Firm Commitment

"Just like a real family!" Ben Weston's four-year-old daughter wanted a "real family," complete with mommy. And the mommy she'd chosen was Anne Marshall. Anne was the newest architect on Ben's staff, a thirty-seven-year-old military widow and mother of twin boys heading off to College. She's entering the work force for the first time. But her excitement about the job faded when it became apparent that Ben disliked and distrusted her - having been badly burnt in his marriage to daughter's mom. Then, suddenly, the aloof and attractive Ben seemed to change his attitude. Why did he pursue her so ardently, even going so far as to include her in family outings? Was he interested in her - or did he just want a mother for his daughter?

Beyond its central premise, the book can be read through the connected lenses of Fiction, Romance. Those themes offer useful points of attention as the characters, ideas, or world develop, especially where the book complicates the expectations of its primary category.