Noelle Adams has quickly become a favorite of mine. Her characters are always down to earth and totally likeable, Rose and James being no different this time around. James was a single dad, his wife having died a couple of years ago. Rose was nanny to his two little girls. When the story begins, James is engaged to Genevieve although he's beginning to have second thoughts. She's always out with her friends, doesn't seem to want a relationship with his daughters, both of whom aren't fond of the woman, and he's finding out she isn't at all as sweet and caring as his first wife. He breaks up with her but she refuses to take no for an answer. As a result, he and Rose come up with the idea of a fake engagement between them in order to convince Genevieve that she and James are really through.
While Rose is determined not to get her hopes up, she's already got feelings for James and of course, she loves his girls. She'd love to make the engagement real but after her last failed relationship with a man, she's positive James couldn't possibly see her in that light.
This is just a simple love story between two people who are obviously suited to one another if they can just get their feelings figured out. Throw a couple of adorable children in the mix, along with a rather dotty old grandmother and Rose' s two sisters and you have a very engaging story. Really enjoyed it.