The Bad Son (McCain Brothers, Book 4) (Suddenly a Parent, Book 5) (Larger Print Harlequin Superromance, No 1375) [Mass Market Paperback]

Linda Warren (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 10, 2006

Beau McCain has become a successful lawyer, held the family together, mended fences and watched while others found love.... Now it's his turn. Or it would have been if Beau had managed to show Macy Randall that he wasn't just a substitute brother, that he could be—was meant to be—the man for her. But somewhere in the terrible breakup of her first marriage was the reason she refused to try again.

Yet just as Beau has reconciled himself to a life apart, an abandoned baby unexpectedly brings him and Macy together, pitching them both into a dramatic custody battle—reminding everyone that when something's very precious, it deserves a new start.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin (October 10, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373781202
• ISBN-13: 978-0373781201
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,332,081 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Linda Warren loves happy endings. The Rita® nominated and award winning author has written 26 books for Harlequin, including SuperRomance, American and Everlasting Love. Drawing upon her years of growing up on a farm/ranch in Texas, she writes about sexy heroes, feisty heroines and broken families with an emotional punch all set against the backdrop of Texas. She lives in College Station with her husband and spends her days doing what she loves--creating unforgettable love stories--with happy endings.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars interesting contemporary romance, October 14, 2006

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This review is from: The Bad Son (McCain Brothers, Book 4) (Suddenly a Parent, Book 5) (Harlequin Superromance, No 1375) (Mass Market Paperback)

Waco family lawyer Beau McCain loves Macy Randall, but he has little hope of gaining her trust as she was burned badly in her first marriage. Adding to his unhappiness is that he believes she sees him as her big brother, someone's strong shoulder available when she needs one.

When her troubled pregnant sister Delia comes home to give birth, Macy turns to Beau for strength as she knows that her sibling is incapable of nurturing a child. However, when her sibling abandons her newborn Zoe, Macy needs Beau even more so. He finally tells her he loves her and she says she cares too much to tie him down with a woman who cannot bear children. However, Beau has a new incentive to persuade his beloved that they can raise a loving family together staring with the baby left behind.

THE BAD SON is an interesting contemporary romance starring two likable lead characters who readers know early on love one another, but seem doomed to never forging a relationship beyond friendship though the baby obviously serves as a matchmaker. In some ways Delia is the more fascinating character as the audience observes her destructive behavior and even after she leaves begins to learn about her legal issues on top of her behavioral problems. The fourth McCain brother tale is an interesting family drama.

Harriet Klausner

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The Bad Son, October 28, 2006

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This review is from: The Bad Son (McCain Brothers, Book 4) (Suddenly a Parent, Book 5) (Harlequin Superromance, No 1375) (Mass Market Paperback)

THE BAD SON by Linda Warren
October 28, 2006

Amazon rating 3.5/5


"In the latest in a series featuring the McCain brothers, The Bad Son is Beau McCain, a successful lawyer with a good heart. Growing up, his father used to call him a bad son, for taking his mother's side in a nasty divorce, while another brother chose to live with their father.

All his life Beau has liked Macy Randall - as they grew older like turned into love. Unfortunately, she doesn't seem to reciprocate. Beau hasn't had any success with long-term relationships - he can't get Macy out of his mind. Macy has a secret about her short-lived marriage but hasn't told anyone, including her best friend Beau. This secret has prevented her from forming close relationships. While she loves Beau and considers him her best friend, she refuses to get any closer to him. She's afraid that her secret will cause him unhappiness and that she will ultimately lose him." - complete review at BookLoons - M. Lofton


I enjoyed the plot line that was the center of THE BAD SON but I had a problem with some of the dialog, which often felt stilted to me. The end of the story also seemed a bit too much drama for me, but otherwise the book was enjoyable, including the sub plot that centered on Beau's mother.