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Summary: Cute story of love at first sight - at least for one of them
Review: With this book, I've now read all of Ms Ortolon's books to-date and she is a consistently enjoyable read. Mike Cameron is a computer/sci-fi geek (he reminded me a bit of my brother-in-law!) and works as a computer animations/special effects expert in the movie biz. A handsome, sweet, good natured, often boyish, genuinely nice guy who falls hard when he meets Kate Bradshaw while waiting for a flight. He's just come from his 20th high school reunion and has been re-evaluating his life. While he loves his job (maybe a little too much), he realizes that there is a hole in his life that needs to be filled - with a wife and maybe a kid or two. And just as this realization dawns, a woman drops her purse right at his feet. After helping her collect her belongings, he looks up into her green eyes and his mind turns to mush. Kate writes romance advice column "Dear Cupid" but lately her advice has been cynical and caustic (especially toward men) and if she doesn't get some romance back into her attitude, her column will be canceled. Kate is a divorced, single mom to 7-year-old Dylan with an ex who was (and still is) more interested in his career than his family. No wonder she's bitter! Her editor's threat prompts Kate to see if she still has it in her to flirt shamelessly with a man, and the next thing you know, she's dropping her purse at a very attractive man's feet! After flirting openly with him, she practically runs away, but Mike finds a business card that fell out of her purse that will lead him to Kate. Sensing that she's a bit prickly, instead of asking her out directly, he asks her to turn him into "marriage material" and to help find him a wife. He just doesn't tell her that she's the wife he has in mind! While Mike was completely lovable, Kate unfortunately comes across a bit of a shrew at times. Her "all men are alike" attitude made no sense when anyone could see that Mike was nothing like her ex. And I understood her concern for her son, but her over-protectiveness of asthmatic Dylan often had the effect of humiliating him in front of others. Luckily Mike was more laid back (a nice counter-balance to Kate) and Dylan discovers he has more in common with him than with his own father. But Kate worries about her son becoming too attached to a man who may not stick around for the long haul. Well, if she thinks that, she's doesn't know Mike very well! One thing I didn't get was why a guy who was born and raised in Santa Monica, CA and who works in the movie business would move from LA to Austin, TX! Seemed strange to me. Anyway a very enjoyable read!
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