harrystewardson

This is the story of Clare, a successful owner of several flower stores and a new mother to twin babies. To cope, Clare hires a live in nanny, Jenna, and the story unfolds from there. Clare's husband Marc resents Jenna in their home, Jenna has an abusive boyfriend, Clare finds out that Marc has been using their mortgage as collateral on speculative stock market trades, and one of the babies becomes dangerously ill. The book is written from alternating character's perspective; it's well structured, flows easily and engages the reader. I found the characters for the most part believable and sympathetic (except for the abusive boyfriend). The story falls a bit off track when one of the babies is kidnapped and another character, Cooper, who becomes Clare's love interest, is introduced in an implausible way. I would recommend this book as light, summer reading and I will read another of Tess Stimson's books.

2023-06-20 20:11