Mr. Destiny

Officer Anthony Petrocelli's tea reading grandmother told him twenty years ago that he would marry a beautiful blond with green eyes, and that he would meet this mystery woman in Central Park standing beside the Virgin Mary when he's 36. So he's stunned to stumble across Kate Anderson standing beside a painting of the Virgin Mary in Central Park during an art exhibit a few weeks after he turns 36. Both he and Kate are intrigued with each other, however Kate is engaged to be married. In fact, her wedding is in two months. But Kate and Tony can't fight destiny and they begin to fall in love. Can Tony convince Kate to give into fate and marry him? What fun Mr. Destiny was! I loved the whole idea of Tony and Kate being destined for each other. And Tony's family was an added bonus that is not to be missed. The only part of the book that did not ring true is the sudden enlightenment and reformation of Kate's fiancé Harold. Sexy, romantic, and by turns humorous, Mr. Destiny is a fun, delicious read. Melissa reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed

Mr. Destiny by Candy Halliday is very romantic story. Tony's grandmother told him when he was 36 he would find his bride in Central Park. She would have blonde hair and green eyes and standing next to the Virgin Mary. On a perfect day in Central Park Kate Anderson is standing beside a painting of the virgin mary and see her fantasy a Italian stallion riding towards her....This books has some great characters and was a fun contempory romance novel. If you enjoy this genre, I would also suggest ,Your Bed or Mine? by Candy Halliday, Flirting with Danger by Suzanne Enoch, Crazy For You by Kate Angell , See Jane Score by Rachel Gibson and `Underfoot' by Leanne Banks.

This book is so good i stayed up all night to read it, I did not want it to end.

This is my first Candy Halliday book, and I loved it! The way that the characters interacted was very realistic, even with the destiny theme. And the grandmother :) Wow, I won't ruin that one for everybody else. I'm definately getting her other book, Dream Guy. Mr. Destiny is not a book that i found boring in any way. usually one or two scenes don't catch my eye and i skip over them, but this book held me from front to back. i stayed up all night to finish it!

Characters one may be tempted to ignore at first as just window dressing threaten to hijack the book. The male villain starts out as a two-dimensional menace to the heroine but surprisingly grows up soon after he walks into a trap set by a female villain. I was hoping they'd quickly detroy each other and disappear, but they actually wind up reforming each other and become a believably likable couple by the end of the story. My only regret about this book is these villains were secondary characters. I would love to see this couple get their own book. The hero of the book is a Wall Street tycoon turned NYC cop. When he's not fighting crime, he's the landlord of a neighborhood revitalization project and becomes a father figure for a tenant's son who almost joins a gang. On the weekends, he maneuvers through the romantic scheming of his meddlesome quirky family. At the end, a NYC blackout sets the stage for three couples to overcome problems plaguing them since the beginning of the book. The best scene is the one with the estranged couple who rekindle their marriage alone in a stalled elevator... This book just kept getting better from start to finish!