A Father for Always (Silhouette Romance No 1138)

Rating:
Summary: kinda flat . . .
Review: Since this book was part of the Fabulous Fathers Series, I had high hopes for it. Somehow, though, the characters seemed underdeveloped, low on emotion, and rather unbelievable. The child at the center of the custody battle doesn't seem real til near the middle of the story; til then she's one of those "placeholders"--children the author puts in because the story requires a child. I actually found a minor character, lawyer Alec Barclay, much more intriguing than the hero. And that's a bad sign! And excuse me, but what judge on earth is really going to ask our heroine, in the middle of a hearing, "Have you always loved this man?" Really now. The obsessive grandmother's sudden emotional breakdown was a little hard to swallow too--she doesn't really come across as likely to crack under pressure. The tea-party business is cute, but . . .For a better take on the single-dad plot, try Cara Colter's "Truly Daddy."