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Summary: Love and redemption -- Recommended
Review: Ten years in New York City didn't wash the wicked gleam from Luke Parker's eyes. Callianna Magruder recognized it as soon as she laid eyes on him again. Indeed, the mere sight of him turned all her firm resolutions to mush.Callie doesn't need Luke back in her life. She spends all her energy just paying the bills and keeping a roof over her son's head. She wants to forget the torrid love affair that led to her heartbreak, and fathered her child ten years ago. As far she is concerned, the Parkers, both father and son, have caused her enough grief. Most folks believe think of Luke as an amoral playboy, but he does try to live by his own code of ethics. Thirty-two years of self-absorption without significant relationships and too much booze led to a reevaluation of life. Especially when a drunken confession informs Luke of his son. Now Luke's a man on a mission, determined to win back the only woman he's ever loved and the son he's never known. Luke doesn't dare tell Callie that he knows the truth, however, because she would likely feel threatened. So Luke proposes a business marriage. Marriage to a Magruder insures that Luke gets his father off of his back, and would possibly regain the only thing that Callie wants--her family's farm. Callie insists on a time limit of one year. Now Luke only has twelve months to prove himself to both the woman he loves and his child. SOLUTION: MARRIAGE is an endearing novel of love and redemption. The hero boldly accepts his mistakes the consequences of his actions. I find it an interesting plot twist that the hero knows all along that he's a father, while the mother doesn't realize that he knows. Unfortunately, the plot feels a bit disconnected, making the reading a bit uneven. Recommended.
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