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Misty Harbor #3
Blueberry Hill
Marcia Evanick attracts legions of happy fans with Catch of the Day and her other best-selling romances. In Blueberry Hill, the combination of sunny characters and spirited sensuality is absolutely irresistible.
A Baltimore district attorney, Jocelyn Fletcher has put her high pressure career on hold to reevaluate her life. While visiting her sisters in picturesque Misty Harbor, Maine, she takes a temporary job as a widower's live-in nanny. Jocelyn's warm humor quickly earns the affection of her three young charges. More slowly, her blonde beauty and rosy smile begin to rouse the desires of their very handsome father, county sheriff Quinn Larson.
The small New England coastal village provides the perfect backdrop for a romance that soon captures everyone's attention. Narrator Johanna Parker voices each nuance of the playful banter between Jocelyn and Quinn as they open their hearts to each other.
A Baltimore district attorney, Jocelyn Fletcher has put her high pressure career on hold to reevaluate her life. While visiting her sisters in picturesque Misty Harbor, Maine, she takes a temporary job as a widower's live-in nanny. Jocelyn's warm humor quickly earns the affection of her three young charges. More slowly, her blonde beauty and rosy smile begin to rouse the desires of their very handsome father, county sheriff Quinn Larson.
The small New England coastal village provides the perfect backdrop for a romance that soon captures everyone's attention. Narrator Johanna Parker voices each nuance of the playful banter between Jocelyn and Quinn as they open their hearts to each other.
304 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published December 1, 2003
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April 23, 2010
I’m listening to this on audio otherwise I would’ve quit it early on. This is a very by-the-numbers romance with absolutely no originality or spark. I feel like I’ve read this story a billion times. Everything about it is bland and, horror of all horrors, cutesy toddlers have taken over the plot. I am not dealing well with this turn of events.
Jocelyn is a 26 year old lawyer who has decided she made the wrong career choice. She takes a leave of absence to find herself and heads to Maine where her two sisters have found her the perfect job. She’s going to be a live-in nanny for Quinn, a hunky widower whose wife died only 6 weeks prior. Not to worry though, they were divorced for over a year so he’s not broken up at all about her death. And neither apparently are the three perfect little cherubs whose every move, meal and squeal of joy is put down on these pages in loving detail. Sigh. I don’t hate kids, really I don’t, but you’ll probably think I do after reading this review. The problem here is that I know more about the three toddlers than I do either Jocelyn or Quinn, the dad of this brood. I don’t want to read about bath time with the kiddies, and mud pies and dirty Barbie dolls. I want some sexual tension, some funny banter, anything but another freaking descriptive passage about what the kids are eating, wearing or doing. Guess I’m just not the warm and fuzzy type.
As the book continues less emphasis is placed on the kids and more on the couple but it was all a little too late for me because my interest was long gone by then. The romance was tepid at best and the conflict nearing the end was too quickly resolved with too little angst for my liking. It’s not horrible, if you don’t mind a lot of kiddie talk in your books, but it just wasn't the book for me.
Jocelyn is a 26 year old lawyer who has decided she made the wrong career choice. She takes a leave of absence to find herself and heads to Maine where her two sisters have found her the perfect job. She’s going to be a live-in nanny for Quinn, a hunky widower whose wife died only 6 weeks prior. Not to worry though, they were divorced for over a year so he’s not broken up at all about her death. And neither apparently are the three perfect little cherubs whose every move, meal and squeal of joy is put down on these pages in loving detail. Sigh. I don’t hate kids, really I don’t, but you’ll probably think I do after reading this review. The problem here is that I know more about the three toddlers than I do either Jocelyn or Quinn, the dad of this brood. I don’t want to read about bath time with the kiddies, and mud pies and dirty Barbie dolls. I want some sexual tension, some funny banter, anything but another freaking descriptive passage about what the kids are eating, wearing or doing. Guess I’m just not the warm and fuzzy type.
As the book continues less emphasis is placed on the kids and more on the couple but it was all a little too late for me because my interest was long gone by then. The romance was tepid at best and the conflict nearing the end was too quickly resolved with too little angst for my liking. It’s not horrible, if you don’t mind a lot of kiddie talk in your books, but it just wasn't the book for me.
October 6, 2024
Started this book just before my trip to Maine this summer. A real summer read. Simple (and a bit outdated) but fun. 3,5 stars.
July 26, 2015
I enjoy reading books set in Misty Harbor. It is a nice small town. This one is the last of the Fletcher sisters moving to town. Jocelyn quit her job as assistant DA and came to figure out what she wants to do with her life. Her only job option is nanny/housekeeper for the sheriff, Quinn.
