The New Man : Under One Roof (Harlequin Superromance No. 1166)

by Janice Kay Johnson

Book Overview

Helen Schaefer isn't getting married That's what she's decided, anyway-because she simply can't stand to think she could love and lose again. After the death of her husband, she let her daughter down... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373711662
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Harlequin
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 0.8" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

Deeply moving -- Very highly recommended

Helen Schaefer lost her beloved husband to a two year battle with cancer, and has no interest in marrying again. She and her daughter live with friends in an extended family relationship that works very well. While she dreams of creating a home for just the two of them, career opportunities dictate a different path for the time being. Right now Helen intends to leave behind a job in retail to market products she and her business partner have been manufacturing and selling. When she meets widower Alec Fraser at a craft fair, however, Helen does not expect him to impact her plans and dreams so profoundly. Alec lost his wife in a stunningly short period of time after her diagnosis. Goodbyes were lost to necessity, unlike Helen. While she does not wish to marry again, Alec is not interested in a relationship without commitment. With much in common and yet such diverse views on love and marriage, Alec faces a tremendous challenge if he wants to convince Helen to risk again. Author Janice Kay Johnson completes the Under One Roof trilogy with a powerfully told tale in THE NEW MAN. Grief threatens to insulate Helen from the joys and possibilities of love until Alec rocks her world. While loss of their spouses might have drawn them together, a whole lot more holds them together. Certainly Johnson demonstrates that it is not blood which creates a family but love. One of the strongest elements of the novel is that both Helen and Alec had good marriages filled with love that were ended by death not living issues. Often these types of plots reveal a less than happy previous marriage and it refreshing to find a story that allows happiness twice. A deeply moving story, THE NEW MAN comes very highly recommended.

~ Second Chance To Love Again ~

After the death of Helens husband, she doesn't think she will ever love again and lose again, because the second time will be the worst. She feels that if she keeps busy with her 8 year old daughter then she will have no time to think about anything or anyone else. That all changes when she meets Alec Fraser, he is also a widower he has two kids a boy and a girl, his son has all this hatred toward life after is mom died. Alec has fallen in love with Helen but he is also scared to love and lose but he feels that it is all worth it in the end, he wants to marry Helen but she doesn't want marriage he has to find a way to change her mind. I loved this story about two people that they think after there loved one dies that they can't go on this story makes you believe that anything is possible. HappyReading Lisa

~ All About Second Chances ~

After the death of Helens husband, she doesn't think she will ever love again and lose again, because the second time will be the worst. She feels that if she keeps busy with her 8 year old daughter then she will have no time to think about anything or anyone else. That all changes when she meets Alec Fraser, he is also a widower he has to kids a boy and a girl, his son has all this hatred toward life after is mom died. Alec has fallen in love with Helen but he is also scared to love and lose but he feels that it is all worth it in the end, he wants to marry Helen but she doesn't want marriage he has to find a way to change her mind. I loved this story about two people that they think after there loved one dies that they can't go on this story makes you believe that anything is possible. HappyReading Lisa

Deeply Moving ending to trilogy

Helen Schaefer isn't getting married. That's what she's decided, anyway---because she simply can't stand to think she could love and lose again. After the death of her husband, she let her daughter down terribly and she's not about to risk hurting Gina a second time. Meeting widower Alec Fraser---who's still dealing with his own grief---isn't enough to change her mind...at first. But after Helen spends some time with him, she starts to realize how much they have in common. Is it possible that Alec might want to have a relationship without commitment? And what will she do if he doesn't?Under One Roof: Three women, two kids, one cat...and the three men who are about to change their lives. It's the family you choose that counts.A read ending to the Under One Roof threesome. I highly recommend this book to any lover of romances. It is truly touching with real people in real life. Deeply moving!!