From Booklist
Freelance journalist Lynette Graves and forensics photographer Forster Scott Hamilton Jr. both have more than their share of excess baggage. When Lynette was married, her then-husband fathered a child with another woman. Lynette now lives with her mother, a Bible-thumping perfectionist who serves up guilt as effectively as she serves a good meal. Forster is a widower with two small daughters. His mother lives with them, but her chronic alcoholism, mood swings, and careless smoking habits make her more high-maintenance than his children. When mutual friends introduce Forster and Lynette, the attraction is instantaneous, but she has her burdens, and he has his, and as if that's not enough, he's being framed for murder. Besides the romantic aspect of the story, Esdaile devotes lots of attention to the intricacies of the mother-child relationship in a compelling tale full of honest emotions. Fans of authors Candice Poarch and Tara Taylor Quinn will enjoy this roller-coaster ride through the psychologically rich dynamics of two seriously dysfunctional families. Shelley Mosley
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