What I enjoyed:
* Jocelyn and Quinn were great together and the kids were adorable
* I liked Phoebe and Gary but can't believe they let 11 years go by
* The standard courting ritual the men of Misty Harbor go through anytime a new woman comes to town is cute
What could have been better:
* I'm amazed these women move to a very small town to start major businesses and expect them to succeed (ok, the restaurant and doctor make sense, but lawyer and stained glass artist seem to be pushing it). They also start in summer and move before experiencing a harsh winter.
* The kids never mentioning their dead mother or acting out was unrealistic. She's only been dead 6 months.
What I enjoyed:
* Jocelyn and Quinn were great together and the kids were adorable
* I liked Phoebe and Gary but can't believe they let 11 years go by
* The standard courting ritual the men of Misty Harbor go through anytime a new woman comes to town is cute
What could have been better:
* I'm amazed these women move to a very small town to start major businesses and expect them to succeed (ok, the restaurant and doctor make sense, but lawyer and stained glass artist seem to be pushing it). They also start in summer and move before experiencing a harsh winter.
* The kids never mentioning their dead mother or acting out was unrealistic. She's only been dead 6 months.
February 20, 2023
2023 bk 70 The third sister now has her chance at love and a new home in Misty Harbor, Maine. Burned out by seeing one crook too many getting off on technicalities, Jocelyn throws it all in and heads to her sisters asking them to find her living quarters and a job. What they find is the local sheriff with three pre-school children badly needing a live-in nanny. With no other jobs available - Jocelyn agrees and finds her self falling in love with the children and their father. Lots of small town vibes and misunderstandings - and the dawning that lawyers are needed in small town America as well as larger cities. An enjoyable read.
January 11, 2020
Recently, I've been reminded that some books had to be read with their writing date in mind.
Reading this, there were some details that made me cringe. However, since it has been written in 2003, at the time, it actually was "normal" and therefore "acceptable" from the characters.
Still made me cringe, though, but I can't blame the author for that.
Nevertheless, it was a pleasant read. Nothing exceptional about either the story itself or the main characters, but it was likable and diverting enough.
Reading this, there were some details that made me cringe. However, since it has been written in 2003, at the time, it actually was "normal" and therefore "acceptable" from the characters.
Still made me cringe, though, but I can't blame the author for that.
Nevertheless, it was a pleasant read. Nothing exceptional about either the story itself or the main characters, but it was likable and diverting enough.
July 23, 2020
Lovely feel good story with just a pinch of spice
August 17, 2021
This just wasn't for me. I found it entirely predictable, and super corny -- and this is coming from someone who loves RomComs and Korean Dramas!
April 22, 2009
3rd in the Misty Harbor Series.
This is the youngest Fletcher sister, Jocelyn's story. She leaves her stressful job in the Baltimore DA's office looking for a little clarity in her life. She finds Quinn Larson and his 3 kids in need of a nanny/housekeeper. It wasn't her plan, but it works for her.
The story is very slow to get started. I found myself getting bored in the first 150 pages or so. It seemed to be very focused on the kids and their personalities and what they did all day, etc. Boring...
It picked up a bit 2/3 of the way through the book. Plus, Quinn's sister, Phoebe, gets a small romance, too. I would have liked it better if there was more of her and Gary's story...more like Gunner and Maggie in the last book.
Too much of the kids and not enough of the romance in this one. The first 2 in the series were much better. This one was predictable and a little boring...I still give it 3 stars because it was cute and made me smile.
This is the youngest Fletcher sister, Jocelyn's story. She leaves her stressful job in the Baltimore DA's office looking for a little clarity in her life. She finds Quinn Larson and his 3 kids in need of a nanny/housekeeper. It wasn't her plan, but it works for her.
The story is very slow to get started. I found myself getting bored in the first 150 pages or so. It seemed to be very focused on the kids and their personalities and what they did all day, etc. Boring...
It picked up a bit 2/3 of the way through the book. Plus, Quinn's sister, Phoebe, gets a small romance, too. I would have liked it better if there was more of her and Gary's story...more like Gunner and Maggie in the last book.
Too much of the kids and not enough of the romance in this one. The first 2 in the series were much better. This one was predictable and a little boring...I still give it 3 stars because it was cute and made me smile.
