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From Father To Son (2012)

by Janice Kay Johnson(Favorite Author)

3.88 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0373717644 (ISBN13: 9780373717644)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Harlequin

series

A Brother's Word

review 1: This was a new to me author and I was quite impressed. I love finding these kinds of authors and even more so when they have nice sized back lists.The hero, Niall comes from quite a dysfunctional family. His drug dealing father spent time in prison and his mother just up and left Niall, his older brother Duncan and younger brother Conall. As a result, Niall and his other brothers have learned to close themselves off and to remain detached. But this becomes difficult when his old landlady dies and her young granddaughter moves into the house and becomes Niall's new landlady. Rowan is a widow with two young children and Niall is drawn mostly against his will into their lives. He runs hot and cold with them, being there when there is a crisis and then retreating when he... more feels they are getting too close.Rowan, for her part, has her own issues, her marriage wasn't the happiest and she has residue fears of intimacy. She also has a rather contentious relationship with her in-laws who are giving her a hard time. Her own parents are involved with their own problems so Rowan doesn't really have anyone she can count on - until Niall.There was nothing big or splashy about this book. But I really enjoyed its quietness. Both Niall and Rowan were very likable people. Considering his background, I could see why Niall had his walls up and kept putting them up when Rowan and her children managed to keep cracking them.Writing children in romances can be tricky but Ms. Johnson has written Anna and Desmond very realistically. They weren't Stepford children and neither were they brats. This is the second book in the series and I now have the first and third books ready to read. I'm looking forward to reading about Niall's other two damaged brothers and how they'll be healed by love.
review 2: An excellent book. I really liked Niall when I met him in Duncan's book. I could tell he was a good man, but like his brother, didn't know how to love or be loved. I loved the way he was with Rowan's two kids -- he was great at taking care of them, playing with them, protecting them. He just didn't know how to deal with his feelings for them and for Rowan. Every time he would get closer, he would get scared and back off. Rowan's marriage had not been very good. Physical intimacy with her husband was not all that it should have been, and she didn't know if what she read about in books was even possible. I loved the way Niall and Duncan got closer, and the way Duncan helped him understand his feelings. I am really looking forward to the third book and seeing how that one turns out. less

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