Max’s former secretary, Ginny, lived next door to a woman named Theodore Sinclair who, herself, had ghosts in the closet of her childhood. She had taken care of her father for the last year of his life and now she struggled to come up with the money to refurbish Stony Gables, her rundown old home place. Her profession was that of early childhood education, so she taught nursery school; Max had hired her as Nanny to Emily and rented her home to stay in with Emily if Julia decided to allow him to keep Emily while she traveled.

Thea was the direct opposite of everything that had ever appealed to Max, but somehow he had led Julia to believe that he and Thea were engaged. When Julia and Emily came to visit, she insisted that Max buy Thea an engagement ring and that they hold an engagement announcement dinner.

Ms. Nell Dixon has written a feel-good tale which, while encompassing all the expected pitfalls and consequences of living a lie, shows how resilient the human can be in the face of adversity. The plot is fresh and well told; the characters are believable, with both solid and loveable personalities and traits. This is a great book with a lot of emotion, but no sex. This does NOT make the book boring; it is refreshing to read and, while the ending might be somewhat predictable, it is, nevertheless, surprising! I highly recommend this book to all.

Overall rating:
Sensuality rating: Sweet

Reviewer: Brenda Talley
July 16, 2007