When You Least Expect It: An Anthology

By Brenda Jackson and Rochelle Alers

First Time Trad

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373285396
• ISBN13: 9780373285396
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Harlequin Enterprises ULC
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.1" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

A delightful combination, definitely a keeper...

This was a stellar pairing of wonderful writers. "A Little Dare", Jackson Alisdare "Dare" Westmoreland and Shelly Brockman were high-school and college sweethearts. After 6 years of what appeared to all to be an amazing relationship, Dare decided he was more interested in pursuing a career in the FBI than continuing his relationship with Shelly. Shocked and destroyed, Shelly moved away. Ten years later Dare is the Sheriff of their hometown and Shelly returns after years of self exile. Shelly returns to town with a 10-year son that Dare doesn't know exists. Having reached that challenging pre-teen age, Shelly decides that it is finally time for Dare to meet his son and to help raise him. Dare is shocked and surprised that he has a son and commits to doing whatever he can to win his son's love and trust. What Shelly doesn't know is that it is not only his son's heart that Dare has designs on. This is a delightful story of attempting a second chance at love. In her enjoyable and fine tradition, Ms. Jackson crafts an attention-capturing, fulfilling tale. "A Younger Man", Alers When Jerome Kumi Walker encounters Veronica Johnson-Hamlin on the side of the road as she waits for help with her flat tire, he is both impressed and amused at the independent streak that only barely allows her to accept his assistance. When Kumi requests a home-cooked meal as a way for Veronica to repay his favor, she again reluctantly accepts. After sharing that meal, Kumi is strongly drawn to Veronica, while Veronica thinks Kumi - 10 years her junior - is too young and probably too inexperienced for her. Kumi sets out on a mission to prove Veronica wrong. As he begins to court her he senses that much of her resistance is related to a painful past that she's unwilling to share. Kumi, however, is not deterred, as he is dealing with his own personal family drama, and sets out single-mindedly to woo Veronica. This tale is satisfying in its allowing each of the characters to grow and develop individually as the romantic interaction between them unfolds. I really enjoyed this story.