Review: The Other Woman-Joyfully Recommended Read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 20, 2006
The last year has been pure hell for Elizabeth O'Connell.  First she discovers that her husband has been living a double life, with a wife and family in Idaho.  To make matters worse she discovers that she is actually his second wife and that their entire life in California has been built on a lie.  Just when she thought that she couldn't take anymore, she is totally devastated when her husband cuts all ties with her and rushes home to Dundee determined to try and get his first wife to forgive him.  Unable to believe that he could totally abandon her and their children she follows him to Dundee.  With the marriage of Elizabeth's brother Isaac to her husband's first wife Reenie (Big Girls Don't Cry Harlequin Super Romance #1296) the next year finds Elizabeth and Reenie forming a family with their children.  Now Reenie has tried a little matchmaking, arranging a date between Elizabeth and Carter Hudson.  At first Carter and Elizabeth don't like each other, but the more time they spend with each other the more they come to care.  However, Carter tragically lost the woman he loved and Elizabeth is determined that she will never be second best again.The Other Woman touches upon every woman's feelings of rejection.  Both Carter and Elizabeth must deal with their pasts before they find a future together.  Although The Other Woman can stand alone, I recommend that readers first pick up Reenie's story, Big Girl's Don't Cry (Harlequin Super Romance #1296), as it is not only a great read but also will adds the background to this story. Brenda Novak has written a romance with truly complex relationships that keep the reader turning the pages and keeps them engrossed in the story until the last page.MelissaReviewed for Joyfully Reviewed