Tandem Cottage
A Mackinac Island Women's Fiction Novel with Romance
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From Multi Award-winning and Bestselling Author, Carrie Fancett Pagels
Newly minted computer science graduate, Alyssa, has plans to obtain work and finally live independently with her son. Summer programming for Alyssa’s son, who has Aspergers, is tossed when his biological father and new wife, an attorney, insist on summer visitation. With her plans completely upended, Alyssa pursues a job on Mackinac Island with the hopes of acquiring an internship. Young widower, Carter, who has suffered the tragic loss of his wife, is working remotely on Mackinac Island as a computer programmer and hires Alyssa as nanny for his baby girl.
Susan, a social worker with unknown links to Alyssa, is also Carter’s former group therapist. Susan consults at a Mackinac Island summer-long retreat as she mulls retirement options. With Alyssa’s estranged grandmother a famous television evangelist, Susan’s mother the senior-most congressional representative, and a mysterious artist all adding their dramatic flair to the Mackinac Island mix—what could go wrong?
Alyssa’s a very young single mom struggling to support herself & her son Sammy who has Asperger’s. Though the circumstances that caused her to become pregnant at the tender age of 16 were traumatic, she’s never regretted her son. Now 25, she’s just graduated with a computer science degree & is desperately searching for an internship that’s required for the job she wants. She’s also troubled when she’s contacted by her son’s estranged father who’s now married & wants summer visitation rights. Desperate for any kind of job & solution, she takes a position as a nanny to a baby girl for a successful, fellow computer scientist.
After tragically losing his wife, Carter’s struggling to care for his small daughter. His desperation leads him to seek a nanny. When he meets Alyssa, he’s immediately charmed by the easy way she cares for & interacts with his daughter. With their close proximity, he finds himself easily falling for her. But, they’re both keeping secrets close, can they open up to each other & risk a second chance at love?
I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know Alyssa, Carter, Sammy, & all the delightful residents of Mackinac Island. The author deals with some weighty subjects in this story, but does so with great sensitivity & care. I enjoyed seeing these two lovely people find love. I always love a good nanny/employer trope, & this one was definitely swoon worthy.
I also enjoyed the role faith played in the story. Beyond Carter & Alyssa, there are other issues & people deftly woven into the story who need forgiveness, healing, & strength. I enjoyed seeing how all these characters related to each other & the happily ever after that ensued.
I listened to a computer generated narration on Audible. The narration was definitely a step up from having my phone read to me, but lacked the emotion of a real narrator. I enjoyed it, but missed the intonation & emotions from a human performance.
Definitely recommend to Christian contemporary romance fans. Looking forward to more from this author. I received an advanced copy from the author, but also purchased a copy through Kindle Unlimited. All opinions are my own & provided voluntarily.
Enjoyable story with computer narration.
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