Review: fun easy to read romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 20, 2014
Strike Out. Texas Titans 1. Cheryl DouglasReview from Jeannie Zelos Book reviews.I liked the sound of this, I have a soft spot for re-connections in romance, and with a child there's a solid link. So how did it work for me? Well, poor Lauren, when she heard Zach's comments the night before the wedding I understood her despair and sorrow.  They were both young, and maybe that affected how they saw things. Lauren  wouldn't stay and discuss his comments, he wasn't really thinking about what he said.. never the less it had a huge impact on their lives and then ten years later they meet again.Rennie loves her son, and is naturally very protective of him. Whether she's right in her actions who knows? Life is always a gamble, and we do what we feel is best, she did and had to live with the results. Now Zach is back, and through her work she meets him and he learns about Tyler, his son. That part was neatly done :) Tyler certainly showed initiative! Zach's plagued with guild about his comments on that fateful night, but also annoyed, and upset that he's missed on his son's early years. He's determined he'll play a part in his life now, but Rennie..where does that leave her?I felt for them both, young and bound by decisions and comments that may not have been made had they both talked before, or even after them. Still, they didn't and now they have to pick up. I'm torn between feeling for Zach, who's missed so much of his sons life, and Rennie, who made a decision while emotional and has to live with it. The past can't be changed but she's terrified how Tyler will react when he finds out that Zach is his father and not Nathan, the dad he'd had who died a year before. It's easy to look back and say “well she should have...” but in practice its never really the right time we tell ourselves when there's something we find hard to do. Now it's all caught up with her and the decision out of her hands. She's worried. Will Zach want custody? Will Tyler want to live with him, and how will he take that she never told him the truth about his father? Its a real nightmare time for her, and all she's ever tried to do is keep Tyler happy.There's lots of emotion here, a decent and believable storyline and a romance that didn't drop. I'd have liked a bit deeper heartbreak ( yeah, I’m a sucker for books that make me cry!) before it all went well but that's me. Overall a fun read, not one I’d reread but certainly worth the 1.85 for 215 pages it costs.Stars: Four.ARC supplied by Netgalley