The death of her husband meant a loss of occasional intimacy but she had been parenting without him. Her husband wasn’t present during the birth of her last child and Abby had to ensure that there was a taxi ready to take her home from the hospital. In some sense she was a single mother for most of her married life.

Her husband was a very successful lawyer and he traveled quite frequently. He had even mentioned to a fellow SEAL that he wanted to leave the service and start a family–a suggestion that was met with shock and horror.Ībby is used to being alone. The reader, however, has been prepared from page one that Matt is dissatisfied with his single lifestyle and was looking for something serious and more settled but because of his job, he was limited in his options. Matt is surprised at how attracted he is to Abby who he sees is pregnant, mothering several small children, and alone. There he meets Abby who is watching her four kids under the age of six and strikes up a conversation with her young son. Matt is anxious to get back to active duty but agrees to play wingman to his cousin at the beach.

My lack of vision is probably why I’m the reviewer and not the author.Ībby is on a family vacation with her four kids when she meets Matt, a Navy SEAL taking mandatory recovery after suffering a head injury. When I read that the heroine had four children and was pregnant with her fifth, I couldn’t imagine how this book could be romantic. My general feeling about books with children is that they are overly precious, or too annoying, or both. This was a book I avoided reading despite many recommendations.

Jane B Reviews Contemporary / Military 11 Comments DecemREVIEW: Worth the Fall by Claudia Connor

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