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Title: Megan's Mate (Silhouette Intimate Moments, No 745)
ISBN: 0373077459
Author:
Nora Roberts
Publicate Date: 1996-10-01
Publish: 1996-10-01
List Price: $3.99
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Paperback
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1: 5th in the series
This is the 5th book in the Calhoun series--one that was added on after the original four.
Accountant Megan O'Riley is doubly connected to the Calhoun sisters: her brother Sloan is married to Amanda, and her son is half-brother to Suzanna's children. They invite her to come to the Towers and work as the accountant for the hotel. When she arrives, she meets Nathaniel Fury, Suzanna's husband's longtime friend and partner.
I found it very amazing that Suzanna welcomed Megan into the family. Not that Suzanna didn't blame Megan, because I understand that, but it just seemed like it would be so awkward.
One thing that stuck with me was that the first time Megan saw Nate, she immediately assumed that HE assumed that she was an unwed mother and therefore a slut and therefore easy pickings. HUH?? He didn't do anything to make her think that. And really, there are so many single mothers around, why would anyone assume anything bad about her? So that kind of colored my impression of Megan.
I'm not real fond of the stories where the hero has to tiptoe around the heroine & (as the back cover says) "teach her to love again". Bah. Probably because the first time I tried reading romances, they were ALL like that. Yuck.
But I did really like Nate. :)
And Dutch & Coco--the hotel's cook and the Calhoun sisters' aunt. They made the book. Just so cute--I've complained before about couples arguing and that meaning they're in love, but this pair made it work.
Then there was Baxter Dumont, Suzanna's ex-husband, and the father of Megan's child, who abandoned and rejected them.... What a nasty, slimy..... I'd finish that, but I can't think of any words bad enough. LOVED what Aunt Colleen did to him, though. And I liked how she played matchmaker, too. Subtle.
There was very little of the ancestor's backstory in this one, but we do find out that Fergus suffered. I was glad to hear that. He deserved it, and there was a nice satisfying poetic justice there.
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2: Sorry to see this series end!
Megan's Mate by Nora Roberts is the last book in the Calhoun women series and features Sloan O'Reilly's sister. Megan. Readers of the four previous books in the series may recall that Megan at 17 became pregnant with a child by a man who was about to marry Suzanna Calhoun. When Sloan meets and decides to marry Amanda the family has to come to terms with the fact that Megan has a son that is related not only to Suzanna's two children but may very well someday fit into the Calhoun family. And now that time has come as Megan and her son take up residence in The Towers with her son and Megan goes to work as the accoutant for the families many businesses.As if the adjustment to family life isn't enough, Megan catches the eye of one of the sister's husbands partners. And as only Ms. Roberts can write love
blooms but not before there is a tug of war between these two people.
Megan's Mate is a fitting conclusion to this multifaceted family
saga which fetures unforgettable characters. An avid reader of
Nora Roberts romance books and especially her trilogies,this series was one of the best of them that I have read recently. I now look forward to reading her newest book Black Rose, the second book of the In the Garden series. As long as Nora Roberts writes them, I will continue reading them.
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3: Great Ending To A Wonderful Series
Megan's Mate was a great ending to the Calhoun series. It was fun to see how everyone in the first books were doing (C.C., Trent, Amanda, Sloan, Lilah, Max, Suzanne, Holt, and you can't leave out the kids, CoCo and Colleen!). Megan and Nate were perfect for each other and enjoyable to read about. I also was glad to see that CoCo finally found her someone to love (it was about time, after all she was the matchmaker for all the girls!). If you haven't read the first four books, read them before reading this book, it will make it a lot more enjoyable.
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4: a family re-visited
i loved this book most out of the series. the relationship between and aunt and the cook was terrific! ::smile
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5: I actually liked it.
I actually liked this book even though by looking at the cover I would have thought this book was going to suck. but amazingly it didn't. I'm surprised. normally I wouldn't read what I call a " b book" I gave it a try because I like nora roberts books. And alot of her "b books" are pretty good.
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