The Baby Twins

by Laura Marie Altom

A pilot's widow, Stephanie Olmstead isn't afraid of flying…until the plane takes off, triggering a panic attack! Suddenly, the single mother of twins has a new man in her life. Brady McGuire, the pilot who saved her from a major meltdown, now sees himself as her protector. And friend.

Between flying and moving across the country to be closer to his daughter, Brady's life is hectic enough. But ever since he played hero, he can't stay away from the gorgeous single mom and her infant girls. That's when things start happening really fast. But is Stephanie ready to move on? Brady has his doubts. One thing's for sure, it's going to be a bumpy ride!

Genres: Romance

224 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

After college, Laura Marie Altom did a brief stint as an interior designer before becoming a stay-at- home mom to boy/girl twins. Always an avid romance reader, when she found herself replotting the afternoon soaps, she knew it was time to try her hand at writing.

Reviews

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

The heroine Stephanie is flying out to Miami to collect some of her late husband's possessions when she suddenly suffers a major panic attack. The pilot Brady, the hero, helps her to calm down, he was once friends with Stephanie and her husband. Brady worries about Steph as he feels that her reaction on the plane is a sign of an underlying problem. They spend some time together and aside from one very awkward kiss they become good friends. Both Steph and Brady are having a tough time lately; Steph is still grieving for her husband and trying to cope with being a single mother to her nine month old twin girls as well as the pressures of running a business. And Brady is in the process of moving back to his home town in order to spend more time with with 8 year old daughter and deal with his issues over the break up of his marriage after his wife had cheated with his brother. As the weeks go on Brady and Steph spend a lot of time talking and spending as much time as they can together, and they gradually fall in love. But while Brady is trying to come to terms with everything Steph seems to be suffering from ever increasing panic attacks.

I really enjoyed this books, it has a wonderful mix of fun and tenderness, as well as dealing with some tough issues. Both the characters are flawed and, to me, this makes them feel very real and three dimensional. Steph's problems with her grief and depression are heartbreaking and handled well by the author. The conflict was actually quite surprising, I won't give anything away but I actually expected it to go in a different direction than it did, so it was a pleasant surprise. The relationship develops between the hero and heroine wonderfully and is very believable. Although I do feel that the ending is too rushed and let the rest of the book down.

Overall, this is a warm and fun read.

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[Lisa · Rating 1 out of 5]

Vince & Clarissa pretty much ruined the book for me. Spent the majority of be book rolling my eyes. Sadly, also couldn't stand Lola and that's pretty awful.

[Jenifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

A sweet little story about a divorced man and a widowed woman finding each other, although it takes a long time to get there.

Stephanie lost her husband in a plane crash overseas. Now, she has a fear of flying. When she freaks out on a flight to Miami to collect some of her husband's things it's an old friend and pilot, Brady, who comes to her rescue.

Brady has been living a life without love since his wife divorced him and moved away to live with her new love in a new city, taking their little girl with them. Now Brady is attempting to reconnect with the little girl who is starting to grow up too fast, and falling for a woman he shouldn't be falling for.

Overall, a very sweet story, but a tad unrealistic in parts. It was a quick and cute read.

[Tia · Rating 3 out of 5]

A lot of soul searching occurred in this novel and while it was plausible, good and down to earth, there wasn't any 'wow' factor for me. I kept expecting it t hit a high and it was steady right through. The struggles the heroine had were pretty common and the ending was sweet.

[Stacy]

good book

[Kobie · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5...ending didn't work for me...too rushed after too big sn issue.

[Kiela Joseph]

loved this story. shows how broken and damaged people can end up loving each other.