Love is a risk they’re both terrified to take. Single father to a daughter born with special needs, Greg’s whole life is advocating for his little girl in a society that doesn’t understand mental handicaps. He isn’t supposed to want anything more… Georgia dreams of a better life–and she’s willing to work for it. Two jobs in Chicago to make ends meet, she doesn’t have time for a relationship … time for a relationship and no interest in one, either.
That is, until she meets Greg. He’s got eyes like a summer night and a voice she can’t sweat out.
But love is more than hot nights and fireworks.
Love is a chance.
Will they take it?
~Bree M. Lewandowski is back with another sweet n’steamy slow-burn romance novella!
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Life as a single parent is a delicate balance
A slower and carefully paced book that made me think beneath the words as I was reading it. Using lots of metaphors and descriptive words, it led me along at a steady pace much like a life that a parent must create when caring for their autistic child. No wild surprises, loud noises or sudden breaks in routines, This Delicate Thing shows a relationship that builds as delicately balanced as the life that Greg leads with his autistic daughter Deidre. Life didn’t quite work out as planned for him because he never planned to become a father AND a widower on the same day.
When Bree Lewandowski introduced Deidre to me, she was easily a reincarnation of the several children I have known through my friendships with their parents. I’ve seen the struggles, and I have so much admiration and respect for Greg, as I’ve had for my friends and any parent with a child in this spectrum. Like them, his life is a delicate balance and on any day, it is dictated by the reactions of his daughter to the stimulus of life’s events. Screaming ambulances can ruin things at a moments notice.
Georgia is a young woman who was working hard to live life on her own terms and although things haven’t quite worked out, I loved her strong and resilient character.
They met under the most inauspicious of occasions, forced down the slow route of bare civility where a small spark was almost smothered under the anger of indignation but eventually came to life. Georgie muses that if they’d met under different circumstances, could things have flared and burnt out just as quickly. Who knows what fate has in store for any of us?
I have no idea how Ms. Lewandowski made a relatively quick read seem like a full length book. It fits in the sweet end of the romance scale, and even though I prefer more heat in my reading, I certainly didn’t miss it. If ex-military, single fathers owning a gym is what you like the sound of, then this is your next read. 4 Stars.
This Delicate Thing
Good characters and an interesting story that shines a light on Autism
A short quick story to read it is well written with a great storyline. Greg is a man who has lost alot he is raising his daughter Deidre on his own , when he meets Georgie they click. I enjoyed reading their story. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This story is amazing! It really spells out the emotions, trials and tribulations of a single father with a special needs child. I love Greg, Georgia and Deidre’s story.
Why does Greg get a phone call in the middle of the night at the start of this story? From whom? About what? Who is Maple? Who is Deidre? What is special about their relationships? I like Kathy! I am more than a touch head-over-heals in love with Greg. Seeing the kind of father he is makes me think of some of the parents that I know and have seen with their children. I have the pleasure of working with parents who have children with Autism and they are awe-inspiring for me. Reading this story about Greg’s trials on making his daughter’s life as easy and as good as he can truly melted my heart. I love Georgie! She’s great! Read and see what I mean!
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this was a really good book! short read you will enjoy! to me some of the story was missing. he is working and taking care of his special needs daughter. no time for romance. than she shows up and sparks fly. she is struggling to make ends meet. read to find out what happens.
It takes a special balance.
Choosing to date with children at all is difficult. Having time to build trust enough to expose your child to their influence even more so. Explaining your childs needs will always come first nearly impossible.
Greg once had his life on track. He was making a career in the army and happily married (or at least I assume so). However, in one day everything is changed drastically for Greg. He becomes a widower and a father all at once. Now his days revolve around his daughter and running his gym.
Georgia came to Chicago with one thing in mind. To leave her small town behind. However, plans don’t always go according to plan and Georgia finds herself working at a cleaning service and slinging drinks in bar to veterans.
For both Greg and Georgia relationships really aren’t on the radar. But when these two meet there is just something there that needs to be explored.
I wish we would’ve once again gotten more. These short novellas are all about building up to them deciding to take a chance on each other, but nothing after.
How is life going to go for Greg, Dei, and Georgia?
How does Georgia adjust to her boyfriend having a special needs kid?
Is there a future beyond just the lust they were building up?
Fantastical story…this author can write and I’ve really really enjoyed everything she’s done. This is a sweet heart-warming story of challenges when raising children especially when they have special needs! Not everyone understands the struggles but we can empathize. The loneliness of 2 people with different struggles. Its a great story and gets you in the feels.
This story grabs your heartstrings and pulls tight making you feel the raw emotions of Greg and Georgia. . Greg and Georgia meets when she is locked out of his gym and is accused of breaking and entering because of the color of her skin. He has had so many tragedies happen to him and now he is the sole caregiver for his autistic daughter. They are both lonely fighting to make it but fate has something else in store for them. This remarkable story is well worth reading.
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When I started reading this story, I could not put it down. I read the book in one day. This author is an awesome writer. I can not wait to read more of their books. Keep up the great work. You should definitely read this book.
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Another amazing story by Bree M. Lewandowski but everything I have read from here are wonderful. Two completely different people come together because of a door that locks behind Georgia. Owner of the business Greg comes down of that and for some reason after that first meeting they can’t forget each other. But his life consist of work and the loving care of his autistic daughter, makes him feel that he can’t have another person in his life no matter how lonely he is. Georgia works two jobs to get by and yet deal with discrimination against her. What is going to happen for them next? That is for the next reader to find out but I will tell you that this book is worth every minute you spend reading it.