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Bell Family #3
A Match for the Single Dad
Two Little Matchmakers
Suddenly single dad Garrett McHale is out of his depth! With a busy job as a pilot, he's also raising two daughters by himself. Finding love is beyond his control—until his girls decide their daddy needs a wife! And they know the perfect woman to fill the position….
Resort manager Maggie Bell thinks the McHale girls are adorable—and sure, she's noticed their sexy single father a time or two. And yes, sparks fly as Maggie and Garrett begin to spend more time together, until Maggie begins to get an up-close-and-personal look at family life—and the realities of parenting two mischievous little girls. Besides, it doesn't seem likely that stubborn Garrett is willing to risk his heart for love again. His daughters, however, have other ideas….
Suddenly single dad Garrett McHale is out of his depth! With a busy job as a pilot, he's also raising two daughters by himself. Finding love is beyond his control—until his girls decide their daddy needs a wife! And they know the perfect woman to fill the position….
Resort manager Maggie Bell thinks the McHale girls are adorable—and sure, she's noticed their sexy single father a time or two. And yes, sparks fly as Maggie and Garrett begin to spend more time together, until Maggie begins to get an up-close-and-personal look at family life—and the realities of parenting two mischievous little girls. Besides, it doesn't seem likely that stubborn Garrett is willing to risk his heart for love again. His daughters, however, have other ideas….
224 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2013
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Gina Wilkins
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Gina Wilkins sold her first book to Harlequin in 1987, and has been writing full-time ever since, publishing more than 90 books for Harlequin/Silhouette. Her books are translated into 20 languages. A lifelong resident of central Arkansas, she attended Arkansas State University, obtaining a degree in journalism. She pursued careers in advertising and human resource development before achieving her lifelong goal of becoming a published writer. The bestselling author is a four-time winner of the prestigious Maggie Award for Excellence sponsored by the Georgia Romance Writers, and has won several awards from the reviewers of Romantic Times magazine. She was a recent nominee for a Career Achievement Award from Romantic Times.
A member of Romance Writers of America, Diamond State Romance Authors and Novelists, Inc., she is a past president of Fiction Writers of Central Arkansas. She is a frequent speaker at writers’ conferences, civic organizations and in middle and senior high schools, where she focuses on literacy and goal setting.
Gina and John, her husband of more than 30 years, have raised three “extraordinary” children, two daughters and a son, all pursuing careers in science and medicine.
Gina Wilkins sold her first book to Harlequin in 1987, and has been writing full-time ever since, publishing more than 90 books for Harlequin/Silhouette. Her books are translated into 20 languages. A lifelong resident of central Arkansas, she attended Arkansas State University, obtaining a degree in journalism. She pursued careers in advertising and human resource development before achieving her lifelong goal of becoming a published writer. The bestselling author is a four-time winner of the prestigious Maggie Award for Excellence sponsored by the Georgia Romance Writers, and has won several awards from the reviewers of Romantic Times magazine. She was a recent nominee for a Career Achievement Award from Romantic Times.
A member of Romance Writers of America, Diamond State Romance Authors and Novelists, Inc., she is a past president of Fiction Writers of Central Arkansas. She is a frequent speaker at writers’ conferences, civic organizations and in middle and senior high schools, where she focuses on literacy and goal setting.
Gina and John, her husband of more than 30 years, have raised three “extraordinary” children, two daughters and a son, all pursuing careers in science and medicine.
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June 11, 2013
Fun book. Garrett is pretty much overwhelmed with trying to take care of his daughters now that he's a full time father. His marriage hadn't worked out and with the death of his ex-wife he is now responsible for the girls. He doesn't have time for a social life so when the girls decide they need a new mother they take matters into their own hands.
I liked Garrett. He is doing the best he can. He loves his daughters and gave up his air force career so that he could give them a stable home life. His mother and grandmother help as much as they can but they tend to be a little overprotective. On top of Garrett's own insecurities about keeping them safe the girls are feeling pretty smothered. They want a mother who will be on their side. They are frequent visitors to the Bell family resort and they think Maggie will be the perfect mom for them. As they talk their dad into a week long vacation there, they do their best to throw the two together. Garrett has always noticed Maggie but is not interested in trying marriage again. But he is enjoying her company and the chance to have some time away from his family. He grows to care more for Maggie than he is comfortable with. He's ten years older than she is and knows she enjoys traveling and going out with her friends and feels that she wouldn't be happy with a life with him. I really enjoyed watching Garrett as he tried to cope with having a teenage daughter who was really pushing against the restrictions of her life. The protective dad was in full force but he was also trying to listen to Maggie as she would give him ideas on how to cope. He had a hard time asking for or accepting help but also knew he needed it. I loved the final scenes with the sick family and Maggie's rescue of them.
