Angel Mine

didn't anyone find the ending a little wierd?don't want to give it away but those who read it, don't you feel it was a little crazy?

I found this book in a big box at a garage sale and paid a quarter for it. I came home and began to read it, not able to put it down, I finished it very early in the morning! I really loved the quick pace and snapping writing. My husband was amused to see me laughing while I read, especially since I had just been complaining about 3 other books I also bought and just knew I could not read after the first few paragraphs. I don't have the time or patience to try to figure out what author's, with too much time on their hands, are trying to say as they over-describe objects with obscure comparison. Sherryl Woods just found a new fan, I'm already thinking about which of her books to read next! The actual story was not as addictive as her style of writing, clear, fast-paced and very entertaining!

In a grocery store in New York City, Heather Reed gazes at her wailing child and realizes, after three years, that she can no longer accept the extraordinary responsibility of single parenthood. As she tells her irrepressible daughter, Angelique, they are going to find her father. Their search leads them to Whispering Wind, Wyoming where an unsuspecting Todd Winston now resides. Todd has been promoted to producer of "Megan's World", a successful home fashions network. After relocating from New York, Todd has just about accepted Whispering Wind as his home though he indulges himself with frequent trips back to the city. He's a man who is detailed, organized, and basically a control freak due to a tragic accident which took place when he was seventeen years old.From the time of their reunion, Todd and Heather find themselves still strongly attracted to each other and marginally as much friends as they used to be. But Todd finds it hard to look at Angel and not remember his consuming sense of guilt. A sense of guilt that was hammered home years ago by his father. He is afraid that being in contact with any child below the age of four will result in that child's death due to his irresponsibility. Sherryl Woods has created a wonderful, if fictional, community. Whispering Wind is full of colorful and supportive characters. Todd and Heather are both helped along by friends and help their friends in turn. The author fully illustrates the fact that this is a close-knit community. The narrative style is light and engaging and makes for a good and easy read. I gradually came to like Todd and Heather but would have liked more access into their internal thoughts than was allowed. A prime example: if I had known what was behind his fear of caring for babies, I would have been able to understand and even sympathize with his harsh treatment of Heather and Angel at times. As it was, I did enjoy the story overall and loved revisiting the community I was drawn to in the prequel. And in the end, I was glad to experience and believe in Todd, Heather, and Angel's happy ending.

After finally admitting to herself that she cannot raise her daughter, Angel, alone anymore, Heather Reed, a waitress/actress in New York, decides she needs help in raising her....mainly the help of her daughter's father, Todd. Finally getting used to living in Whispering Wind, Wyoming after having spent most of his life in New York, Todd Winston, a former Broadway actor turned executive producer to media mogul Megan O'Rourke of Megan's World Productions, is shocked when Heather shows up one day in Whispering Wind. Having tracked him down, Todd is in for a double shocker when Heather informs him he's the father of Angel, the daughter he never knew he had. But a family secret from years ago leaves Todd with a "No kids, ever" outlook and he instantly rejects Angel, offering Heather money to take his child and go back to New York. Heather knows he's keeping something from her so she refuses his money and takes a job as a waitress at the local diner giving Todd time to deal with the fact that he's a father and to wait for Todd to open up about his reasons for not wanting Angel in his life. But Todd never reckoned on Angel making her way into his heart with her own special magic and it's not until Heather does something drastic that Todd finds out his life has changed forever and that it would never be the same without Heather and Angel in it. Watching how Heather and Todd reacted to one another was wonderful and seeing Angel blossom under the attention of Todd and those all around her made me smile. If you've read AFTER TEX, you'll be seeing a few familiar faces and you'll feel like you're visiting old friends.

Actress Heather Reed can no longer deal with her precocious or is it devilish three year old daughter Angelique. The straw that broke Heather's back was the tantrum in the Manhattan store. Desperate for help, especially some quality time away from her beloved brat, Heather decides to visit Angel's biological father, Todd Winston in Wyoming.When Todd left for Wyoming to produce Megan's World, he had no idea he sired a child. Now, he finds his ex-girlfriend in town accompanied by a child who looks like a female Todd. Heather tells him the truth, sending Todd into a deep panic as he looks at the child like she is an unwanted virus. Heather tries to learn why he has such a deep aversion to children. The townsfolk of Whispering Wind play matchmaker, trying to bring the two of them together. As Todd and Heather rekindle their love, she wonders if he will accept Angel as part of a package deal.ANGEL MINE is a humorous contemporary romance. The lead charcaters are a warm duo and Todd's reaction to his daughter is both sad and amusing. However it is the eccentric townsfolk that make this novel worth reading. Their reaction to the New York invasion (also see AFTER TEX) is priceless. Sherryl Woods known for her romance and mystery novels has written a fabulous romantic romp in returning her readers to wonderful wacky Whispering Wind, Wyoming.Harriet Klausner