If I asked what first attracted a hardworking personal
assistant to the billionaire boss, you'd say I was asking a
leading question. Leave the money out—if that's
possible—and let's look at how two people can put
aside barriers
in HIS FOREVER FAMILY.
Marcus Warren works in Chicago, and we meet him jogging on
the shore path around Lake Michigan. I've done that! So I
could really picture the summer scene as Marcus stops to
check his heart rate on his fitness electronics and chat
company management matters with Ms. Reese, his
straightforward PA. Liberty Reese isn't shy because she
knows her value, and she knows that unlike his womanising
father, Marcus has never made a move on a member of staff.
He's far too busy deciding to invest in the luxury watch
market now everyone will be wearing inexpensive smart
gadgets.
Building Marcus's brand means politely attending the
wedding
of a former date who sold her story to a gossip rag. He
can't be seen to hold a grudge. He doesn't have a lady to
escort, and an off-hand remark that he'd do better to take
Ms. Reese doesn't go down well. Liberty doesn't move in
exalted circles; she also has no desire to be used in a tug
of war between her boss and his snobby parents. That's all
forgotten however when they find an abandoned infant in a
pile of trash.
A nice touch is that the baby is African-American; no
gossips could attach Marcus's or Liberty's
name to the child.
The young man behaves with absolute humanity and sense,
calling Liberty over to help and doing what she says, such
as cooling down the baby with clean water and calling 911.
That's a man who gets his priorities right. Liberty has
never told anyone, but she's biracial and cared
for babies in a succession of foster homes while growing
up. She knows the baby will have a hard road if the
mother doesn't reappear. Liberty can't lose the little
boy.
All this occurs early so the story unfolds and Marcus's big
money
makes keeping tabs on the child easier while making
Liberty's personal life more complicated. Actually, even
her dining gets complicated when she's taken to a pricey
restaurant and told that the experience of eating is as
important as getting fed. I did laugh. And then the going
gets tough. Despite this, Liberty turns out to be the one
thing money can't buy. Good for her. Sarah M.
Anderson has written other books like THE NANNY PLAN
about principled hardworking ladies, and she certainly
doesn't let us down with HIS FOREVER FAMILY. This adult
romance will knock your socks off.
As a fun addition, this book also contains a short story by
Brenda Jackson, NEVER TOO LATE. A couple in their twenties
are days away from a divorce; in a nice role-reversal, the
stress and time-consuming activity of running a business
took the lady away from her husband too much. We learn that
Sienna's insecurity drove her to accomplish, in part
because Dane's family disapproved of his choice. When a
snowstorm forces the two to spend time together, the two
finally start to communicate. NEVER TOO LATE to start
again? See what you think about these well-drawn, energetic
characters thrown out of their comfort zones.
Found: one baby…and the boss's future bride? Tiny and helpless—the abandoned newborn that venture capitalist Marcus Warren finds during a morning run takes him by surprise. So does the sudden longing for his capable assistant, Liberty Reese, who reveals her tender side with the baby. But Liberty must resist her gorgeous boss's advances. Her secrets could destroy his trust, her career and the chance to care for the foster child they are both coming to love. Even so, she can't deny the heat between them—or the fear that her past will end their chance to create a forever family.
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