Review: Very Sweet Love Story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 5, 2014
Will lost his partner and was left with three little girls to care for. He has a demanding job, and a medical condition on top of it that makes life very difficult as a single father. He hires Benji, a nanny who adores children, to help him manage the day-to-day. What he doesn’t count on, is falling for the man who has already fallen in love with his little girls.If you have read many Sean Michael books, you know they fall into two camps: the very sexy, and the very sweet. A Family of His Own is one of the latter (not to say there isn’t some very steamy sex in there). This is the second book in a series, but can definitely be read a standalone novel. The story of the widower who falls in love with the nanny is by no means an original concept, but Sean Michael always does such a good job of building characters you can’t help but care for, and this book is no exception. Benji is sweet, and seems to be all-powerful, managing the household—and Will—with ease. And Will’s life has fallen apart, but he’s holding it together with Benji’s help.The chemistry between them was palpable and the way they seemed to need one another was very sweet. I loved their interaction with the kids too. You could tell they both cared deeply for them.One of the things I loved most about this story was that the relationship between Will and Benji was believable and natural. I might be a bit critical when it comes to stories that feature widowers, because sometimes it can seem like not enough time has passed, or the new guy is a stand-in for the old guy. Sometimes the sex makes me cringe because it feels like a betrayal, but not with A Family of His Own. The author handles it flawlessly and I was anxious for them to get together.I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes stories that feature the kids as much as the romance. The girls were definitely prevalent in this one, but they were adorable and Sean Michael made it work beautifully. There is very little drama in this story, no major upsets that might tear these two apart, just a very sweet love story of two men finding their family.Originally appeared at Mrs Condit & Friends Read Books