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The mommy proposal

by Cathy Gillen Thacker

Published 2010216 pagesISBN 978-0-3737-5323-9

"Gearing up to be a single father to his newly adopted son could be the toughest job Nate Hutchinson has ever taken on. That's why the self-made millionaire hired makeover expert Brooke Mitchell to turn his lonely bachelor estate into a real home and provide him with some much-needed parenting advice.As a widow with a son of her own, Brooke's heart goes out to Nate's new charge and to the sexy CEO who's trying to be the best dad he can be. But temporarily living under the same roof with Nate, no matter how attracted he is to her, doesn't make them an instant family. He's still her boss-at least for now-and no pressure from the matchmaking boys is going to make her fall for Nate.Unless of course, it's already too late!" - Taken from cover p.4.

Beyond its central premise, the book can be read through the connected lenses of Romance, Fiction. 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.

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Themes to notice

Romance · Fiction

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Content notes

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Reading experience

Balanced tone · Steady pace

Works well for a focused weekend or a few concentrated sittings.

Who it may suit

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The mommy proposalCathy Gillen Thacker
Powerful4.3/5

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A quick reading snapshot

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Reading lengthA shorter read216 pages in this edition
Publication eraModernFirst published or edition dated 2010
Primary categoryRomanceAlso cataloged under Fiction
ISBN-13
978-0-3737-5323-9
Language
English
Edition record
OL24755939M
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A more thoughtful way into this book

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Good to know

Works well for a focused weekend or a few concentrated sittings.

Begin with its place in Romance, then notice where the book resists that label.

Try this reading approach

Read for connection, not completion.

Mark one passage that sharpens the book's central concern and one that complicates it. That tension often reveals more than a quick summary.

Three questions to carry with you

  1. What must each character learn before the relationship can become believable?
  2. How do work, family, friendship, or identity shape the central relationship?
  3. Does the emotional resolution feel earned by the choices that came before it?

Editorial framework by Wesley Bryan, BookenDeX Founder and Editor.