wanted to be after he met Caitlin the first time. When he reconnects with her after she returns to New York from a year's assignment in Singapore, he's a new man. Of course, she doesn't know that. But he soon finds out she's a new woman as well, the mother of his 3 month old son.There's a lot of compromising needed for two very independent people with past hurts to come together and be parents. It doesn't help that her younger sister is married to his younger brother and they have a baby within a week of the same age and are blissfully happy. Andrew's mother and sister are both actively hostile toward Caitlin, and there's a mystery in Caitlin's  past that caused her family to disown her.  Even with all that baggage, the attraction between Caitlin and Andrew remains strong, sometimes fueled by anger or sarcasm, but still strong. They are united in wanting the best things for their child. Caitlin's  biggest obstacle is allowing herself to trust anyone else to be there for her because she's had no one to count on for over a decade. Can Andrew break through the mistrust and prove himself reliable?Heat factor moderate.