Michael's Family (Harlequin Superromance No. 727) [Paperback]

Kathryn Shay (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1997 | Series: Harlequin Super Romance

Every novel in this collection is your passport to a romantic tour of the United States through time-honored favorites by America’s First Lady of romance fiction. Each of the fifty novels is set in a different state, researched by Janet and her husband, Bill. For the Daileys it was an odyssey of discovery. For you, it’s the journey of a lifetime. Your tour of desire begins with this story set in Wyoming.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

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When his sixteen year old son Michael asks to meet his biological mother, Lucas Rayburn reluctantly agrees. Since his wife Sara's death three years ago, Lucas has developed a closer bond with his son-- a bond he's terrified will be destroyed when Meredith Hunter enters their lives. Meredith is an assistant District Attorney with a bias against public defenders, something Lucas just happens to be. Despite their personal and professional clashes, Lucas is determined to make his son happy. Meredith gave up her son but she never forgot him. The circumstances of his birth are a horrible memory for her, but getting to know her teenage son brings more joy than Meredith ever hoped. True, the growing attraction to Lucas could become a problem-- but she lost her son once and nothing, not even a handsome public defender, is going to tear her away from Michael again. Once again, Kathryn Shay blends realism and romance to flawless perfection. Her strength lies in her ability to capture the voice of children with thoughtful insight into how they think and what they feel. In this case, Michael Rayburn is the catalyst that brings Lucas and Meredith together. The love story is passionate and bittersweet. Lucas is torn between his feelings for Meredith, his duty to his son and the guilt of betraying his dead wife's memory. Meredith has to reconcile her personal grudge against public defenders with the pull she feels toward Lucas while finding her place in her son's life. Michael's Family is a special story about love and what it means to be a family.Kathryn Shay's characters are memorable and special! She has a unique talent for crafting stories that are down-to-earth and still hopelessly romantic! Michael's Family is well written and delightfully realistic! Kathryn Shay is off to a promising career in romance fiction! With three wonderful novels behind her, there's no stopping this gifted author!Kristina Wright -- Copyright © 1994-97 Literary Times, Inc. All rights reserved -- From Literary Times

Product Details

• Paperback: 297 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin (January 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373707274
• ISBN-13: 978-0373707270
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,864,765 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a darling of a story!, April 9, 2011

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Em Knowell (England, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Darling Jenny (Wyoming) (Americana) (Kindle Edition)

This was a sweet, innocent romance novel, almost old-fashioned...a little like the heroine, Jenny. She leaves her job, broken-hearted, and goes to stay with her sister (in order to lick her wounds), only to find herself falling in love with her sister's boss, Logan Taylor. He's a handsome, successful, rogish type of man. The kind who has all the girls in the district falling for him. Despite this, he's extremely likable as a character. He has a good sense of humour, if at times a bit mocking, and he has a lot of patience when dealing with "trying" Jenny. He does lose his temper every now and again, but I think that's out of frustration with Jenny. She could be a bit trying sometimes, because she was a bit naive and tended to jump to the wrong conclusions. She's drawn to Logan, but fights her attraction, because of her past bad experience, but also because of her belief that Logan is romantically involved with her sister. This is further complicated by the fact that her sister is a vulnerable widow with two, adorable little children, and as if that's not enough, she's beautiful! And yet all the characters in this story are very likable. There's no sex in this book, but in my experience that just means the story will be good. Too many sex scenes usually means a weak story. Thankfully that is not the case here. Janet Dailey, as usual, does not disappoint!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly good!, December 13, 2007

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ThePaperbackStash.com (FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Darling Jenny : Wyoming (Americana) (Paperback)

Not hot and steamy in the least, it's a wonderfully romantic book that kept me tuned in until the last page. The heroine was a bit too b*tchy most of the time but she was still likable enough. It's understandable she was to have a chip on her shoulder, but the motivation for this could have been more dramatic. Having one man be that way isn't the end of the world, except to her apparently. How she treated Logan much of the time was fun to read but not entirely easy to emphasize with.

I really loved the 'hero' of the book, from this dominating attitude, to his temper, to his tenderness. As an older Presents, there's no sex, but you'll just have to let the imagination kick in. I'm grateful Dailey didn't spend paragraphs throughout the story focusing on the sheer, unrealistic beauty of everyone. (A pet peeve).

Editing must not have been done well, as I found at least 8 spelling errors and it did irritate me there was little separation when the story shifted. As an example, she would be talking about having lunch with Brad, then the next paragraph would turn out being the next day. No line separating it, no symbol, nada. It grew confusing.

A very feel-good story that isn't mushy and the characters aren't eye-roll inducing. (Thank God)

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If You Love Dailey, You'll Love Darling Jenny, April 6, 2011

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Reads Too Much (Where the Army Sends Us, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Darling Jenny (Wyoming) (Americana) (Kindle Edition)

I'm a sucker for Janet Dailey's alpha males and subtle romance. I think of this as a great Christmas/winter read. Enjoy!