A Husband in Her Eyes (Silhouette Romance, No. 1577)

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Summary: Melanie's new corneas show her the man of her dreams
Review: Melanie Carlotti is an interior decorator who has been hired by Zack Morgan to decorate his business suites. However, she has not come into his life by accident, although tragic accidents are a key part of their pasts. A car accident claims the life of Zack's wife, who was expecting their second child and Melanie lost her husband, her young daughter, and almost lost her eyesight as well two years earlier in a fire. Melanie received cornea transplants that not only restored her sight but gave her visions and dreams of another man. Organ donors are supposed to be confidential, but this does not stop Melanie from learning that Sherry Morgan was the woman whose donation gave her back her sight or that Zack Morgan is literally the man of her dreams.

Karen Rose Smith has includes elements of both mystery and miracle in "A Husband in Her Eyes." However, she certainly does not overplay her hand with Melanie's visions. She is not tormented by these glimpses into the past of another women's life; they are guiding her in a certain direction but not overwhelming her life. She has accepted what is happening and knows that in good time everything will be made clear. Of course, the truth of how she came to be in the life of Zach and his daughter Amy will be the final ultimate obstacle to their relationship, but Melanie and Zach are soulmates and some things are meant to be. More importantly, in resolving the minor obstacles that stand between them the couple actually build a better relationship.

I especially liked the way that Smith presents her two main characters are as human beings with voids in their lives. They are not looking for substitutes for the loved ones they lost, but their lives are now incomplete and certainly there is a strong sense of symmetry to their finding happiness together. I do wish that in the end Melanie received the same sort of solace that she is able to offer Zach, with Sherry's help from beyond, to complete the symmetry of the story. Given the plot, the title is a nice little play on words and readers will be surprised when they find out what this Silhouette Romance is about. The cornea transplant could easily have been reduced to a sappy gimmick, but Smith makes it work as an element in both the relationship and the romance.

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Summary: Melanie's new corneas show her the man of her dreams
Review: Melanie Carlotti is an interior decorator who has been hired by Zack Morgan to decorate his business suites. However, she has not come into his life by accident, although tragic accidents are a key part of their pasts. A car accident claims the life of Zack's wife, who was expecting their second child and Melanie lost her husband, her young daughter, and almost lost her eyesight as well two years earlier in a fire. Melanie received cornea transplants that not only restored her sight but gave her visions and dreams of another man. Organ donors are supposed to be confidential, but this does not stop Melanie from learning that Sherry Morgan was the woman whose donation gave her back her sight or that Zack Morgan is literally the man of her dreams.

Karen Rose Smith has includes elements of both mystery and miracle in "A Husband in Her Eyes." However, she certainly does not overplay her hand with Melanie's visions. She is not tormented by these glimpses into the past of another women's life; they are guiding her in a certain direction but not overwhelming her life. She has accepted what is happening and knows that in good time everything will be made clear. Of course, the truth of how she came to be in the life of Zach and his daughter Amy will be the final ultimate obstacle to their relationship, but Melanie and Zach are soulmates and some things are meant to be. More importantly, in resolving the minor obstacles that stand between them the couple actually build a better relationship.

I especially liked the way that Smith presents her two main characters are as human beings with voids in their lives. They are not looking for substitutes for the loved ones they lost, but their lives are now incomplete and certainly there is a strong sense of symmetry to their finding happiness together. I do wish that in the end Melanie received the same sort of solace that she is able to offer Zach, with Sherry's help from beyond, to complete the symmetry of the story. Given the plot, the title is a nice little play on words and readers will be surprised when they find out what this Silhouette Romance is about. The cornea transplant could easily have been reduced to a sappy gimmick, but Smith makes it work as an element in both the relationship and the romance.