An Unlikely Father by Cynthia Thomason, Heron Point #2, Harlequin SuperRomance #1345, Rating: B+

We revisit Heron Point, Florida, the Dolphin Run inn and all of the characters we got to know in An Unlikely Match. This book is set just a few weeks after the first one, with the son of Archie Anderson, Ethan, coming to town to put the finishing touches on Dolphin Run before his father comes down. In this book we learn of the mysterious past behind Dolphin Run and the reason Helen Sweeney's father, Finn, is so dead set against Archie Anderson coming back to town.

Helen Sweeney is a carefree spirit who has worked her charter fishing business for years. Discovering she's pregnant and having the father of the baby bail on her as soon as she reveals this information to her is upsetting. Setting out to approach Ethan with a business proposition, wanting him to send Dolphin Run's charter business her way, she doesn't count on falling in love in the process.

Ethan Anderson was tired of living in the overprotective world his father has set up for him. Kidnapped at the age of 10 for two weeks, his father has assigned bodyguards and securty personnel to watch over Ethan ever since. He hopes to gain some freedom when he comes to Heron Point and discovers the key to unlocking his father's feelings on the subject as his past in Heron Point is revealed. Ethan wasn't planning on falling in love, Helen Sweeney was not the metropolitan woman he was accustomed to, but her spirit and spunk attracted to him. If he could just get her to stop deceiving him he'd be set!

Again, the cast of characters in this book are great. Through both books there was a subplot of a second romance between Claire's aunt and Helen's father, which is resolved in this book. Heron Point seems like it would be a nice town to visit, the characters Ms. Thomason has created seem like the kind of people I'd like to get to know. I really enjoyed this story, was glad the two fathers were able to discuss their differences. I rate this book a B+.

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