October 16, 2009
A really cute, fun story. This is a story about Jocelyn who is the sister of the character in Catch of the Day. She leaves her life in the city to go be with her sisters because she's re-evaluating if she really wants to continue to work in the DA's office. She takes a job as a houskeeper/ nanny to Sheriff Quinn.
The story had humor and was a fast moving plot. The secondary characters were great to see, and I liked that the reader was able to see what was happening in the lives of Jocelyn's sisters. The town in this book is such a quirky place and the author describes it so well that I started to wonder what it would actually be like to live in a place like Misty Harbour!
I'm trying to find copies of the other books in the series, I want to read about Erik and Sydney. But right now I'm having some trouble figuring out which books are which. I may just read them out of order lol.
The story had humor and was a fast moving plot. The secondary characters were great to see, and I liked that the reader was able to see what was happening in the lives of Jocelyn's sisters. The town in this book is such a quirky place and the author describes it so well that I started to wonder what it would actually be like to live in a place like Misty Harbour!
I'm trying to find copies of the other books in the series, I want to read about Erik and Sydney. But right now I'm having some trouble figuring out which books are which. I may just read them out of order lol.
June 10, 2010
I finished listening to this today. A nice light book, although intriguing in the car. This is my first e-audiobook on my ipod, and it was hard to listen to. It was recorded as 1 long mp3; 8+ hours and no track marks. Supposedly you don't need it, but if your ipod gets bumped, it takes a long time to fast forward in 20 second increments to the 7 hour mark. . .
April 12, 2018
Sweet story with familiar characters and interesting plot. The last of the Fletcher sister arrives in Misty Harbor to figure out what she really wants and ends up getting what she needs. I know I say this over and over again but I wish this series would have gone further than it did, I love the stories and characters and it gives me a happy heart.
October 23, 2017
Very entertaining!Jocelyn is a successful attorney who is suffering from burnout.She decides to go visit her sisters in Maine...and get a job. The only job they have found for her that isn't totally horrible is the position of nanny to the local sheriff's three small children. Quinn needs live-in help desperately, but sure wasn't counting on hiring someone he's attracted to!
September 15, 2008
I really liked this story when it was dealing with the main characters. Sometimes I just wanted to hear about them, and not every one else!! It was a cute idea for a book, and I liked it very much over all! I just wish there would've been more about the couple's relationship!
July 28, 2013
Good book. Very similar to book one. I didn't get a chance to read book two as it was not available at my library. I like this series, it's fun and sweet and the Maine location of Misty Harbor is interesting.
March 13, 2015
Spoiler alert!
Am I the only one that was annoyed by the vasectomy angle there at the end? Pahlease! Has the author not heard of a reversal? For some reason I just couldn't get on board with it. It was just not very imaginative.
Am I the only one that was annoyed by the vasectomy angle there at the end? Pahlease! Has the author not heard of a reversal? For some reason I just couldn't get on board with it. It was just not very imaginative.
September 10, 2019
This was a very enjoyable audio book. I really enjoyed the characters and interaction between the kids and adults in the book. I read the book out of sequence and found it was kind of annoying to have continual messages about couples who obviously had their own written book somewhere.
January 31, 2009
Predictable, but what can you expect from a romance novel.
June 30, 2016
OK love story, but not a lot of substance to the story. Probably wouldn't read this author again.
July 29, 2012
I love Marcia Evanick's romance books. Love that the location is in Maine, I think that adds to the romantic feel. Her stories don't ramble and aren't drawn out.
September 18, 2012
i didnt love it that much. For me, the side story of Quinn's sister Phoebe and her highschool sweetheart Gary Franklin goes much more interesting.
January 8, 2017
Very predictable. Light, quick beach read, but I felt the over descriptive sex scenes "cheapened" this book.
March 26, 2017
Jocelyn Fletcher takes a leave from her asst. district attorney job in MD after watching another bad guy walk free. She heads for Misty Harbor ME where both of her sisters - a doctor and a restauranteer have settled and married locals. They get her a job as nanny to Quinn Larson, the sheriff. Qunn's ex-wife has recently been killed in an accident and he's brought Ben (5), Victoria & Isabella (3) back to live in Misty Harbor. The instant attraction is a drawback for Quinn, but he's desperate. Joc has never been around kids much and housekeeping is not her strong point either, but she falls in love with the kids and Quinn. Eventually, the attraction overpowers the reservations and they work it out. Also has a secondary romance between Quinn's sister Phoebe and her high school sweetheart Gary.
Obviously the 3rd in a series, but can easily be read alone and understood. Some sex.
Obviously the 3rd in a series, but can easily be read alone and understood. Some sex.
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