Hi Readers! How are you all this crisp November day? Thank you for joining us here at BCT this week. Today, we are CLEARING OFF THE BOOKSHELVES. If you are addicted to reading like we club members are here, you probably have a bigger than average TBR pile. Why don't you dig into that pile a little bit. Remember, your pick must be six months or older. Don't forget to share what you picked with us!
IN TOO DEEP
Kristina Mathews
Book #2 Swift River Romance series
Oh, baby!
For the first time in her life, adventure reporter Miranda Wilde has a plan that doesn’t involve scaling mountains or swimming with sharks. Miranda is about to do something scarier—she’s about to become a mother. Determined to deliver the news to her unborn baby’s father, Miranda arrives in Swift River to find the rugged resort owner with whom she shared an unexpectedly sexy weekend. Except Carson Swift is out of town—on his honeymoon—leaving his twin brother in charge. It’s all Miranda can do not to fall apart in Cody Swift’s strong arms….
Miranda is the only woman who ever tempted Cody to settle down, which is exactly why he doesn’t reveal that he’s the twin who shared those soul-searing nights with her. Cody knows Miranda needs more than a rough-edged river guide to give her the life she deserves. Then he learns Miranda is carrying a baby—his baby—and he’s ready to stake his claim. But can he prove his heart is in the right place—and that this is one adventure they’re meant to have together, for a lifetime?
I guess you would call this a guilty pleasure book. Normally, I might be a little weirded out by a man using his twin brother's name while he had a fling with a woman. Not very honest for sure, and I still am not sure why he did it, but I did end up liking the hero, Cody. I think part of the problem is that I didn't read the first story in the series and by looking at the blurb, I wish that I had.
Two months after the fling, Miranda comes back to tell Carson that he is going to be a father, except that he is on his honeymoon and unknown to her, not the father. This proves to be a pickle for Cody because he has never forgotten his time with Miranda. He has tried to tell about his deception when she returns, but it was harder than he thought. Ms Mathews takes a story that sounded almost reprehensible, but made the story sweet and fun instead. She makes the layers of Cody's actions believable and there was just something so likeable about him. I couldn't help root for him and Miranda to find their HEA.
I think that if I had read the first book, SWEPT AWAY first, I would have more of a sense of Cody and Carson's relationship. It might be helpful, especially because in book #3 DIVING IN, they find out that they have a half brother and he wants some revenge by trying to ruin his new found brothers' white water rafting business. Phew, that's a mouthful, but it does sound good. I have previously read some of Ms Mathew's stories before (with hunky baseball players!) so I was glad that I got the opportunity to discover her Swift River series.
I wouldn't be happy with someone using their twins name that's for sure.
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