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Meagan O’Hare is starting over. Discovering her own infertility, her husband’s infidelity and subsequent divorce, as well as being ‘burnt out’ from her job, Megan needed a change and decided to visit friends in Oregon. Finding herself lost, out of gas with a blown out tire she approached a farmhouse. But nothing prepared her in finding a domestic crisis. Mistaken for a new nanny by a distraught, non-English speaking housekeeper, Meagan was left to care for two darling children. Later Meagan would meet their father, the intoxicatingly handsome Adam McCallister. Through the efforts and assurances of mutual friends, Adam, who desperately needs an immediate nanny and finds himself attracted to the lovely young woman, is convinced to let Meagan watch his children. Though Meagan’s free-spirited approach oppose Adam’s ideas of child rearing, and go against his regimented life-style he recognizes how much his children love Meagan – now if he could only admit to his own feelings she just may be the answer to his prayers! *** I have to confess, even though the description of the story did intrigue me it was the warning at the bottom of the description that totally convinced me that I HAD to read this – WARNING: Christian Religious Content! I could not believe that one should be warned of a novel that was Inspirational in nature. Another thing that puzzled me was the author’s name which I later discovered is a favorite of mine, known for writing very sensual romances – Lucy Monroe who used the initials of L.C Monroe for this jump over to a different genre. Knowing the writing skills of the talented Ms. Monroe, I was excited to jump in! That being said, Meagan’s Chance did not disappoint me. Meagan was skillfully crafted with wit, intelligence, loving, and acceptance of God’s will. Her constant faith after the infidelity of a cheating husband, and her own condition of infertility clearly demonstrates to the reader how when “...God closes a door, he opens a window…”. Her carefree attitude to not let her problems weigh her down but continue with her Christian ministry was a true inspiration. As loving and carefree as Meagan was, she was no pushover. When she and Adam, who was a very regimented stick-in-the-mud, as well as a devoted and loving father, butted heads on child rearing, Monroe uses her gift of snappy and humorous dialogs to bring smiles to the readers face over their emotional and eventual romantic altercations. The two children, Jason and Mandy will wiggle their way into your heart with their innocence and belief that Meagan was the answer to their prayers to God to bring them not only a nanny, but a full-time mom. The emotion and belief in God’s Master plan is surely palatable and was brought home in an emotional and non-preachy way that is simply lovely and heartwarming. For me, Ms. Monroe is a master story-teller in whatever genre she chooses and Meagan’s Chance is proof that she can make you sigh in appreciation of whatever genre she puts her mind to. Marilyn Rondeau – Reviewers International Organization (RIO) |
Meagan's Chance
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