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To Mother With Love
The Way Home / Linda Howard
For Anna Sharp, the choice was clear. Saxon Malone might not want their baby, but she did --- even if that meant giving up the man she loved. But maybe, if she could show him the value of his past, he might be willing to share the future --- as a family.
Backward Glance / Robyn Carr
News of her "ailing" mother sent Leigh Brackon and her twin toddlers rushing home. But once there, she found her spry mom sipping medicinal wine and old flame John McElroy knee-deep in landscaping the backyard! Coincidence? Leigh suspected maternal meddling --- and feared the truth John might discover in her sons' eyes . . .
So This is Love / Cheryl Reavis
Little Huong Brenner knew all about the customs of her adopted country. On Groundhog Day you searched for a groundhog, so on Mother's Day . . . But to betroth her reticent father Jacob to attractive Jessica Markham, Huong had to rally her baffled new brother, invoke her Asian ancestors --- in short, manufacture magic . . . and mayhem!
For Anna Sharp, the choice was clear. Saxon Malone might not want their baby, but she did --- even if that meant giving up the man she loved. But maybe, if she could show him the value of his past, he might be willing to share the future --- as a family.
Backward Glance / Robyn Carr
News of her "ailing" mother sent Leigh Brackon and her twin toddlers rushing home. But once there, she found her spry mom sipping medicinal wine and old flame John McElroy knee-deep in landscaping the backyard! Coincidence? Leigh suspected maternal meddling --- and feared the truth John might discover in her sons' eyes . . .
So This is Love / Cheryl Reavis
Little Huong Brenner knew all about the customs of her adopted country. On Groundhog Day you searched for a groundhog, so on Mother's Day . . . But to betroth her reticent father Jacob to attractive Jessica Markham, Huong had to rally her baffled new brother, invoke her Asian ancestors --- in short, manufacture magic . . . and mayhem!
376 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published April 1, 1991
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Linda Howard
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Linda S. Howington is an American best-selling romance author writing under the pseudonym Linda Howard. After 21 years of penning stories for her own enjoyment, she submitted a novel for publication which was very successful. Her first work was published by Silhouette in 1982. She is a charter member of Romance Writers of America and in 2005 Howard was awarded their Career Achievement Award.
Linda Howard lives in Gadsden, Alabama with her husband, Gary F. Howington, and two golden retrievers. She has three grown stepchildren and three grandchildren.
Linda S. Howington is an American best-selling romance author writing under the pseudonym Linda Howard. After 21 years of penning stories for her own enjoyment, she submitted a novel for publication which was very successful. Her first work was published by Silhouette in 1982. She is a charter member of Romance Writers of America and in 2005 Howard was awarded their Career Achievement Award.
Linda Howard lives in Gadsden, Alabama with her husband, Gary F. Howington, and two golden retrievers. She has three grown stepchildren and three grandchildren.
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January 18, 2016
The Way Home by Linda Howard
I loved this story so much that's why I hated it--it was too damn short! It didn't deserve to be just a short story. But I guess it was a little bit like Sarah's Child so that was prolly why.
I'd say Saxon Malone was Rome Matthew's better twin and his story was a better version of Rome's. He made his impression on me on the very first line of the book:
Who would have thought he would turn out to be such a hero?
And no, they were not having a relationship, it was called an arrangement. Straightforward and no pretense in Saxon's part. Oh, he was in love with Anna but he just didn't really know that. He thought he never knew what love was. But Anna changed that. She wouldn't have become his mistress if she hadn't loved him from the beginning. But she gave it in the only way she knew he would take it.
And then she got pregnant. Anna was ready to let Saxon go because she knew that it wasn't part of their arrangement. But miracles do happen--and Saxon wanted them to stay together. And out of the blue, he wanted them to get married. Although she had wanted exactly that, she never expected it since he had made it clear when she became his mistress two years earlier that it wasn't going to happen.
But before she could accept his proposal, she wanted him to know what family is all about. And the only way to show that to a man who had lived in an orphanage as a young child, too sickly to be adopted, and being shuffled from one foster home to another, was to find that one family who had kept him the longest. And that was the Bradley's, with whom Saxon stayed with until he finished high school. And to his surprise, he found out that the Bradleys had loved him like a son nineteen years ago and if there's anyone who's ready for the future, that would be the one with the healed soul.
Backward Glance by Robyn Carr
Matchmaking and interfering are two very different things. And this one here was interfering to a T. I wouldn't want anyone to interfere with my life in this way and to be made worried sick about how sick someone in my family was just to make me dance to her every tune. Not my favorite thing. And I didn't like that Leigh didn't tell John about her boys the first chance she got after she returned home.
So This Is Love by Cheryl Reavis
This story was a funny one. I really had a ball going through the pages. I never thought that different cultures and traditions would be something to laugh about. But what the heck, when someone does totally unfamiliar rituals (is there any other kind?) on your porch, wouldn't you be at least a little freaked out? Especially if you didn't know who was dong it. How about honoring the Jade Emperor and Victor Hugo on the same level? And adorable Huong, or Heidi as she later wanted to be called, was so sweet. And making her reluctant half brother help her "betroth" their father to Jessica Markham was really something. The Jacob-Jessica story was so-so but Heidi and Thomas pretty much made up for everything--they were a very good team.
