Family to Be Book

It's got to be at least 25+ years since I read a real Harlequin romance
novel. I always remember them being sweet and mushy with a happy ending
(oh course the Cinderella story). This was in a free book pile at the
local library and I like to read books of the season so I picked it up and
was pleasantly surprised!

Marnie and Tom were high school sweethearts who married and later divorced.
It's the holiday's and Tom comes back home with a little present (his son)
to celebrate what might be Granny's last Christmas. The desire between
Marnie and Tom has not subsided after being divorced 4 years. Set in a
small but growing town in TN, the story surprised me with some fun
characters - feisty Granny and her doctor friend are not boring old senior
citizens and Marnie is a savvy businesswoman who owns a local book and gift
store and her own home. Issues of children, careers family squabbles, and
small time politics are discussed. The other surprise was that they
actually DID IT twice which is another thing I don't remember actually
happening in past Harlequin books. Guess everything is getting more
modern.

Overall, I enjoyed this romance story set at Christmas time with of course
a happy ending! Sometimes in the hustle and bustle of Christmas you need a
little feel good downtime to relax and dream.