His Secret Heir (Silhouette Romance, 1528)

Rating:
Summary: great story!!!!!!
Review: This is the second book I have read by Elizabeth Harbison, and I must say I am even more impressed with her style, voice and ability to paint ineteresting characters. I noticed with her current title Drive Me Wild, she has a strong craft in creating living, breathing characters, with vivid, realistic emotions. And she clearly shows that once again with this book.

At 19 while an exchange student in England, Megan fell in love with Nicholas Chapman, a struggling waiter. Their affair was passionate, full of love....or at least Megan presumed so. But after three months she discovers she had never know him at all. He is not a waiter, in fact he would never have to struggle with life at all beings he is the son of a Earl. She also finds out the whole time, he was engaged to marry a family approved 'woman of their own class'. So, she returned to US, heartbroken....and pregnant. When she contacts Nicholas to inform him of the pending birth, he won't even answer her letter.

She struggles, but with the help of her family, she has raised her son, gotten an education and a good job.

11 years later, when the job takes her to England, she decides her son is old enough to know the truth. Since her job brings her in close contact with Nicholas, emotions run high, as she still cares for him, but there is a lot of anger and resentment of his careless dismissal of her. She finds him an aloof man, divorced for the society marriage that worked to benefit his family. His parents are dead and so Nicholas is alone. But will he want to know his son?

Harbison handles the emotions so realistically, has a good nack when writing a child's character, and is able to pack a lot into the quick read size of series romance.

She is a talent to watch!!

Rating:
Summary: great story!!!!!!
Review: This is the second book I have read by Elizabeth Harbison, and I must say I am even more impressed with her style, voice and ability to paint ineteresting characters. I noticed with her current title Drive Me Wild, she has a strong craft in creating living, breathing characters, with vivid, realistic emotions. And she clearly shows that once again with this book.

At 19 while an exchange student in England, Megan fell in love with Nicholas Chapman, a struggling waiter. Their affair was passionate, full of love....or at least Megan presumed so. But after three months she discovers she had never know him at all. He is not a waiter, in fact he would never have to struggle with life at all beings he is the son of a Earl. She also finds out the whole time, he was engaged to marry a family approved 'woman of their own class'. So, she returned to US, heartbroken....and pregnant. When she contacts Nicholas to inform him of the pending birth, he won't even answer her letter.

She struggles, but with the help of her family, she has raised her son, gotten an education and a good job.

11 years later, when the job takes her to England, she decides her son is old enough to know the truth. Since her job brings her in close contact with Nicholas, emotions run high, as she still cares for him, but there is a lot of anger and resentment of his careless dismissal of her. She finds him an aloof man, divorced for the society marriage that worked to benefit his family. His parents are dead and so Nicholas is alone. But will he want to know his son?

Harbison handles the emotions so realistically, has a good nack when writing a child's character, and is able to pack a lot into the quick read size of series romance.

She is a talent to watch!!