| Barbara Bretton does adult romance very well - she has a knack for creating male/female characters that are fully-developed and leading independent lives, and then bringing them together and blending their families and circumstances. Just Desserts is the story of an adult romance between Hayley Goldstein and Finn Rafferty. Hayley manages a cake store in N.J. and Finn manages the career of Tommy Stiles, a famous rock musician. Tommy Stiles has umpteen children from numerous women and the discovery is soon made that Hayley may be his long-lost daughter. The story isn't very dramatic, but is about family and the problems and joys that come with them. I would actually say that the story was more about family than romance; Hayley had a lot to deal with concerning her daughter, Lizzie, her ex-husband, her mother and Tommy. Unfortunately, all the family stuff detracted from an otherwise great romantic thread. "Just Like Heaven," Bretton's book previous to this was significantly better, This was still enjoyable, but just not as romantic as I'd hoped. |
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