Discovering Dani
N.J. WaltersContemporary romance
Available from Samhain Publishing
ISBN: 1-933471-33-6
March 2006
| Dani helps shove a stuck car out of the snowy slush and receives at the same time her first glimpse of the stranger in town. Dark-haired and mysterious, he never notices the plain girl helping at his command, just the blonde driver of the car. Men. But she isn't quite accurate in her judging at that moment. Burke has met more than one man's share of blondes like the driver and to him she is unimportant. His life made a major turn this last year. Being the victim in a car accident 5 months ago, realizing during his rehab just what "nothing" there really is in his life, that he is important to absolutely no one--other than as "the Boss"-- he makes his first step and sells off everything, making himself take a new start. Money is certainly no problem; he has no family, no friends, no one who would have given a care if he'd died in that car that day. And that realization is very important to his psyche; something else is needed. Starting out fresh by doing something HE wants; that is his goal. But first he needs to apologize to Dani.
From someone who had to build his life from a young age, having nothing material and no emotional affection, Burke had made his business his entire life. He realizes, through observation of Dani and her brothers, and their neighbors and friends, for the very first time in life, just what people can truly mean to others, if only they allow themselves. And the appeal doesn't always stem from money or other material items, what another can give you, just from an innate caring about your fellow man. So agonizing how Dani and Burke can dance around each other, both loving but with little trust in the other. If it weren't for Patrick the two might never get things together. I enjoyed so much this story, even though one wants to give them a good talking to, you can't help but understand where both "are coming from". A wonderful story. Thank goodness they realize being open with each other is a vital necessity.
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Reviewer: Glenda K. Bauerle |
