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SHE'S MY BABY - Adrianne Byrd Harlequin Kimani/Romance September 2006 |
SYNOPSIS: Always-in-control magazine CEO Leila Owens is rattled when she finds a baby in her kitchen on Christmas--and sexy neighbor Garrick Grayson wearing next to nothing knocking on her front door.
SERIES/CATEGORY ROMANCE: |4+| Susan Plummer
REVIEW: Readers, get ready for another page turner by Ms.
Adrianne Byrd. SHE’S MY BABY is the tale of opposites attracting and
like yin and yang they find harmony despite their differences. I read
the entire novel while on vacation in Jamaica with my hubby. To say the
least, I had some explaining to do.
The story begins with Leila Owens a CEO of a successful magazine who has
neither romantic attachments nor children and considers her life quite
perfect. Garrick Grayson is an architect who enjoys his life but would
love to have a wife to treasure and kids to nurture. To sum it up, his
life is not yet perfect. Leila’s life is rudely interrupted after she
receives an unexpected Christmas basket loaded with a baby. Unable to
cope she recruits the help of her sexy neighbor Garrick who for an
unattached bachelor has the parenting thing down to a science. As Leila
watches baby Emma fall in love with Garrick she falls for him too.
Caught in a life she claims she never wanted but has come to enjoy,
Leila balances family and a career until Emma is taken away. Devastated
by the loss she gives up on love and on Garrick because he is now a
painful reminder of a life she believes is not meant to be. The only
thing standing in the way of Leila having that life however is Leila.
Once she opens her heart the possibilities for happiness are infinite.
Like a 100 meter race at the Penn Relays the novel moves at a fast and
fun pace with many hilarious and touching moments along the way. At no
point was I content to put the novel aside except at the last page and
then with some regret to see the story end.
The characters are all very amusing and captures attention. Leila is
like a rose, beautiful despite her sometimes sharp tongue and if the
world only had more men like Garrick, a true trooper, putting up with
Leila’s mood swings. Baby Emma will also steal your heart with her
adorable antics.
Atlanta, Georgia is a place where many young professionals are living
the American dream and the perfect setting to envision a woman of color
operating her own business and likewise a success brother looking to
share his life with one special lady. The dialogue throughout is very
entertaining and especially so the exchanges between Leila, no light
weight and Garrick who holds his own matching her word for word.
What did I not like about the novel? Absolutely nothing! I loved every
single page and Ms. Byrd has once again produced a very satisfying read.
Get ready to laugh, cry and celebrate the union of a really
unforgettable couple.
reviewer@romanceincolor.com |18th September 2006