Review: started strong...then fizzled  **some spoilers**
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 08 5, 2011
I couldn't put this book down at first, it really started out strong.  I'm not sure when it started to fizzle though.  I know that all of the "love at first sight" thing was a little too much.  For something that only happens once every blue moon, it happened to everyone in this book.  It was overkill for me.  All of the male crying was a little too much also.  I've never read a book where all the men cried at the drop of a hat, not realistic.  I didn't like how Ted's mom reacted to the situation, it seemed out of character for her. I hated how Lillian and/or Theo didn't step in to tell their story to Ted's parents, so that history didn't repeat itself.  The way that Mitzi & Caroline made up was unrealistic too.  Out of the blue Mitzi believes their love is true, because she sees a list?  Caroline should have made Mitzi grovel a little bit.  Caroline didn't even make Ted grovel at all.  Even though he left after all the promises he made, she just took him back.  I would have put him through the wringer to come back home.  I like quite a few Marie Force books, but this one fell flat for me.