A Mom for Matthew

by Roz Denny Fox

A Mom for Matthew by Roz Denny Fox released on Aug 09, 2005 is available now for purchase. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373712901
• ISBN13: 9780373712908
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Harlequin Special Releases
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

A Mom for Matthew

(...) "Roz Denny Fox's A Mom for Matthew focuses on two people who have been burned in previous relationships and are afraid to commit to anyone new. Zeke (Ezekiel) Rossetti's three-year old son is deaf. Zeke loves his son with his whole heart, but over-protects him to a point where he doesn't let anyone into their lives. He makes a good living working for an oil drilling company, and together they reside with his mother, Celia in Galveston. Grace Stafford is single. A bad experience in a previous relationship has taught her not to trust men. Raised by her grandmother, Grace is currently working on a project. She hopes it will lead her to a missing World War II plane that will help clear her grandfather's name before her grandmother passes away. When Zeke finds Grace diving in Galveston Bay, putting his latest drilling project on hold, he has a fit. But she has the backing of the federal government, so Zeke's boss suggests they help her find the plane, so that they can get back to work sooner...." (...)

wonderful contemporary romance

Texas schoolteacher Grace Stafford refuses to believe the official record that her grandfather deserted the military during World War II. She plans to prove her assertion that instead his plane went down off Galveston, Texas. Following intensive research, Grace begins diving in search of the lost plane. Meanwhile her efforts could cost Zeke Rosetti's oil company Kemper Offshore Oil Reserch and Development a bundle if their drilling is delayed by her diving. He owes Kemper and the firm because they are so cooperative with his being a single father of a handicapped child Matthew. Instead of a long winded court suit, he decides to expedite her efforts by helping her. As they seek the evidence she so desires, Zeke and Grace fall in love, but he fears how she will react when she learns that he is raising a young deaf son whose mother deserted him as an ailing infant. This is a wonderful contemporary romance starring two wonderful protagonists, a fine supportive cast (except for the social worker and his ex) that digs deep into the issue of raising a handicapped child. The story line is fabulous as the audience along with the wonderful male lead wonder if Grace's love for Zeke will allow her to not just love Matthew, but to cope with his deafness. The Navy-sea salvage subplot is deep and powerful, but it is the relationships that turn Roz Denny Fox's into a powerhouse. Harriet Klausner