Even though I hurt for him, knowing he missed so much of his daughter's life, I couldn't be angry at Georgie for not telling him.Įscaping her wedding to a much older man, Georgeanne Howard runs into hockey star John Kowalsky, who reluctantly and unknowingly, helps his boss's bride make her getaway. I completely understood Georgeanne's reasons for not telling John about their baby. Gibson is one of the few who can make it work well. The secret baby plot is one I enjoy but only if it's done well. He puts his life back together and deals with his issues as best he can. But he grows a lot over the course of the novel, too. He drinks too much in the beginning, and is selfish and rude a lot of the time. He's struggling with the pain of losing his wife. Because of the way she was raised the reader can really relate to her, even though it doesn't seem like it in the beginning. She puts on a positive attitude and tries to make the best of whatever bad situation she finds herself in. She isn't the type to feel sorry for herself, or wallow in her misery. Gibson really makes her a truly sympathetic character, though. She's getting ready to marry a man 50yrs her senior for his money, can barely read and looks like a centerfold pinup.

The heroine isn't shown in a very flattering light at the beginning of the novel.

Everyone talks about her other hockey books, but this one gets overlooked far too often. Georgeanne has loved John since the moment she jumped into his little red Corvette seven years ago, but she doesn't want to risk her heart again.This is one of my all time favorite Gibson books. But he is shocked to learn that their single unforgettable night in paradise produced a daughter, and he is determined to be a part of her life.

When Georgeanne and John meet again, she is on her way to becoming Seattle's domestic darling and he is past his hellraising ways. But a long night stretches ahead of them-a night too sultry to resist temptation. At the height of his hockey career, this bad boy isn't looking to be anybody's savior but his own, no matter how beautiful this angel may be. John Kowalsky unknowingly helps her escape, and only when it's too late does he realize that he's absconded with his boss's bride. Georgeanne Howard, charm school graduate and Southern belle extraordinaire, leaves her fiancé at the altar when she realizes she just can't marry a man old enough to be her grandfather, no matter how rich he is. New York Times bestselling and RITA® Award-winning author Rachel Gibson's

Simply Irresistible by Rachel Gibson