Christine Flynn

Carrie was stranded in a blizzard in Wyoming, and rescued by recluse Jack, who has good reason to distrust reporters. After sleeping together, Carrie leaves not knowing she's pregnant, feeling that Jack is freezing her out. But she returns to him to help with a rescue of a child & he finds out that he's going to be a father

Good book. Rory is the next young woman up to be helped by Cornelia Hunt's new foundation "Fairy Godmothers Incorporated". She is recently widowed and even more recently jobless. Cornelia offers her a chance to run a small shop with an attached apartment and even provides a mentor to help her get started. Erik tries to keep his help to business only, but something about Rory and her son make him remember dreams he'd put aside long ago.

Rory had been very much in love with her husband who was show more killed by a drunk driver. Her former in-laws had never made her feel welcome and with Curt's death have cut all ties with her completely. Now all she wants is to give her son Tyler a perfect Christmas, find a job and a place to live. She's happy to accept the job and home that's offered, but she's not so sure about the mentor. Erik is the grandson of the former owners, a self-made millionaire, and too sexy for her peace of mind. She needs his help to learn the business but she doesn't want to depend on him because he'll be gone as soon as she does. She tries very hard to keep things business like, but Tyler has developed a huge case of hero worship. Erik's kindness to her son melts her heart and she finds herself starting to care for him far more than is wise. I loved Rory's determination to stand on her own two feet and move on with her life. I felt like she went a little overboard by trying to resist almost everything Erik tried to help with that wasn't strictly business related. It got a little easier for her to accept when it came to Erik and her son, though she worried about what would happen when Erik wasn't around anymore. I liked the way that she was able to share some of her troubles with Erik and take comfort in what he told her. She finally realized that she wanted to give him the same sort of support that he gave her, if she could just get him to admit he needed it too.

Erik is a successful businessman who has given up on having the kind of life he had once dreamed of. He works long hours and keeps himself busy with business related things. When Cornelia asks him to mentor Rory he isn't too excited about it, but will do his best. He just wants to be able to move the property so he doesn't have to come back to it and remember the bad parts of his marriage. He doesn't expect Rory's stubborn independence to be covering a vulnerability she just can't hide. It doesn't take long before he finds himself looking for reasons to spend more time with her and Tyler. When an ice storm traps him with the two of them for a few days he falls fast and hard. I really loved seeing how great he was with Tyler. He seemed to have just the right touch at making the little boy happy. He also discovered that he really wanted to make things better for Rory. I loved his gentle way of getting her to talk about her worries and his attempts to help her without trampling her independence. I also enjoyed the way he shared his memories of the times he spent there with his grandparents and how she tried to incorporate those memories into her plans for the store. Being there with her made him remember the good times, but he also had trouble trying to decide just what he felt for Rory. I loved seeing him realize just what those feelings were and what he did with them was sweet. show less

Cute book. I really liked both main characters and how they grew to care for each other.

Had some issues with the way the heroine's family treated her and how the hero acted about his daughter. Overall a good story, though.

rabck from booklady331; Lindsey hires town outcast, Cal, as the carpenter for her store remodel. Cal has never set foot back in his hometown until now, but the price is right so he can start his woodworking business in Austin when done. Only he doesn't expect to fall in love with his boss.