When you knew

Jamie Beck

Book - 2018

"An unlikely couple must decide what truly defines family. Gentry Cabot's rebellious life comes to a screeching halt when a one-night stand leads to a sobering new reality: motherhood. Exhausted and overwhelmed, the former wild child struggles to raise an infant on her own. After a lifetime of feeling like the odd Cabot out, Gentry knows that what her son needs most is family. For his sake, she plans to rebuild bridges with them, but first she needs a little help on the home front. Humanitarian worker Ian Crawford has devoted his life to service. Forced to temporarily return stateside, he's eager to head back to Haiti to expand the nonprofit he just founded in his late father's honour. He can't do that without money..., so when Gentry offers a hefty paycheck for a short-term gig as a live-in nanny, he can't afford to say no. Ian expects to deal with a barrage of privileged problems. What he doesn't expect is how quickly being a makeshift father transforms him. Despite his growing attachment to Gentry and her child, Ian still has his dreams, and Gentry wants a full-time dad for her son. When the baby's father re-enters the picture, will Gentry and Ian embrace the family they've formed or end up worlds apart?" -- Provided by publisher.

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Romance fiction
Published
Seattle : Montlake Romance [2018]
Language
English
Main Author
Jamie Beck (-)
Physical Description
366 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN
9781503902503
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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

Ian Crawford, an insufferable do-gooder who travels the world to bring aid in the wake of disasters, accidentally upends his life when he takes a job as a temporary nanny for wealthy Gentry Cabot in the tedious third installment of the Cabots contemporary romance series. When Gentry's infant son has an ear infection, she assumes the child will be barred from day care for weeks, and asks Ian to take over his care. Ian's humanitarian mission is depicted as laudable, but it's poorly described-he doesn't seem to be affiliated with any particular organization-and his constant judgment of Gentry's life and choices makes him eminently unlikable. Gentry's flightiness and persecution complex are understandable given her terrible family, but readers will still wish she'd grow up a bit. The plot lags as the two circle and snipe at one another while supposedly falling in love, and the end, when it finally arrives, brings more relief than satisfaction. The full cast of unpleasant characters along with a tepid romance make for an exhausting reading experience. Agent: Jill Marsal, Marsal Lyon Literary. (June) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.