The Notorious Groom

Shy Norah Jane Brown is the town's spinster librarian. Everyone knows and loves her. She's almost 34, drab, and still a virgin. Due to a quirky term in her grandfather's will she has to marry before her next birthday or lose her home. With few prospects in town, she is fortunate to have Elijah Wilder. Her high school crush, Elijah is the town mechanic and a single father. When his business suffers a devastating fire, he and his daughter are living in a small motel room. When he finds out Norah is about to propose to a local criminal, he suggests a marriage of convenience until his business is up and running again. Save her home, give his daughter a home until the insurance check comes in. Simple, right? Who would have ever thought the town spinster and the town bad boy would ever make a marriage last? Not the local busy-bodies, that's for sure! A fabulous, funny, sexy, charming read! Steamy love scenes, great dialogue, and characters that are very well developed. Beautiful! I loved it!

Excellent for a short story [186 pages].Elijah Wilder made a perfect [though they didn't know it] mate for Norah Jane Brown.Norah was a perfect mother-to-be for little Chelsea and probably the only one to offer Eli unconditional love.Such a perfect [grin] blend of circumstance and characters to make up a wonderful love story.This is one you definitely want to add to your library.Highly Recommended -- and a keeper for another read.

Who would imagine that a marriage of convenience would have such inconvenient results ? Eli thought he was doing his old school friend Norah Brown a favor when he married her to save her house. She really needed someone to look after her, she had been sheltered too long by her grandfather. The silly girl had been ready to propose to a criminal! He didn't think he would suddenly start thinking about how soft and kissabe she was. And then (with his daughter's assistance) Norah started changing on him. She ditched her granny dresses for shorts, and learnt how to drive, and have fun running thru the sprinklers. But she was also seriously rich and had multiple college degrees. Why would she want to be with a garage mechanic ? A funny romance, about the late blooming of a beautiful woman, and the man who makes it possible.

I think that this book is one of the best I've read. It's funny and the romance couldn't be sweeter! A fantastic read! It's made me a fan of this author, eager to find the story of Melanie and Joe Rawlings, is there such a book? The characters were mentioned in this book, and were integral to its plot.