Ladies Man by Mariposa Cruz
Publisher: Self-Published
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Short Story (37 pgs)
Heat Level: Sensual
Rating: 3 stars
Reviewed by FernClark Stevens has always had a way with women, but his teenage daughter despises him. When his daughter comes to live with him fulltime, he enlists co-worker, Julie Wahl, to coach him on parenting skills.
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Julie had been taking swing dance lessons for a few weeks and she thoroughly enjoyed them, but she can’t help but wonder when – or even if – she was going to meet a man who could become special to just her. Clark’s daughter has come to live with him for a year while his ex-wife lives and works overseas. Clark comes to rely on Julie and her assistance – but can this be the start of something more for them both?
I really enjoyed this slow-paced romance. The author managed to pack a whole lot of plot and character development into what really is a very short-length story. Julie and her two teenaged children help out Clark with his own teenaged daughter and watching everyone interact and get to know each other and grow comfortable was really lovely. This slow pace and long getting-to-know-you phase really helped the whole story feel emotional and realistic to me.
I liked the fact it took quite some time for Clark and Julie to become intimate – and I think more traditional romance readers will be very pleased that aside from a few kisses the actual lovemaking occurs properly off-stage and is not described at all. While fully explained and somewhat understandable I really disliked how Julie kept a couple of fairly large secrets from Clark. I found it really confusing – and not very believable – that Julie was falling in love with Clark and having strong feelings for the man yet kept critical aspects of her life secret from him. While it certainly made the conflict of the plot and storyline high in tension, I just couldn’t balance the thought that Julie was falling for Clark but had no problems at all in keeping serious secrets from him. This just didn’t make sense to me and made it almost impossible for me to believe the depth of her feelings for him. This also lessened my enjoyment of the story and made me like her character slightly less.
The complex interactions between the two families – and in particular the three teenaged children – was totally a highlight for me and felt both very realistic and emotional. I enjoyed seeing the two families interact and after the conflict and secrets were all laid to rest the merging of the two families and romance between Clark and Julie was really lovely.
A great short story I feel this will appeal to readers who like their romances fairly sweet and enjoy family-orientated types of stories.
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