*** 1/2 - I was apprehensive when I saw that this was the infamous 'secret baby' plotline. But I enjoyed this far more than I expected to. There was a very nice suspense plotline involved that nonetheless didn't overshadow the emotional connection. I'd read more in this series.I received this book free for review from TellHarlequin.com.
Tara Browning owns a quiet shop in the little town of Weaver, Wyoming. But although she's lived in the town for years, she does very little mingling with the others in Weaver. But that hasn't stopped horse breeder (and protective agent) Axel Clay from noticing her. When he is assigned to protect her from a possible hit, he has no problem playing the doting lover. But he does have difficulties forgetting the wild weekend they spent with one another a few months before. And Tara is having trouble hiding her pregnancy from him.
The prologue - where Axel and Tara meet and share an amazing and wild weekend - is really great. The sexual tension was full of sizzle, and there wasn't even anything explicit. That tension continued through much of the book, though I personally found it rather frustrating that the two of them didn't end up in a few more compromising positions while he was forced to live in Tara's house.
The suspense subplot was handled nicely - it didn't overwhelm the romance blossoming between Axel and Tara, but it wasn't just a pretext to throw the two of them back together either. Tara has some definite issues that are raised by Axel's career and by his family's close relationship. It was nice to see those explored as well. Plus, Tara never did anything Too Stupid To Live, but actually listened to those trying to protect her - a definite positive factor.
While I didn't like Axel's high-handedness towards the end of the novel, I enjoyed their relationship overall. There's a nice mixture of sexual attraction and deeper caring. While I'm still not a fan of the entire 'secret baby' plotline, that was actually a relatively minor aspect of this story - and I found myself actually liking A Weaver Wedding despite myself.
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2 comments:
Hey thanks for the linkage Lana! Axel did get a tad high-handed at towards the end but I didn't think it was too awful. I enjoyed this one as my first read by this author. :)
Tracy - I agree that his high-handedness wasn't too awful. And he did apologize rather nicely. It's always so much better when the hero realizes he was being a jerk. :)
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