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Training Tommy
Sabrina Talbott knows that when Mr. Perfect comes along she will recognize him instantly. He’ll be conventional, stable, and mature, just like her. Tommy Cameron can’t be Mr. Perfect. His overgrown, uncontrollable dog digs up her flower garden. Sabrina sees that not only does the dog need some training, so does Tommy. Instead of a sensible sedan, Tommy drives an old Jeep. His friends hang around as if they are part of a fraternity. Does he even have a job? Worst of all, Tommy throws impromptu parties, dances with her, and encourages her to have fun. Why is she so drawn to him when he’s all wrong for her? When Sabrina insists that he’s not her type, Tommy sets out to prove her wrong by becoming her idea of Mr. Perfect. When he turns himself into serious, stodgy “Thomas,” Sabrina realizes she has created a monster. Can she admit she was wrong in order to change uptight, boring Thomas back into spontaneous, fun-loving Tommy?
268 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 2002
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September 28, 2010
Sweet, nice, and enjoyable. The downside is that most of the conflicts were based on erroneous assumptions.
STORY BRIEF:
Sabrina is a high school English teacher who lives in a house she inherited from her grandmother. She thinks the man for her will be a suit-wearing professional similar to an accountant. Tommy moves in next door. He is always in jeans and a t-shirt. His dog Skid repeatedly digs up Sabrina’s rose bushes. Tommy replaces them each time. Sabrina doesn’t know if Tommy works or not since he is always at home. Tommy is fun to be around and has several guy friends over for football playing and parties. Tommy immediately falls for Sabrina, but she doesn’t think he’s her type. Tommy takes his dog to obedience classes in hopes of winning her over.
REVIEWER’S OPINION:
The author has written two stand-alone novels. I enjoyed “A Month from Miami” so much that I wanted to try another of her books. Training Tommy was her first book. It was sweet and nice. I was smiling through most of it. But I had two problems. One, it was short, so I wouldn’t recommend paying a lot for it. Two, most of the conflicts were based on Sabrina’s erroneous assumptions about Tommy. Erroneous assumptions are “the easy way out” for me. I prefer conflicts based on personality differences, motivations, outside events, or something meatier. But on balance, it’s a nice way to spend a little time with a cheerful story.
DATA:
Story length: 183 pages. Swearing language: none. Sexual language: none. Number of sex scenes: none. Setting: current day unknown town, probably in the U.S. Copyright: 2002. Genre: contemporary romance.
OTHER BOOKS:
I’ve read one other book by Barbara Meyers. My 4 star review of “A Month from Miami” was posted 3-25-09.
STORY BRIEF:
Sabrina is a high school English teacher who lives in a house she inherited from her grandmother. She thinks the man for her will be a suit-wearing professional similar to an accountant. Tommy moves in next door. He is always in jeans and a t-shirt. His dog Skid repeatedly digs up Sabrina’s rose bushes. Tommy replaces them each time. Sabrina doesn’t know if Tommy works or not since he is always at home. Tommy is fun to be around and has several guy friends over for football playing and parties. Tommy immediately falls for Sabrina, but she doesn’t think he’s her type. Tommy takes his dog to obedience classes in hopes of winning her over.
REVIEWER’S OPINION:
The author has written two stand-alone novels. I enjoyed “A Month from Miami” so much that I wanted to try another of her books. Training Tommy was her first book. It was sweet and nice. I was smiling through most of it. But I had two problems. One, it was short, so I wouldn’t recommend paying a lot for it. Two, most of the conflicts were based on Sabrina’s erroneous assumptions about Tommy. Erroneous assumptions are “the easy way out” for me. I prefer conflicts based on personality differences, motivations, outside events, or something meatier. But on balance, it’s a nice way to spend a little time with a cheerful story.
DATA:
Story length: 183 pages. Swearing language: none. Sexual language: none. Number of sex scenes: none. Setting: current day unknown town, probably in the U.S. Copyright: 2002. Genre: contemporary romance.
OTHER BOOKS:
I’ve read one other book by Barbara Meyers. My 4 star review of “A Month from Miami” was posted 3-25-09.
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