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3.0 out of 5 stars
Creature Comforts latest, January 23, 2007
This review is from: Over His Head : Single Father (Harlequin Superromance No. 1343) (Mass Market Paperback)
After his wife Solange was killed in a carjacking, private school vice principal Tim Wainwright moves his family from Chicago to rural Tennessee, taking a downgrade in pay and prominence to become a teacher at the local high school. His kids have been adversely affected by their mother's death - his eldest son hates the country but takes to the lacrosse field and gets sucked into more drama than he bargained for. His daughter is the epitome of a Goth teen, while his youngest son has been rendered mute by the loss of his mom. Creature Comforts Vet tech Nancy Mayfield is not thrilled to have a bunch kids moving in next door, replacing her beloved neighbors who rented the house from Tim's grandparents, as her own failures as a stepmother are still fresh in her mind. But the family worms their way into her heart, and reluctantly, they touch each others lives.
With a ripped from the headlines subplot, "Over His Head" is an above average serial romance with the added bonus of family melodrama and a touch of mystery. McSparren has penned a series of books involving the Creature Comforts vet hospital and each can stand on its own merit as a separate stand alone novel.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great story!, April 27, 2006
This review is from: Over His Head : Single Father (Harlequin Superromance No. 1343) (Mass Market Paperback)
OVER HIS HEAD by Carolyn McSparren
April 27, 2006
Amazon rating 4.5/5
"This romance stands out because of its strong plot. Tim Wainwright moves into his grandparents' old home in Williamston, Tennessee (population 123) with his three dysfunctional children, and gets platonically involved with a veterinarian technician, Nancy Mayfield, who also happens to be the caretaker of a potbelly pig. The pig occasionally goes home to Tim's house, where said pig used to live with his owners (who now live in an apartment across town).
Nancy, now divorced, remembers being a very bad stepmother in her marriage. While attracted to Tim, she's not convinced she wants to mother his three somewhat scary children. The subplot that I found special for a romance of this type had to do with the oldest son, Jason, who is persuaded to join a lacrosse team. Not to give anything away, it is Jason's involvement with this team and the coach that made a very intriguing subplot, albeit almost creepy, and I couldn't wait to find out how it panned out.
Tim and Nancy's slow dance around each other is just that - slow. But it's realistic. And with his baggage (three disturbed kids and the memory of his murdered wife), their relationship seems doomed from the start. Nancy feels he's the reason the kids are the way they are, but Tim is trying to protect them, hence their move to the small town where he grew up. It was in Chicago that his wife Solange was murdered, and now he's trying to make it up to the kids by taking them to live in a safe environment, not realizing that there really is no such thing as safe, anywhere, as he will find out soon enough." - Complete review at BookLoons - M. Lofton
I loved this superromance for the humor interspersed throughout the story. The lacrosse subplot I felt was a huge coincidence with the headlines we are currently seeing the papers today. The author does a wonderful job with characterization, especially with the various animals in the story. Recommended.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
fine romantic suspense thriller, April 13, 2006
This review is from: Over His Head : Single Father (Harlequin Superromance No. 1343) (Mass Market Paperback)
Following the death of his wife Solange and the interference of his mother-in-law, Chicago Vice principal Tim Wainwright decides to leave the big city to raise his three children in a small town. He accepts a teaching job in Williamston, Tennessee, population 123.
Tim and his next door neighbor, veterinary technician Nancy Mayfield are immediately attracted to one another at first sight. However, Nancy is not ready for a relationship especially with a father of three as she has failed once at marriage; Tim still reels from the violent death of his spouse and has doubts becoming involved is good for his children at this time. Neither expected a serial killer will serve as matchmaker as Nancy and Tim risk their lives to protect his children.
The romantic subplot between two willing but doubtful individuals is well written gripping readers with a feel that this is the wrong time for the right people. However, the serial killer matchmaking mechanism seems over the top of the Himalayas with believability issues. Still Tim and Nancy are a fine couple and his three children especially the teens feeling they are swimming in the wrong pond make for a fine relationship tale inside a romantic suspense thriller.
Harriet Klausner
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