SEPARATE BEDS: LaVyrle Spencer: Jove Books: Romance: 392 pagesA blind date with Clay Forrester two months earlier has resulted in pregnancy for Catherine Anderson, a young college student whose alcoholic father sees the unwanted situation as a chance to make some money off the wealthy Forrester family. Catherine, however, wants nothing to do with Clay and must be persuaded to accept his offer of marriage, an offer extended only to save Clay’s reputation as he finishes law school and passes his bar exam and to provide financial assistance for Catherine and the baby. The Forresters whole-heartedly support the plan and arrange for a lavish wedding, unaware that Clay and Catherine plan to divorce soon after the baby is born.
Although this romance falls into some of the expected clichés, LaVyrle Spencer is an engaging author who writes emotionally well-developed characters and grounds her romance in a situation that examines familial relationships and friendships as well as the romance between Catherine and Clay. Readers who enjoy Separate Beds may also enjoy the teen novel Mr. and Mrs. Bo Jo Jones, also about an unexpected pregnancy.
MBC
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