Jacob's Girls (Harlequin Superromance, No. 661 / Family Man) [Paperback]

Tara Taylor Quinn (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1995

DEBBIE MACOMBER'S
The First Man You Meet

Shelly Hansen was horrified when Great Aunt Milly's infamous wedding dress arrived on Friday the thirteenth. Family legend said she'd marry the next man she met. So when she ran into handsome Mark Brady, Shelly told herself -- and him -- that she wasn't interested. But then she started seeing him everywhere. Just coincidence?

TARA TAYLOR QUINN'S
Jacob's Girls

Jacob Ryan has trouble in triplicate! Seven-year-old Allie is organizing her teacher to death. Seven-year-old Jessie is crying in class. Seven-year-old Meggie is becoming almost reclusive. Jacob is told that what the girls need is a women in their lives -- and maybe they do. But the last thing Jacob needs is to exchange girl trouble for . . . women trouble!

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 186 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin (August 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373706618
• ISBN-13: 978-0373706617
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 3.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,190,471 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

With more than 100 million copies of her books sold worldwide, Debbie Macomber is one of today's most popular authors.

The #1 New York Times bestselling author is best known for her ability to create compelling characters and bring their stories to life in her books. Drawing on her own experiences and observations, Debbie writes heartwarming tales about small-town life, home and family and enduring friendships. Every book features the delightful sense of humor that readers around the world clamor for.

Debbie is a regular resident on numerous bestseller lists, including the New York Times (55 times and counting), USA TODAY (currently 63 times) and Publishers Weekly (23 times to date). She is the first-ever recipient of the "readers' choice" Quill Award for Romance Fiction, for 44 Cranberry Point, the fourth book in her highly popular Cedar Cove series. Debbie has also been honored with a RITA® Award, a Romantic Times BOOKreviews Career Achievement Award and is a multiple winner of both the Holt Medallion and the B. Dalton Award.

Her recent books include 92 Pacific Boulevard, 8 Sandpiper Way, 74 Seaside Avenue and Debbie Macomber's Cedar Cove Cookbook, as well as Twenty Wishes, A Cedar Cove Christmas, Summer on Blossom Street and The Perfect Christmas.

For more information on Debbie and her books, visit her Web site: www.DebbieMacomber.com.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mixed Bag - One's A Keeper And One Isn't, June 2, 2001

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mayfayre "mayfayre" (New Jersey USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The First Man You Meet / Jacob's Girls (Paperback)

Of the two stories, Tara Taylor Quinn's is the best. I would recommend this book on the strength of that alone. The story about a father raising triplets alone was a change of pace. He is a successful morning DJ and the love interest turns out to be his partner on the show, who is married but whose husband has been missing in the Middle East for the past 5 years. His ex-wife is also involved in the story. Quinn's characters are interesting and have depth. The 7 year old triplets are adorable and not cloying - they seem like real kids, each with her own personality. The romance and its accompanying conflicts are realistic. I've never read anything by her before, but now I'm going to check her books out.

Debbie Macomber's book, on the other hand, was just a bit of fluff. I normally like her books, but this story was just a waste of time. How can you have a legend about a wedding dress when only one person ever wore it before? The main character was supposedly a career-oriented woman, but she fell apart at the receipt of the dress and behaved like a ditzy female, panicking at the thought of "being controlled by fate" and turning down a relationship with a man that anyone else would have grabbed with both hands. I lost patience with her silliness. The hero was rather simplistically defined.

I'd give Quinn's book 4 stars and Macomber's 2 stars, so I averaged it as a 3 star book.