I loved this story so much that's why I hated it--it was too damn short! It didn't deserve to be just a short story. But I guess it was a little bit like Sarah's Child so that was prolly why.
I'd say Saxon Malone was Rome Matthew's better twin and his story was a better version of Rome's. He made his impression on me on the very first line of the book:
"This won't work. You can be either my secretary or my mistress, but you can't be both. Choose."
Who would have thought he would turn out to be such a hero?
And no, they were not having a relationship, it was called an arrangement. Straightforward and no pretense in Saxon's part. Oh, he was in love with Anna but he just didn't really know that. He thought he never knew what love was. But Anna changed that. She wouldn't have become his mistress if she hadn't loved him from the beginning. But she gave it in the only way she knew he would take it.
And then she got pregnant. Anna was ready to let Saxon go because she knew that it wasn't part of their arrangement. But miracles do happen--and Saxon wanted them to stay together. And out of the blue, he wanted them to get married. Although she had wanted exactly that, she never expected it since he had made it clear when she became his mistress two years earlier that it wasn't going to happen.
But before she could accept his proposal, she wanted him to know what family is all about. And the only way to show that to a man who had lived in an orphanage as a young child, too sickly to be adopted, and being shuffled from one foster home to another, was to find that one family who had kept him the longest. And that was the Bradley's, with whom Saxon stayed with until he finished high school. And to his surprise, he found out that the Bradleys had loved him like a son nineteen years ago and if there's anyone who's ready for the future, that would be the one with the healed soul.
Backward Glance by Robyn Carr
Matchmaking and interfering are two very different things. And this one here was interfering to a T. I wouldn't want anyone to interfere with my life in this way and to be made worried sick about how sick someone in my family was just to make me dance to her every tune. Not my favorite thing. And I didn't like that Leigh didn't tell John about her boys the first chance she got after she returned home.
So This Is Love by Cheryl Reavis
This story was a funny one. I really had a ball going through the pages. I never thought that different cultures and traditions would be something to laugh about. But what the heck, when someone does totally unfamiliar rituals (is there any other kind?) on your porch, wouldn't you be at least a little freaked out? Especially if you didn't know who was dong it. How about honoring the Jade Emperor and Victor Hugo on the same level? And adorable Huong, or Heidi as she later wanted to be called, was so sweet. And making her reluctant half brother help her "betroth" their father to Jessica Markham was really something. The Jacob-Jessica story was so-so but Heidi and Thomas pretty much made up for everything--they were a very good team.
February 4, 2011
All of Robyn Carr's books are awesome
September 9, 2021
This book includes "The Way Home" by Linda Howard, "Backward Glance" by Robyn Carr, & "So This is Love" by Cheryl Reavis. They are all stories celebrating mothers, and all good reads.
May 17, 2025
Three short stories that centered around Motherhood. Somewhat sappy but quick easy reading and actually brought back some memories for me.
May 18, 2014
I have read The Way Home by Linda Howard many times, but I bought this book to get my hands on the Robyn Carr story: Backward Glance. I ended up enjoying all three stories.
The Way Home by Linda Howard is an old favorite of mine, I find something new in it each time I read it. This time I was struck by the understanding Anna has of Saxon's emotional scars.
Backward Glance by Robyn Carr was a fun story, even though the writing skills were not then (1991) up to her standard of today. It is a story of two former lovers who have to come to terms with each other after years apart. The surprise ending made me chuckle... the Mom's character deserved it.
So This is Love by Cheryl Reavis is not a well-written tale, I found it kind of sappy. I did like the characters, and learned something about Vietnamese culture from the plot. Perhaps if this had been a novel instead of a shorter work Reavis might have found the room to show us the motivations and emotions behind the protagonists' actions.
I have another copy of The Way Home, so this one will go on my Robyn Carr keeper shelf.
The Way Home by Linda Howard is an old favorite of mine, I find something new in it each time I read it. This time I was struck by the understanding Anna has of Saxon's emotional scars.
Backward Glance by Robyn Carr was a fun story, even though the writing skills were not then (1991) up to her standard of today. It is a story of two former lovers who have to come to terms with each other after years apart. The surprise ending made me chuckle... the Mom's character deserved it.
So This is Love by Cheryl Reavis is not a well-written tale, I found it kind of sappy. I did like the characters, and learned something about Vietnamese culture from the plot. Perhaps if this had been a novel instead of a shorter work Reavis might have found the room to show us the motivations and emotions behind the protagonists' actions.
I have another copy of The Way Home, so this one will go on my Robyn Carr keeper shelf.
April 27, 2012
'The Way Home' by Linda Howard (Anna Sharp & Saxon Malone)
'Backward Glance' by Robyn Carr (Leigh Brackon & John McElroy)
'So This Is Love' by Cheryl Reavis (Jacob Brenner & Jessica Markham)
'Backward Glance' by Robyn Carr (Leigh Brackon & John McElroy)
'So This Is Love' by Cheryl Reavis (Jacob Brenner & Jessica Markham)
December 7, 2016
Star Rating: ★★½☆☆
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