Behind Closed Doors...
Anne Oliver
Harlequin KISS, Nov 1 2014, $5.99
ISBN: 9780373179091
Six years ago, twentyish Jack Devlin left his abusive father Gerry
and the teenager he loved Cleo Honeywell to become a renowned
photographer. He comes home for the
first time since he fled to attend his father’s funeral, but arrives hours
after the burial. Cleo, who cherished
Gerry after her dad abandoned her to run away with his wife, accuses Jack of
not caring for anyone except his model of the moment. He conceals that he no .longer does models
but instead goes to hot spots and that he left a Rome hospital against the
advice of his doctor to bury his estranged dad.
As Cleo inherits everything from Gerry, she hates still being in
love with the second man to abandon her.
Jack knows he also still loves Cleo, but like he did when his drunken
father’s fists reminded him she was too young for him, he plans to leave if he
can just get Goldilocks to stop haunting his two heads.
This is a fun second chance starring two people with relationship
phobia after what his mom and her dad did to their families. Most intriguing is the 180 degree relativity
belief re his dad; who Jack recalls as a violent drunk and Cleo remembers
raised her after her father left.
Although the animosity before the coming together takes too long, Anne
Oliver writes an appealing romance.
Harriet Klausner
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