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Summary: Contrived Plot, but still wrenching and moving
Review: This is the first Catherine Anderson book I've read, but I was highly impressed. The plot is more or less completely unbelievable, but still very moving. I also agree with another reviewer that there wasn't much point to having the hero be a millionaire, and the hero overall didn't have much of a character at all. On reflection, I'm not sure how we managed to get from a drunk drifter and a desperate abused woman to a well adjusted, completely in love couple. Despite all of my critisms, this was still a book I couldn't manage to put down. I'll be sure to read more books by this author.
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Summary: So Bad
Review: This is the most unbelievable book I have ever read. And that is not a compliment. It was so bad that even when it should have been good in parts it was bad. I like reading romance books to get away from the everyday things but this is more like a sci-fi than a romance novel. There is no way any of this could have happened. At no time did I even care about the characters or what happened to them. When I usually read before bed I have a hard time getting to sleep but with this book I had no problem falling to sleep. The first book I read from this author was Blue Skies, which was an excellent book. So I went out and found another book by the same author hoping for the same standard of writing and boy I was disappointed. I will give her writing one more try but first I will read the reviews and see what everyone else thought about it first.
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Summary: Good, except for the usual too-good-to-be-true stuff
Review: This novel is the first of a 3-part series (Phantom Waltz & Sweet Nothings are the other two). It's pretty good, but if you've read a lot of Catherine Anderson, you'll note that her M.O. is all over this. That's either good or bad, depending on your viewpoint. Anderson always gives us an interesting plot, with just enough twists to make the romance interesting without pretending to be anything other than a romance. And, as usual, we get the too-good-to-be-true hero who falls hard for the heroine who is either imperfect or is in an imperfect situation. I know that all romance novels have heroes that are really fairy tale heroes, but Anderson's heroes even go beyond the usual. This, to me, is a drawback.In this novel, Rafe (the hero) falls almost instantly in love with Maggie (the heroine) and her son. He falls so hard that he gives up his hobo existence and his drinking to help them. Lo and behold: he happens to be a multi-millionaire. Oh, and by the way, he's also gorgeous, kind, patient, etc., etc., etc.
He asks Maggie to marry him to help her out of her bad situation. Here's the part that annoys me: Maggie starts to become annoyed at the attention she's receiving from Rafe & others in his family. So readers are supposed to understand when a sick, homeless, destitute, single mother running from her psycho stepfather gets annoyed at the gorgeous, kind, patient, multi-millionaire who volunteers to save her???? Get real! Anderson does this in all her novels. Although I like the fact that her heroines have interesting personalities, it gets on my nerves that they never seem to appreciate being helped by the hero. This is completely unrealistic even for a romance novel. That's the major problem with this novel. If you can live with that, you might find it interesting.
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Summary: Good, except for the usual too-good-to-be-true stuff
Review: This novel is the first of a 3-part series (Phantom Waltz & Sweet Nothings are the other two). It's pretty good, but if you've read a lot of Catherine Anderson, you'll note that her M.O. is all over this. That's either good or bad, depending on your viewpoint. Anderson always gives us an interesting plot, with just enough twists to make the romance interesting without pretending to be anything other than a romance. And, as usual, we get the too-good-to-be-true hero who falls hard for the heroine who is either imperfect or is in an imperfect situation. I know that all romance novels have heroes that are really fairy tale heroes, but Anderson's heroes even go beyond the usual. This, to me, is a drawback. In this novel, Rafe (the hero) falls almost instantly in love with Maggie (the heroine) and her son. He falls so hard that he gives up his hobo existence and his drinking to help them. Lo and behold: he happens to be a multi-millionaire. Oh, and by the way, he's also gorgeous, kind, patient, etc., etc., etc.
He asks Maggie to marry him to help her out of her bad situation. Here's the part that annoys me: Maggie starts to become annoyed at the attention she's receiving from Rafe & others in his family. So readers are supposed to understand when a sick, homeless, destitute, single mother running from her psycho stepfather gets annoyed at the gorgeous, kind, patient, multi-millionaire who volunteers to save her???? Get real! Anderson does this in all her novels. Although I like the fact that her heroines have interesting personalities, it gets on my nerves that they never seem to appreciate being helped by the hero. This is completely unrealistic even for a romance novel. That's the major problem with this novel. If you can live with that, you might find it interesting.
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Summary: Enjoyed reading.
Review: This was my first Catherine Anderson book to read. I enjoyed the book and will look for her others. Although I would have liked to have known more details of the main characters past history .
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Summary: **SWEET STORY**
Review: This was the first Catherine Anderson book I've read. I really enjoyed it. Rafe and Maggie are totally believable as two people who have lived through too much in one lifetime. They have such a sweet relationship. I also hope Ms. Anderson will write a story about Ryan. I definitely recommend this book and will look for more Catherine Anderson books to read. This is a keeper!
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Summary: Pick this one up to read!
Review: What a delightful story to read. I want to know where I can find a guy like Rafe...do they actually come like that? Baby Love is a touching story, which is well written and a joy to read. Ms. Anderson does a great job in defining her characters and seeing to the hows and whys they behave as they do. My only criticism is that Rafe seemed almost too good to be true. He does have a temper (which pops through periodically), but that's good, because it is about the only thing that makes him human and not an angel. Maggie has gone through some tough times and has a right to be wary of Rafe and his motives, but this just lends her character strength. The riches-to-rags-to-riches theme is a tad unbelievable, but in the long run did not detract from my overall enjoyment of the story.
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Summary: More than 5 stars worth
Review: What a wonderful book with great characters. I have to say this was one of my top 5 favorite books. Rafe is such a tough yet tender guy. One you would dream about. Maggie is tough in her own right coming from an abusive situation. She is running away and meets Rafe, who is also running but for different reasons. He begins to look out for her and take care of her and the baby when she falls sick. From that point on what a beautiful story to get caught up in. I would recommend this to anyone who loves a good romantic story. Some reviewers said that it's to good to be true, but I found it to be so captivating. Besides, fact is stranger than fiction and there is probably someone out there who lived a story similar to this. So READ IT!!! You won't be sorry. Block out time, it's a hard one to put down.
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Summary: perfectly wonderful story
Review: What a wonderful story! The kind you finish and immediately go to the middle and start reading over again. Two very special characters. This is more a story of the heart than of the body, so I wouldn't call it "hot" but still one of the best stories I've ever read. I only hope Ms. Anderson will write a story about Rye, because I have a feeling he will be as great a guy as his older brother.
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Summary: Love found in an unexpected place
Review: When Rafe Kendrick first sees Maggie Stanley he is riding the rail cars, drinking his life way. Maggie is running away with her newborn baby, trying to keep warm. Rafe comes to her assistance and realizing that she is in trouble offers her warmth and comfort. Maggie is running away from her ruthless step-father, Rafe is running away from his life after his wife and children are killed in a car accident. Fate brought them together that cold night on the rail car and love will keep them together. In order to keep Maggie's step-father from taking her child, Rafe marries Maggie and claims her son as his own. Rafe immediately falls in love, Maggie is standoffish, thinking this is too good to be true. As it turns out, Rafe is a mult-millionaire rancher from Oregon and offers Maggie the good life. Catherine Anderson writes a good contempoary romance but my only complaint is that she always writes about women who rely on the man to come to their rescue. The hero doesn't need to be a millionaire in order to protect the woman, but I see this over and over again (not only in Catherine Anderson's books but others). I forgive writers for this, but we need stronger heroines.
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