Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Her Christmas Hero-Linda Warren

Her Christmas Hero
Linda Warren
Harlequin American, Dec 7 2010, $4.99
ISBN: 9780373753376

Driving from Austin to Taylor, Texas on a back road shortcut proves a mistake when a torrential rain led to flooding and Britt Davis’ car swept away in a raging river. Quentin Ross dives in to rescue Britt. Later she learns her hero is her former husband Phil’s attorney. Quinn insures his client gains temporary custody of his nine month old son Dillon, but has doubts about taking a boy from his mom at Christmas.

Quinn is irate to learn the truth that his former classmate conned him. He believes the child is better off with Britt. Not one to sit idly by, Quinn vows to dive into the mess so that mother and child are reunited even if it means the law board bars him from practicing.

Although there are serious undercurrents involving the capability of parenting and the infant tug of war following a divorce, Linda Warren uses humor brought to the wonderful tale by the support cast to lessen the intensity of the legal war. Although Phil’s shortcomings are too easy to write him off as a father, this terrific contemporary is character driven by the hero and the damsel in distress. Fans will relish spending Christmas in Texas as Dillon is a “hostage” in the divorce wars.

Harriet Klausner

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