FIRST MATES - Cecelia Dowdy
Harlequin/Love Inspired
February 2005
SYNOPSIS: When Rainy Jackson and Winston Michaels meet on a Caribbean cruise, they share an instant attraction. Can they help one another through the darkness of their pasts to make a brighter future?
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE: (4) Veronica Williams
REVIEW: Taking a cruise is just what the doctor ordered. Or in this case two best friends and a loving brother seems that Rainey and Winston need a fresh start in life.
Rainey Jackson is on a cruise due to her friends. With the sudden breakup from her ex-fiancé Jordan Summers a cruise is in need to mend her broken heart. On going to dinner Rainey meets Winston Michaels, a Christian man who looking for solace after the death of his twin sister.
Rainey and Winston seem to hit it off, but Rainey feels that all men are just like Jordan. She has to trust her faith in GOD to help her see through this difficult time. Winston on the other hand has an agenda of his own. With the untimely death of his twin sister, he is also battling his demons with alcohol. When Winston meets Rainey he professes his faith in the Lord, and how he found his way puts Rainey on the defensive. To her it seems that his faith is just an act. Winston wants a relationship with Rainey, but she can’t let go of the pass. On returning, Jordan tries to pursue Rainey again knowing that she is now involved with Winston.
Will Rainey let a good man go, due to her always comparing him to her ex-finance? Can she find the faith and strength to see beyond his faults? Will Winston fall from grace? Can he move on after the death of his twin sister? Can this relationship get started before it ends?
This is an easy read. You travel through the Caribbean’s, Florida and Maryland diary land. Cecelia Dowdy writes the book were anyone at one time or another can relate to the struggles of the two. You must have Faith, Trust and Believe.
veronica@romanceincolor.com (10th March 2005)