Psychology professor Dani Carrigan has always relied on logic when making important life decisions, but when she discovers she’s pregnant — and that there’s a chance her baby may be born “not perfect” logic lets her down.
It would help if the baby’s father would pop the question, but widowed father Adrian seems more interested in protecting his six-year-old daughter than committing to his new … his new relationship with Dani. The last time she felt this alone and scared was when she was 16 and her mother died, leaving Dani to raise her younger sisters with precious little help from her distant and disapproving rancher father. She felt so inadequate then, but is she any more prepared to be a mother now?
Support comes from an unlikely source. Dani always saw her next-door neighbor and friend, divorce attorney Eliot Gilmore, as a charming, handsome, playboy-type. But with each challenge she faces, from pregnancy, to delivery and beyond — Eliot reveals himself a better man than she ever guessed.
Is it possible that Elliot hasn’t been playing the field — but waiting for her?
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What a Great book!!
it just a light read for the evening
I couldn’t put this book down. Stayed up way too late reading, but it was worth it! Such a beautiful romance…
Inspiring
Sweet story, enjoyed very much.
Lovely, clean story. Loved the fact that the topic of Down syndrome was portrayed.
I really enjoyed this story. Women will relate to the main character and be able to see themselves in how she related to her problems. Well written but needed some editing (wrong spelling or left out words from sentence).
Great book!
As “Close to Her Heart” (nook) unfolded, I was disappointed. The story contained more depressing situations than joyful ones. The ending was happy but not overwhelmingly so.
I admire that Down Syndrome was addressed in the book because I have a loving 1st cousin once-removed with Down Syndrome.
Excellent book!
Dani and Elliott lived next door to each other for two years. They have been best friends for that two years doing many things together. Dani would ignore Elliot when he would try to tell her the guy she was involved with and also worked with, was a jerk. When Dani became pregnant and Adrian pretty much ignored Dani, Elliot wanted to tell her, I told you so, but couldn’t bring himself to. A very nice standalone with an HEA that has no sex or language!!!
Enjoyed this book very much.
I loved this book. Read it straight through. I had to finish it.
I put this down twice. Dani didn’t use logic, she ignored every sign that Andrei (name kept changing) didn’t want to be with her and that she was the “other woman”. She buried her head in the sand about potential problems with the baby instead of acting like an adult and researching how to help and cope if the signs were correct. Elliot was an unlikely love interest, he seemed gay for the first half of the book.
Not sure why, but this book and I just didn’t click. I liked the premise of the book and I didn’t like the heroine…
The chick was frustrating. She kept secrets and had to do everything her self. It was hard to read. Also, this book isn’t much of a romance. The ending is also very abrupt.
I received this book from Net Galley for an honest review.
Dani Carrigan has an amazing career in the study of child behavior and teaches Psychology. Her life is on track and she is in-love with her boss the widower. What more could she ask for? When her world is turned upside down because of an unplanned pregnancy, her best friend Elliot steps up to lend her support.
Adrian Carlson has been a widower for some time and when his bed buddy gets pregnant he flips a switch on her. He is willing to help support his child and nothing more. He was such a user.
Elliot Gilmore has been best friend with Dani for two years and that is all he ever wants from her or so he thought. When she gets pregnant by another man; he ends up re-evaluating his feelings.
I thought the story was well written and sweet. I really liked the characters for the most part, even if one or two of them needed to seriously be into smelling the coffee. I wish there had been a few hot moments between Dani and Elliot but I can’t always get what I want.
This book does need a little editing because I found sentences with missing words, repeated words and words left out all together. There weren’t enough edits to actually ruin the story but enough that they should be brought to attention.
This review posting contains the body of the review, which is only a portion of the original review which is posted here http://lauralusbookreviews.blogspot.com/2014/10/close-to-her-heart-carrigans-of-circle.html