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CROSS MY HEART - Celeste O. Norfleet
May 2010 |
SYNOPSIS: Psychologist Natalia Coles is raising two young sons alone--and intends to keep it that way. Then she meets Hollywood triple-threat David Montgomery, who awakens an explosive passion that could tempt Natalia to open her heart.
SERIES ROMANCE |4++| Ashley Haney
REVIEW:
Celeste
O. Norfleet has another amazing hit on her hands with CROSS YOUR HEART.
We are first introduced to Natalia Coles in SULTRY STORM
as Esteban Morales’ cousin. Natalia is a single mother,
psychologist/social worker who is also the director of a teen center. David
Montgomery is a well known celebrity actor who has no intentions of settling
down and becoming a father. That is until a decision he made years ago comes
back and threatens to change his life. What David doesn’t realize at the time is
that his life will change for the best, that is, if the plans he’s already set
in motion don’t ruin his one shot at true love.
Natalia Coles is known in her family for being levelheaded and logical most of
the time. Nat knows that there are no guarantees that she will find a “Mr. Love
me for me” and doesn’t intend to wait on him to become a mom, so it’s with these
same personality traits that she decides to become a mom via in vitro
fertilization from a donors sperm that she brought outright. Now she is the
proud mother of two sons; three-year old Brice and ten-month old Jayden. When the
grant money she usually receives falls through, Natalia hopes that the center
qualifies for a grant from The Montgomery Foundation to stay open. So imagine
her shock when David Montgomery himself walks into her office. David Montgomery is
determined to find the woman who used his sperm (that was not for sale) to have
his two kids and pay her off to keep quiet. However, once he meets Natalia he
realizes that she is nothing like what he imagined. Natalia teaches him about
love and trust; two things he’s never truly known about. He finds himself in love
with Natalia and his sons and wants to spend the rest of his life with them. But
the truth of their relationship is about to come to life thanks to the nosiness
of a determined tabloid writer. David is determined to keep his family together
no matter what and make sure that Natalia, Brice, and Jayden become Montgomery's
if its the last thing he does.
The supporting characters in this novel help provide the main characters with
advice and help them see the logical ramifications of their actions. The
dialogue is fascinating and flows smoothly. The setting of the
story takes place in Key West with trips to the Bahamas and Miami.
I would definitely recommend CROSS MY HEART.
Ms. Norfleet does a superb job of telling
Natalia and David’s story. I would recommend that you read SULTRY
STORM by Celeste O. Norfleet to gain a better
understanding of Natalia’s character. I can’t wait to see which of the Coles
finds love next.
reviewer@romanceincolor.com | 1st May 2010