It was a big world out there...
But was ex-nun Claire Santaniello ready for it? Her yearning for a home and family had her shedding her habit and moving back to California. But her true calling definitely wasn't with sexy single dad Caleb McClain. Was it?
The stunning redhead seemed uncomfortable in the crowded bar. She was also tantalizingly familiar. Caleb couldn't believe the girl he'd once loved was now a teacher in their hometown. Soon after he rescued her from the dance floor, Claire made it her mission to bring out his softer side, arousing feelings Caleb couldn't ignore. Was it finally time for them to create the future together they both craved?
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Nice inspirational book,
By Roni@romancebookscene.com "Roni@romancebooksc... (Oakley, California) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The 39-Year-Old Virgin (Silhouette Special Edition) (Mass Market Paperback)
Exceptionally written characters make up this Silhouette Special Edition about a former Dominican Sister who decides to leave the order when she suddenly realizes it just doesn't feel right anymore. She goes home to take care of her ailing mother and meets a man, whom as a boy she used to babysit.
This is a real crossroads story for Claire as she tries a assimilate with a world where she isn't quite sure God is standing by her side anymore. All has not changed for Claire though. Even now when she doesn't quite know where she fits into this new world she is creating for herself, she is lending a helping hand. When she sees that the boy she once knew is experiencing a world of hurt in his own right as a man, she steps in to help him. Caleb is no longer the smiling face boy Claire remembered. An already hardened police, vice detective Caleb experienced a great loss when his wife was violently killed the year before. He makes it through the day only because of his son, Danny. Claire knows that just surviving isn't working anymore for either Caleb or Danny and she pushes her way into their lives to make a difference. One of the best part about Marie's writing is that she succeeds in producing believable, exciting characters. She has done her best work with both Claire and Caleb. Readers can feel the emotion sizzle not only between these two characters, but also when they are dealing separately with their own issues. I also like the fact that she doesn't try to fix all their hurts in just one week and suddenly the two are falling in love, but gives both characters time to adjust to the new world they've been thrown into and to come to terms with everything. Note: While Claire is an ex-nun in this book, the religious aspect of the book remains very neutral. The story line is based on the individual characters and how they adjust to the world around them.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
I wanted to like it,
By SHZ (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The 39-Year-Old Virgin (Silhouette Special Edition) (Kindle Edition)
This is a book with an interesting concept! I suppose I'm no different to other people who picked it up, intrigued by the title, and wondering if the author could present the story in a believable way. Unfortunately for me, I lost interest halfway through and had to force myself to go on.The heroine of this one is - obviously - thirty-nine and a virgin. This is because she was a nun. WAS. She is now a schoolteacher hoping to discover what being a regular person is like. An attempt to visit a bar with some friends results in unwanted male attention - from which the hero rescues her. Our hero is the guy our virgin used to babysit. He had a crush on her back then. Now he's a widower with a son. There's a lot of material here, but the author's writing style turned me off. She head-jumps nonstop. The point of view switches so frequently I didn't feel like I knew anyone. Paragraph to paragraph we were in someone else's mind. It was very annoying to read. I also didn't buy the connection between our lead characters. They all went through the motions, but I didn't feel anything. This is a book that has come highly recommended by many people, so it might be for you. For me? I did not enjoy it.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Finding the light,
This review is from: The 39-Year-Old Virgin (Silhouette Special Edition) (Mass Market Paperback)
Claire was a nun for 22 years, but finally left the order after discovering her mother had cancer and losing her calling. At home she runs into Caleb, the boy she used to baby sit for, now all grown up and with a son of his own, and also a missive pool of grief he likes to swim in over the death of his wife.
Claire's sunny and optimistic personality helps to crack through the husk around Caleb's heart and also bring Caleb's adorable son Danny to life again. This is an incredibly sweet and touching tale. The religious aspect is very very well done, being not a religious person myself, sometimes books that focus on religion can come off sounding preachy, but that doesn't happen here. The journey that Caleb takes to recover from the loss of his wife is well paced and very realistic, and the relationship between Danny and Claire is very touching too. The only real problems I had here was the fact that Caleb and Claire were never officially "dating" and yet they had slept together. It didn't seem unnatural in the book, but I don't think that it's something Claire would have really done, no mater how well she knew Caleb. I also wasn't overly fond of Claire's guilt about having sex. I know she used to be a nun but still before she started to have a relationship with Caleb she said sex outside of marriage was ok so long as there was love involved. The ending was a little bit fast, and it really needed about 5 or 10 more pages because I thought the inevitable happy ending happened at an inopportune moment. But all in all, this was an incredibly sweet, surprisingly touching, and throughly entertaining little gem of a book. I hope more people will seek it out because it is well worth the effort.
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