His New Nanny

by Carla Cassidy

The whole town was talking about his new nanny--and that wasn't all...

There were whispers about Sawyer Bennett, locked up behind his estate's stone walls. Untouchable. The only chink in his armor--his mute daughter. But not even his wealth and influence could silence the rumors since the suspicious death of his socialite wife.

So why did new nanny Amanda Rockport think she could penetrate the fortress around Sawyer? Because she could help the little girl, who hadn't spoken since witnessing her mother's murder. Somewhere a murderer was scot-free--watching and waiting. The little girl needed her father back, and the nanny--what did she need? Her boss to take charge, even if rousing his anger got the town talking again!

Genres: Romance, Fiction

256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published October 1, 2007

Reviews

[Paula Legate · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read (The Sheriff's Secretary) that is part of this series, and it was a great book, so I read this book and really enjoyed it too. I can't find the list of books in this series, so I am not sure if there are only two books are not.

This book had me wanting to know who the swamp monster was. Amanda took a job as a nanny. The people in town thought her boss Sawyer killed his wife Erica. His daughter Melanie went mute the day her mother was murdered. Amanda was really brave. She wouldn't leave her job, because she wanted to help Melanie find her voice. They became really close throughout the story. Amanda believed Sawyer was innocent. She wanted to help him find the person that killed his wife. From the beginning they had chemistry that drew them together. That chemistry had them wanting to kiss each other at strange times. When Amanda was attacked, Melanie spoke to everyone surprise, saying it was the swamp monster. She said she saw it, and it was the same monster that had killed her mom. The suspense was really good, and at times had me wanting to flip to the end of the book, to find out who it was. The list of suspects was just about everyone Sawyer knew. I didn't cheat, and go to the end of the book, but it was hard. That's how good the suspense was. The end came as a shock. I really enjoyed this book. I will try to find out if there are any more books in this series. Both books can stand alone. They just share some of the same character's.

[Mojca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Two months ago Sawyer Bennet killed his wife, threw her body into the swamp and buried the knife behind the shed. The only witness to the murder was his daughter Melanie, but she hasn’t spoken since that day…So what the heck is Amanda Rockport doing, applying for the job as Melanie’s nanny?

Well, she refuses to listen to rumor, for starters. The evidence against Sawyer is merely circumstantial and until he’s in jail the rumors are just rumors. Besides, Amanda knows Sawyer isn’t the murderer, because Melanie still adores her daddy, which wouldn’t be the case if she saw him stab her mother…

But someone is determined to see Sawyer thrown in jail. And if that means hurting, or even killing, his new nanny in the process, so be it.


Woohoo, another good Harlequin Intrigue story. Good story, tight plot, good pacing, wonderful characters (with a surprising amount of chemistry), good suspense and intrigue, and rather nicely done romantic subplot. The only hiccup is the fact the villain was glaringly obvious, but still, the buildup more than compensated for it. The ending was a little different than most (he let her go), but it still worked.

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Even though I figured out who killed Erica early on in the story, I still enjoyed the book. Sawyer and Amanda are perfect for each other. And Melanie is so sweet!

[Katrina Alexander · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wanted to like this book, but I felt like the suspense wasn't very suspenseful and the plot kind of dragged. I guess my expectations were a little too high. I was thinking Victoria Holt Romantic Suspense and forgot to realize that this was Harlequin Intrigue with a limited set of characters and character development. I figured out the culprit right away.

[Anke · Rating 3 out of 5]

Leuk boekje voor tussendoor.

[Paula · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed the book, story line, and the characters. However, it was quite obvious who the killer was and why they did it from the very beginning. Still, this is one I would reread at some point.

[Gloria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very much interesting
Can't wait to finish reading

[CorrieGM · Rating 3 out of 5]

Niet heel geweldig, maar leuk genoeg voor drie sterren.
Wie de dader was, had ik ook al zien aankomen.

[Judio · Rating 1 out of 5]

After dumping this book I looked at the reviews to see what others had thought of it. Frankly, I'm amazed at the somewhat high ratings. I don't know what version of the book others read, but the version which unfortunately fell into my hands had such absurd writing as "she heard the familiar sound of footsteps" (Really?! Glad that the girl is knowledgeable about how footsteps sound!) and the laughable absurdity of the cook preparing a roast for Sunday as it would be her day off - but a few pages later the heroine going downstairs to greet the cook on said Sunday (the cook "having refused to take time off since his wife's [hero's] death").


At this point, I chucked the book.

[Kate · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm sure I've read this book before which is quite embarrassimng as I can't seem to remember. Good book.

[Nikoya · Rating 2 out of 5]

I've read too many mysteries to really take this one very seriously. I think I'll just stick to the pure romance for my brain candy needs.