22 August 2010

Everyday, Average Jones (Tall, Dark and Dangerous #4)

Everyday, Average Jones is the fourth book in Suzanne Brockmann's Tall, Dark and Dangerous series.
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Harlan "Cowboy" Jones was part of the SEAL team that rescued Melody Evans from the US Embassy in a country that was in the middle of being taken over by their military. After the rescue Cowboy and Melody spent six days together.
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Seven months later, Cowboy is assigned to Virginia and is finally close enough to go see Melody. Though Melody says she does not want to see her, Cowboy travels to see her anyway to change her mind. He is shocked to see that she is seven months pregnant.
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Though Cowboy has been thinking of Melody since he last saw her, he takes the approach that he is going to "do the right thing" and asks her to marry him. She is offended that he even asked.
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In order to convince her that they would be great together, Cowboy requests leave and camps in Melody's backyard.
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Though the plot is thin, based on an idea whose time has passed, the characters and writing are excellent. Brockmann is a master of romance and romantic suspense.
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Brockmann, Suzanne. (1998). Everyday, Average Jones. New York: Silhouette.

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