Blurb:
Parker
Townsend raised his children alone after he lost his beloved wife to cancer.
When his two little hellions placed a “Mom Wanted” ad in the local paper,
Parker found himself roped into an unwanted blind date.
Claire
Lauer answered the want ad with few expectations, and met Parker on Valentine’s
Day, a day she hated with a passion. As an animal rights activist and a
divorcée, she felt more comfortable with a placard in her hand than in the
company of a handsome man with emotional baggage.
After a protest takes a turn for the worse, she seeks shelter in
her date’s arms and loses time in his bed. Will Parker and Claire find the
courage to lay their fragile hearts on the chopping block by morning, or will
they forever live in a world of gray?
About the Author:
Writing is the fruit to
happiness.
Amber Daulton lives her
life by that one belief even though she normally isn’t so Zen.
Author
of several novellas, she published her first book in 2012 and hopes to publish
countless more in the future. As a fan of contemporary, paranormal, and
historical romance novels alike, she can’t get enough of feisty heroines and
alpha heroes. Her mind is a wonderland of adventure, laughter, and awesome ways
of kicking a guy when he’s down. She probably wouldn’t be too sane without her
computer and notebooks. After all, what’s a girl to do when there are people
jabbering away in her head and it’s hard to shut them up? Write! Nothing
else works.
Review:
Neither
Parker nor Claire particularly wanted to go on a blind date on Valentine’s Day.
Parker’s kids placed a “Mom Wanted” ad in his brother’s newspaper, and Claire’s
daughter all but dialed the number to get her to reply. The only reason either
showed up in the end was that it would be rude to leave someone sitting alone in
a nice restaurant on Valentine’s Day. In fact, Claire never even spoke to
Parker—his brother screened the calls and set up the whole thing, after which
his sister-in-law and kids scoped Claire out at work, posing as customers.
But
the date goes better than either expects. When Parker asks Claire why she keeps
getting text messages, she confesses she planned to attend an animal rights
protest at the circus to which he intended to take his kids. As Claire launches
into a passionate explanation of the abuses to which the circus owners subject
their animals, Parker calls for the check. I’ve
driven another one away, Claire thinks. Nope. Parker escorts her to the
protest, grabs a placard, and joins in the chant. It’s a perfect date until one
of the protesters sneaks inside the circus and frees a tiger, the police show
up, and chaos ensues. The couple manages to slip off to their car and even spends
the night together, kids safely off spending the night with family.
My Valentine Adventure was a fun romp with
kids doing most of the match-making for their respective reluctant parents. It’s
another sweet romance, two in a row being a nice break from the sex scenes I’ve
been reading in other books, and I confess, writing in my own work-in-progress.
The
only reason I’m giving My Valentine
Adventure four roses is that again, it could use better editing. I hate to
do so, because Ms. Daulton is a fellow #GlassSlipperSister. But, I am nothing
if not honest on this site, and anyone who follows this blog knows I’m a
stickler for editing issues. It truly is a shame when an author suffers because
of inadequate editing, and this is not
an indie book. My Valentine Adventure
presumably went through both a content and copy editor, who apparently lacked a
copy of the Chicago Manual of Style.
Heat Rating: PG-13
Length: 65 Pages
Digital Price: $2.99
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Thanks
for visiting.
Award-winning
author Vicki Batman has sold many romantic comedy works to the True Magazines,
several publishers, and most recently, two romantic comedy mysteries to The
Wild Rose Press. She is a member of Romance Writers of America, Sisters in
Crime, and several writing groups. Ms. Batman is an avid Jazzerciser, handbag
lover, mahjong player, yoga practioner, movie fan, book devourer, cat fancier,
best mom ever, And, she adores Handsome Hubby.
