Welcome to Romancing the Weekend!
On most Thursdays, I present books that fit a particular trope, or theme for your browsing pleasure.
If you find a book that sounds like your kind of book, just click the title to be taken to the book's webpage. You can read more about it and purchase it if you wish.
My hope is that you'll find an author you've not read before or a favorite author with a book you haven't seen before.
This week the spotlight shines on...
SINGLE PARENT ROMANCE.
The name of the theme exactly defines this kind of romance novel or short story. A single parent finds love—whether he or she is looking for it or not!
With single parenthood comes a bevy of conflict: the ex's relationship with the other parent, the child's relationship with the other parent, emotional baggage from the broken relationship, the fear of getting hurt again, the longing for love, and what the heck to do with the desire for the other person that just won't be ignored.
A widowed school teacher and the airline pilot whose little girl is determined to bring her daddy and the lady from the ice cream shop together for a second chance at love.
Although her husband died a year ago, first grade school teacher Lisa Peck is keeping one tradition she shared with him: sundaes every Sunday at their special place, Seaside Scoops. It’s there that she meets a precocious five-year-old, Allie, and her handsome, dark-haired father, Hunter.
Airline pilot Hunter Adams has been a single dad since his wife died when Allie was a baby. He has his life perfectly arranged. Allie stays with her grandparents during the week while he flies, then he spends weekends with his daughter, including taking her for sweet treats at Seaside Scoops. But Allie has never before been drawn to someone as quickly as she’s drawn to Lisa. Is it just a little girl interested in a pretty woman, or is it fate pulling Lisa and Hunter together?
Lisa is cautious, but maybe it’s time to move on from the past and take a second chance on love. Everyone is encouraging Hunter to do the same, but will Lisa think he’s just trying to find a mother for his child? Maybe Allie is wiser than the adults in her life. Will their sundaes on Sunday lead to true love every day of the week?
Dutiful. Loyal. Honorable. Workaholic banker Jackson Breckinridge has spent his life meeting his parents’ expectations and protecting his younger brother, the reckless kid who fathered a child then abandoned him.
Now his younger brother has died. Jack is determined protect his family’s honor by offering a marriage of convenience to the boy’s mother, a woman he’s secretly loved since their school-days. Being both mom and dad to her son is hard, but is Alex willing to give up her hard-won independence for his sake? And what is Jack willing to do to win the heart of this spirited Kentucky woman?
Orphaned by a car wreck at twenty-two, Lana must keep her teen brothers on track and together in the home they grew up in. One more slip-up, and her interfering tías will separate the boys. The last thing Lana needs is a big goof like Jojo meddling with her fragile family.
But when the teens’ shenanigans land them in trouble, Jojo may be the only person who can save them from the wrath of the tías. Lana’s growing attraction to the gentle giant makes it harder and harder to shut him out, but loving him is a gamble that could cost her everything.
Come back to Bangers Tavern for a slow burn, sizzling hot, friends to lovers workplace romance full of laughs, steam, and the glorious chaos of 21st century family—the ones we’re born into, and the ones we gather to our hearts.
Caleb Hughes Thompson, owner of Hughes Department Stores, the business-driven world is shattered when he receives a letter written by his recently deceased brother. Daniel thrived on high adventure and lived each day as if it were his last. His dying wish is to have Caleb locate his daughter, resulting from a one-night stand. He was to start his search in Eden Prairie, Indiana.
Caleb needs someone to help plan their in-store holiday promotion, Santa Traditions. A teacher in the primary school would qualify to help him. It would also be the perfect place to start searching for his niece.
Thanks for sharing. I wrote several single mom romances, but realized it took me 20+ years to write one with a divorced single mom. I suppose I was too close to that one.
ReplyDeleteI can understand that, Jan. Your booklist is amazing. I hope several readers will add you to their faves.
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