The Calhouns: Suzanna and Megan

Author: Nora Roberts
Published: March 2005 (Silhouette)
Category: Romance
Series: Calhoun Women
Rating: 7/10

The Calhouns: Suzanna and Megan actually contains two books, Suzanna's Surrender and Megan's Mate. Suzanna is actually a Calhoun, but Megan moves into the family home and business (the mansion is also partially a hotel) to be its accountant. While Suzanna was married to her scumbag husband, she found out he had a second family with Megan. Due to the timing of events, Suzanna is sort of the other woman, because her husband was dallying with Megan before they married. He was a jerk anyways, and the women were better off without him!

Again, I'm behind in my reviews by over a month, so here are the summaries:

Suzanna's Surrender: Burned-out and tired as hell, all ex-cop Holt Bradford wanted to do was relax. But when beautiful single mom Suzanna invaded his solitude to search for the missing Calhoun emeralds, he couldn't say no. Holt had changed from a bad-boy teen to a dangerously sexy man, but Suzanna couldn't risk her well-ordered life for a man who made her mouth go dry . . .

Megan's Mate Calhoun sister-in-law Megan O'Riley and her young son had traveled far to become the Towers' newest residents. Cool as an Atlantic breeze, Megan buried her passions and vowed never to let her heart control her life. But when boat captain Nate Fury set his course for her, the practical lady was swept away by his formidable charm.

I wasn't that impressed by both stories, with the ex-husband making an appearance in each. First he tries to take the kids he had with Suzanna on a WASPy vacation in Martha's Vineyard and bend them to his will. Then he threatens Megan when he decides to run for Congress, not wanting his philandering past to come to light.

And the necklace line was blah to me. There are better Roberts books to be read.