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What readers and reviewers are saying about Her Unlikely Family...
This delightful story centers around a cozy hometown diner where romance is on the menu, and let me tell you—it’s a tasty dish! First of all, I am a first-line freak, and seldom has a book reeled me in with the first few lines like Her Unlikely Family did with this classic hook: “If there was one thing Josie Miller knew, it was the smell of a rich man. And whoever just walked into the diner smelled like Fort Knox.”
From that point on, my appetite was whet for this surefire recipe of unlikely love between hunky, uptight banker Michael H. Throckmorton III (be still my heart) and quirky, pink-haired waitress/future diner proprietor Josie Miller. Ms Tippens thickens up this simmering stew with a Tabasco shot of Michael’s orphaned niece, a rebellious teen that Josie has taken under her wing. From there, the story heats up nicely, satisfying romance readers with a delicious plot that is truly satisfying.
Ms. Tippens writing style is easy and engaging, and the spiritual threads subtle yet powerful. One of the characters asks, “Isn’t every relationship a risk?” A resounding “Yes!” comes to mind as this fun and well-crafted story deftly conveys the Scriptural message of the book—“We love because he first loved us.” Yes, loving others is always a risk. But for romance fans, reading this book is not—you will love it! Julie Lessman, author of A Passion Most Pure
A P.I. leads wealthy banker Michael Trockmorton to Bud's Diner as he searches for his runaway niece. Josie Miller has taken young Lisa under her wing but didn't realize she lied about her age. Lisa doesn't want to go back with her uncle, who placed her in a boarding school after her mother died; she wants to be part of a real family. But Michael can't see himself as a family man. Maybe Josie can help him change his mind. Debut author Missy Tippens' aptly titled Her Unlikely Family (4 stars) is a great, warm and inviting story. Romantic Times Magazine
Missy Tippens' debut novel Her Unlikely Family should appeal to romance lovers. Michael, the tall, dark and handsome "hero" is well-written as a sensitive guy under his buttoned up banker image. Josie, the heroine, is all softness and yearning in a self-imposed protective shell, and Lisa the teenage niece is a rebel with a reason.
Tippens has studied the craft and has married a tight story with the classic romance formula and small town charm. Kelly Klepfer, Novel Reviews
He's a wealthy, powerful, workaholic. She's a pink-haired waitress. His niece has run away and ended up with her. Now he's gotta go through her to get his niece to come home. A perfect set up. No two people could be more wrong for each other.
It's as much fun as I've had with a romance novel.
Just bright and funny and fast moving. I was completely in love with the poor hard-shell, soft-heart hero. I was rooting for the waitress to not get weak in the knees just because he was trying so hard and failing so miserably. But get a LITTLE weak in the knees, after all, he is gorgeous and rich, so give him SOME chance. It was just laugh out loud funny at times, sweet all the way to the heart and so charming I didn't want it to end, except I was desperate for Happily Ever After. Mary Connealy, Author of Petticoat Ranch and Golden Days
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