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Baby, I'm Yours

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I've never read anything by Susan Anderson before, but if "Baby I'm Yours" is an indicator of how she writes, I'll be snapping up all of her books without a second thought. I especially like the cover art on her books. They are snappy and sharp and suit her writing style. I like how Anderson situates normal people like Catherine MacPherson and Sam McKade into her novels and bases her story not on an overly fantastic plot, but more a journey of two people who fall in love. I find that a lot of romance novels get caught up in the setting, regency England, for example and the history of the period and completely lose the characters. Without giving away too much of the novel, this is a writer not to be missed!

Between this book and "Be My Baby", Andersen has gone on my automatic buy list. There are very few writers who can pen a hero as well as Andersen. In fact, only Susan Elizabeth Phillips and Linda Howard come to mind.

I was shocked to see some of the bad reviews this book took on this site. "Baby I'm Yours" is a fresh, innovative, sexy, hilarious, light-hearted romantic comedy. If you like to laugh, and if you enjoy reading about feisty, quirky heroines who bring strong, primal males to heel, then this is the book to purchase.

There's nothing quite as nice for a reading enthusiast as finding an author who can make you smile.

This was my very first Susan Anderson novel and I was REALLY impressed. This book was so easy to read, so enjoyable. The main character is Catherine MacPherson, who is mistaken for her twin sister Kaylee. Kaylee has skipped bail, and Sam McCade is the penny pinching bail enforcer (aka "bail boy" or "bounty hunter") who has come to claim her. Sam takes Catherine on a wild and sometimes dangerous but always hilarious journey from Seattle to Miami. At first, Catherine is outraged and does everything she can to foil Sam's mission, but as feelings grow between her and Sam she finds a different part of herself - the spontaneous and carefree side of her personality that she has kept inside until now. Meanwhile, her twin sister Kaylee, who is the exact opposite, is finding the part of herself which is honorable and sensible.

Wow, the romance and the hot sex scenes alone make this a book you just can't put down. The subplots and the humor make it irresistable. Kaylee's character kind of annoyed me at first, but then I found myself grudgingly liking her. My favorite line is in the epilogue where Kaylee is comparing men to well laid kitchen floors .... Loved it! I would definitely recommend this book, and I can't wait to read more by Susan Anderson.

While "Baby, I'm Yours" is entertaining enough to hold a reader's attention, there are some passages that appear to have been constructed using a "Guide for Writing Romance". It is absurd for the author to expect us to believe that when a man enters a woman's home and threatens her with a gun, she's going to notice "his strength", yet "Baby, I'm Yours" is full of scenarios in which Catherine, the heroine, notices Sam's physical attributes and inner appeal when she would really be trying to escape his clutches. Yes, this is a romance novel. Yes, we expect conflict and tension between our couple. But in this book, the attraction these two characters feel for one another pops up in places where it should not, giving the book a contrived sense about it. Also, at one point, Catherine has a chance to flee from Sam and just like they must teach in Romance 101 classes, she becomes a silly female and remains stuck in her predicament. The worst we have to face is Catherine's ludicrous request that Sam shoot a spider with the little bit of ammunition they have. Again, we are to find it "precious" that she wants protection from a spider in any old, silly, aren't-I-just-vulnerable?, female way she can get it. There is no depth of character, Sam is an unattractive, bratty male, and her subplots (Kaylee and Bobby; Gary back in Florida) are so much better-woven than the main plot, that one is left starving for those characters to creep back up and take over from the boredom that Catherine and Sam provide. In short, the story is too skeletal: The author hits on all of the Romance 101 keys but leaves us wanting a story we can sink our teeth into.

I bought "Baby I'm Yours" after reading "Be My Baby," and I was a little disappointed.

There are some cute situations in BIY, and I like it that Catherine's rotten sister eventually found a few redeeming qualities, but I had a hard time sympathizing with a twin who would knowingly let her sister take the fall for a crime.

The "hero" is a jerk and a half, and it's difficult to believe the two will live happily ever after in a world full of other opportunities.

I think the whole sign-language-thing could have been developed better, and it came off looking like a device instead of a bonafide plot twist.

Regardless, it was interesting to see how Ms. Andersen has grown in writing talent since BIY, and I look forward to reading her next book.

If you are looking for a very lighthearted read, that you can read in one sitting, than this is your novel. Catherine has a twin sister whose middle name is trouble. Catherine's twin shows up at her home, and the very next day Catherine is dragged from her house by Sam McKade, a bounty hunter on the lookout for her twin. Sam does not believe that he has the wrong girl. There is no way that there are two identical long legged red heads. This is pretty much a road trip story as Sam fights his attraction for his prisoner while returning her to town to face her charges. Now throw into the mix the local mob who wants her sister dead, and you have a very cute story.

A sexy, funny and fun romp. Bounty hunter nabs the wrong twin and they're off on a wild journey. This was my first Susan Andersen book and convinced me to by ALL her books. Great fun!

This book was a fun read with a lot of romantic adventure. However, there seemed to be something missing. The characters were wonderful, and if it was not for their fire and spirit, this book would not have been as enjoyable. Maybe it was the lack of reality that got me hesitating on mores stars for this book, I do not know. There was just something missing. The main characters were fabulous. The book was about a bounty hunter that "catches" the wrong twin. Though she tries to explain to him who she really is, he dismisses it. The book is basically about their love hate relationship as they run into many different hardships and challenges. Meanwhile, her sister and her sister's boyfriend are out trying to rescue her from the bounty hunter. Every character in this book is charming and spirited and that is good enough reason to read it. I really LOVED 'Be My Baby' but this book would be a good novel with a laugh or two if you are in the mood for some crazy twists and turns and some outrageous chracters.

Kaylee MacPherson's flight just pulled away from the gate and bounty hunter Sam McKade just missed nabbing the bail jumper. Well, he would get a flight out of Miami and track her down to Seattle. She wouldn't get away from him. This job was too important. The bounty on her bond would put him over the top for the last of the financing he needed for the fishing lodge. Purchasing a ticket to Seattle would blow his budget but he would just have to economize on the trip back.

After tracking her to a home in Seattle, and crashing through the front door, he was just in time to see her trying to leave through the bathroom window. After restraining her attempt to leave, the woman identified herself as Catherine MacPherson, Kaylee's identical twin! Right, like Sam would fall for that line!

And this is where the fun begins! The trip back to Miami is by bus. Catherine tries her best to convince Sam that she is a twin but Sam won't buy it. She looks exactly like the woman he is after and her identifying mark (a tatoo--I won't tell you where it's located) identifies her as Kaylee.

This is a very enjoyable read. Sam and Cat are great together and the secondary characters are the best I've come across in a long time. Although I enjoy all of Susan's books, I have to say this is my favorite with "Be My Baby" a close second. If you are looking for something just a little different from the average romance read, try this one.

This book is an easy to read contemporary romance that I found to be fast-paced. I especially enjoyed the great dialogue between the characters. The combination of the element of mystery going on in the plot along with the sexy by-play between the 2 main characters was fun and interesting. Susan Anderson is one of my favorite authors.