Maggie was pretty cool. She works at the family resort and has a great way of being able to deal with all sorts of people. She has been aware of Garrett for some time and is always nice to his two daughters. She relates well to them, but is very glad that she doesn't have to raise them as she would worry about doing the right things. While the family is vacationing there she finds herself spending more time with Garrett. There is a lot about him that appeals to her and the attraction is hard to fight also. The more time she spent with him the more she came to care even though they had agreed that there was no future for them. I loved seeing her explain the concept of "me time" to Garrett and how it was necessary in order to avoid getting overly stressed. I loved seeing her help out with the girls and how well she did without realizing it. I really liked her take charge attitude at the end and how she finally accepted that she was better at parenting than she thought she was.
I liked Garrett. He is doing the best he can. He loves his daughters and gave up his air force career so that he could give them a stable home life. His mother and grandmother help as much as they can but they tend to be a little overprotective. On top of Garrett's own insecurities about keeping them safe the girls are feeling pretty smothered. They want a mother who will be on their side. They are frequent visitors to the Bell family resort and they think Maggie will be the perfect mom for them. As they talk their dad into a week long vacation there, they do their best to throw the two together. Garrett has always noticed Maggie but is not interested in trying marriage again. But he is enjoying her company and the chance to have some time away from his family. He grows to care more for Maggie than he is comfortable with. He's ten years older than she is and knows she enjoys traveling and going out with her friends and feels that she wouldn't be happy with a life with him. I really enjoyed watching Garrett as he tried to cope with having a teenage daughter who was really pushing against the restrictions of her life. The protective dad was in full force but he was also trying to listen to Maggie as she would give him ideas on how to cope. He had a hard time asking for or accepting help but also knew he needed it. I loved the final scenes with the sick family and Maggie's rescue of them.
Maggie was pretty cool. She works at the family resort and has a great way of being able to deal with all sorts of people. She has been aware of Garrett for some time and is always nice to his two daughters. She relates well to them, but is very glad that she doesn't have to raise them as she would worry about doing the right things. While the family is vacationing there she finds herself spending more time with Garrett. There is a lot about him that appeals to her and the attraction is hard to fight also. The more time she spent with him the more she came to care even though they had agreed that there was no future for them. I loved seeing her explain the concept of "me time" to Garrett and how it was necessary in order to avoid getting overly stressed. I loved seeing her help out with the girls and how well she did without realizing it. I really liked her take charge attitude at the end and how she finally accepted that she was better at parenting than she thought she was.
May 8, 2017
He thinks he's too old for her. She thinks she doesn't want to be involved with a man with children. The developing romance
October 20, 2017
More than sweet ... so non-explicit as to be almost confusing.
October 26, 2017
good read
July 30, 2019
Another solid read by this author. I liked that characters of the children were more than just plot moppets. I did feel it ended a bit abruptly.
July 29, 2022
Not a great storyline. Could not stay focused with this one. Seemed like it bounced around alot. Nice ending. 1.5 stars.
December 3, 2013
A Match For The Single Dad is a second book about the Bell family. It's not listed as a series, but I remembered reading the first book. Garrett is a single dad of 11 and 13 year old girls. The books was funny. The things the girls do to get Garrett to go out with Maggie Bell who helps run the resort where Garrett's family stays for a week. The girls are a handful for Garrett. The grandmothers on each side are not talking to each other, because of past history. A good read.
April 11, 2015
Not terribly exciting, but enough to spark my interest. I'm a sucker for cheesy love stories, so I picked this book up. I expected more from it, like more tension or resistance between the couple.
It didn't take me long to read the book, and I don't regret reading it, but it wasn't one of the good ones.
It didn't take me long to read the book, and I don't regret reading it, but it wasn't one of the good ones.
July 7, 2013
Again, I'm enjoying this series. My biggest problem is how abruptly it ended.
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December 29, 2014Rated 4 1/2 Stars by RT Book Reviews
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