Somebody's Lover Jasmine Haynes |
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The Jackson family is changed forever when the eldest brother dies unexpectedly. In the wake of Lou’s death, the remaining three Jackson brothers find new love, awaken a long-buried unrequited love, and renew an old love. ~ SOMEBODY’S LOVER~
Widowed three years earlier, Taylor knows the Jackson family can never accept
another man in Lou’s place as her husband and she accepts that. Still, she is
still young, and three years is a long time. She longs to be something more
than somebody’s mother – she needs to be Somebody’s Lover, if only
for one night. Dropping her kids off to spend the night with their
Grandparents, she drives out of town to a singles bar, where she wastes no time
in both getting drunk and meeting someone.
Although I loved each of the stories in this collection, SOMEBODY’S LOVER
is probably my favorite. Taylor was a wonderful leading lady, trying to balance
single parenthood with her needs as a vibrant woman. Her resignation to live
the rest of her life without a husband, out of respect for her husband’s memory
and his family was admirable, if somewhat misguided. Lucky for Taylor, the
answer was in her own backyard, so to speak… ~ SOMEBODY’S EX~ David Jackson has never met anyone quite like Randi. She’s beautiful, quirky, and completely unexpected. She has a way of catching him totally off-guard that reaches his guarded heart faster than he can blink an eye. But he’s determined to keep their liaison at the level of ‘fling’. Too bad his heart doesn’t agree…
In spite of the pain both of the lead characters have to work through in
SOMEBODY’S EX, this was an absolutely delightful story! Randi is truly
a breath of fresh air, and it is easy to understand from the get-go just why
David finds her so hard to resist, and even easier to understand why he falls so
hard for her. ~ SOMEBODY’S WIFE~ Mitch and Connie Jackson have been married for years. Mitch has always been a worrier, but since Lou’s death, that worry has spun out of control. His concern over how to provide for another child has interrupted their love life for months now, as he fears they may accidentally conceive. Connie is determined to find a way to spice up the bedroom to the point where Mitch can’t resist her, and finds some very creative ways to do it!
I’ll just say it – I am not usually drawn to stories about a marriage that has
gone stale, or is on the rocks. That said, I really loved Haynes’ third story
in this collection, SOMEBODY’S WIFE. In fact, having enjoyed this
one so much, I’ll not be so hesitant to give other books with a similar theme a
chance in the future.
Note: This review was originally written by Jennifer Ray for another review site. It is being reposted at Wild on Books. |
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