Her Secret, His Surprise by Paula Altenburg – a Review
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Description:
Since being disowned by her strict father, Cass Stone has spent her adulthood trying to prove him wrong. Her drive has led to more success than her family ever thought she’d achieve, and life is looking great. Not even an incredible and mysterious one night stand that leaves her a single mom can trip her up…until the father of her baby stumbles back into her life, as sexy and unreliable as ever.
Logan Alexander hasn’t forgotten the night he spent with Cass two years ago, but he never expects to end up undercover as her assistant. His job saves lives—like it should have saved his brother—and he can’t afford complications. It’s difficult enough to maintain his cover as a carefree wanderer when he realizes his attraction to Cass hasn’t faded…and then he meets Cass’s daughter
Review:
Her Secret, His Surprise by Paula Altenberg is a very nice contemporary romance. Altenburg has created two fabulous characters that make up a wonderful romantic couple. But if you expect, as in some romances, the couple to fall love and jump into bed on page two……well yes and no. LOL This is a sweet romance that builds throughout the book, as they are both different and hesitant. But sex was on the agenda in the beginning. 🙂
Cass Stone is our heroine, who is very independent, has a successful career, and living on her own; as her father disowned her in her late teenage years. While on a business trip, on her last night before flying home, she meets a hot hunky bartender, who totally turns her on.
Logan Alexander is the bartender, and what Cass doesn’t know, is that he is undercover agent working on a case in the same hotel. He too is attracted to the beautiful Cass. One night of glorious sex that neither one would forget, then each went back to their lives. Shortly after, Cass finds out she is pregnant, and tries to do the right thing to contact the man at the bar, but he doesn’t exist (since he was undercover).
Two years later, Logan is assigned another case of sabotage at the company Cass works for, with the perpetrator selling company secrets. Both Logan and Cass recognize each other and are shocked, but they manage to keep it private. What follows is a sweet romance of two people, who are different, and a child that will draw them together. Logan has his issues of commitment, and once he finds out Cass’s daughter Olivia is his, he has to come to terms if he is father material. Cass wants a normal life, with a father for her daughter, but she feels that Logan is not reliable nor ambitious (she doesn’t know about his normal undercover job). Will Logan get past his issues with commitment and stay with Cass and Olivia? What happens when Cass discovers Logan’s real job and that she was part of this investigation?
In between watching this romance build, we are part of this interesting sideline story of watching Logan try to trap the perpetrator. Paula Altenburg has done a wonderful job writing this story of a very nice sweet romance, an adorable child, a bit of mystery, and a wonderful couple that had great chemistry together. If you want a fast sweet read, I suggest you read Her Secret, His Surprise.
Reviewed by Barb
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