Uprooted

by Jasmine Aherne

Landscape designer Marianne Dawson thinks she's hit her head pretty hard when she wakes up in hospital to the handsome face of Dr. Noah Campbell. They hit it off, but the emergency ward is too busy to get friendly. Mari's delighted then, when Noah turns out to be the blind date she agreed to as a favor for a friend.

Noah finds himself falling for Mari's sharp wit and ready smile, but his life's complicated enough as it is - he's just found out he has a twelve-year-old daughter, and he needs serious help becoming a father. With Mari's help, however, the sulky girl blooms, and they start to form a family.

But Mari's struggling with her own internal demons, and what will she do when a difficult choice threatens everything she and Noah have built together?

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First published November 9, 2009

About the author

Jasmine Aherne has been published with Jupiter Gardens Press (the doors of which sadly closed in 2016), as well as Rebel Ink Press and Wild Horse Press.

She writes contemporary romance, fantasy romance, and romantic comedy.

Reviews

[Rebecca Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

Marianne Dawson is in no way going to fall in love. The experience she’s had with the subject wasn’t good so she’s decided life would be easier if she excludes it. Then Mari, as she’s known to her friends, has an unexpected accident. She wakes in the hospital to the handsome face of Dr. Noah Campbell and instantly realizes this man is someone she desperately wants to get to know.

Dr. Noah Campbell is back from working over seas. His life has been uprooted from the news that he has a thirteen years old daughter whose mother passed suddenly. With everything upside down the last thing Noah wanted to do was go on a blind date. Imagine his surprise when he finds the woman he treated in the ER, sitting next to him.

Sparks fly and so do complications. Mari doesn’t want the feelings of love she’s developed for Noah and his daughter, Aimee. And while Noah is learning to balance being a newly single dad he must also convince Mari, the woman he’s looking to marry, life without him and his daughter, is no life at all.

Jasmine Aherne’s Uprooted is a Sweet Romance with all the elements that make a reader go back for more. Her portrayal of a thirteen year old girl is right on with all the rudiments of the teenage attitude. Mari and Noah make a strong connection from the moment they meet and their attraction only builds with each page turned. The struggles and insecurities of a single dad and a woman dating that man make a powerful read for all to enjoy. If you’re looking for a unique sweet story with heart, Uprooted will keep you planted for hours.

[Rhiannon Grey · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. It was funny and sweet and I felt I knew the characters by the end. I'm now going to go back and read Stranded, the first in this sort-of series.
A great read!

[Megan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Felt very disjointed and the pacing was a little odd. The main character moved alarmingly quick and although this is a fluff book it felt a little unrealistic.

[Caroline · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really sweet story with loveable characters and a realistic teenage girl. This was a pretty unusual love story: I liked it because it didn't follow a tired old format. Loved the hero because he wasn't super alpha, that can get very annoying.

[The Book Junkie Reads . . . · Rating 4 out of 5]

I find that the main character (heroine) has competition in the package of a 12 year old girl. I feel that this story is more centered around the little girl and her father being uprooted and not the relationship between father and heroine. I found this to be more of a feel good than a romance.