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Beth And The Bachelor (Silhouette, Special Edition, No. 1263)

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In BETH AND THE BACHELOR, we meet Beth, a widowed mother of 2 teenagers. Coerced by her friends into going out on a blind date all in the name of charity, Beth is reluctant and nervous. Things get worse when she finds out that her date is a handsome millionare. Todd, the auctioned bachelor, is not looking forward to a mundane date with a middle-aged housewife. But one evening with Beth has the gorgeous entrepreneur's head spinning. Determined to have her, Todd sets out to woo her, but Beth isn't making it easy. Plagued with self-doubt and clinging to her late husband's memory, Beth finds herself afraid to commit to the man she now loves. But, fortunately, after a few "I could kill her!" mistakes, Beth comes to realize that Todd is her future. BETH AND THE BACHELOR is an excellent read that I know anyone with a heart will enjoy.

Beth Davis is thirty-four years old, has two kids and is a widow. She is definitely not millionaire Todd Graham's type. So when she finds out her friends bought her a date with the millionaire who Beth claims is a charter member of the Bimbo of the Month Club, she is upset. She doesn't want him comparing her to the slim, young twenty-somethings he goes out with. But her friends say the date is for charity, she has to go. So she does.

When Todd shows up at Beth Davis's door, he brings roses. When he learns she has children he smiles to himself, because some of his friends have called some of his dates children. But other than those young girls, he hasn't been around a child since he was one himself.

So can the millionaire and the housewife find a future together? I should hope so and you can find out by reading this magical book. Boy oh boy, I just loved the way Ms. Mallery introduced us to her characters, how she made them so believable. Fantasy, that's what a romance should be about and Ms. Mallery delivers in spades.

Beth a mother of two who lost her husband who she loves and does not want to ruin his memory or the love between them. Yet when her friends enter her into a contest with a date with a man a wealthy man at that. She really does not want to go on this date yet her friends convince her to go but the date does not turn out to be so great. Yet Todd is some how intriqued with this mother of two who is nothig like the other women Todd dates. So he wants to know her more so he sticks around to know her more and her children. Yet one thing stands in her way her dead husband.

I think reading Susan Mallery's foreword first alerted me to the fact that this wasn't going to be another what people considered to be, a clichéd romance. Of course I knew Ms Mallery never writes any of those to begin with but this is most insight into her personal life I've ever got from one of my favorite authors. Beth's story turned out to be even more touching.

I may be a long way off from finding second love since I haven't even found first love but all the same, I related to the fear and at the same time, exhilaration, felt by both Beth and Todd at finding each other. What I liked about this book too, was a focus on the feelings of Beth's teenaged children.

Hug your significant other, hug your kids.

This is one great read.

One day, we came upon this book after a treacherous journey through the snow, but the discovery of this odd and offbeat novel made it all worth it. From the very first word we were gripped with Susan Mallery's descriptive and exquisite prose. The suspense of whether Beth would succumb to Todd Graham's, "successful, rich and incredibly good-looking," features consumed us for the evening. This gem is worth every penny, or maybe just one.

Quick and dirty: Beth's a widow with two teenage kids. Her friends buy her a night on the town with millionaire bachelor Todd. She abandons him on their initial date auction date, for which his assistant had booked a super trendy restaurant (per his norm). He is flabbergasted...and a little intrigued. He gets her to agree to another date, and he actually plans this one himself. Note: His assistant gives him the side-eye because he NEVER plans these things!

They're an older couple - he's in his early 40s; she's in her late 30s, if memory serves me correctly. After their date, Todd starts hanging out with Beth and her family.

This is a sweet romance (but there ARE open-door/intimate scenes) and has realistic relationship development when compared to most of these category romances.

Beth is a completely believable character and it's a fantasy to see her Prince Charming fall in love with her. It's well worth the read!