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When her
husband is killed in a job-related accident, Julie Sutherland finds
herself
widowed with two small boys. Now, she is
alone, having to face in-laws that despise her and never wanted to have
anything to do with her and the boys, much less now, when they blame
her for
their son’s fate. Julie’s in-laws are
the richest people in town and the owners of the company for which her
husband
was working. Her husband decided to
stay, despite the fact that they forced him to work as the lowliest of
the
low.
Tom Marr is
engaged to Julie’s sister-in-law and occupies an important position in
the
company. Now, his future in-laws want
him to deal with Kevin’s widow. In other
words, they want him to tell her to leave town.
Tom isn’t exactly thrilled with the idea, even after
deciding that the
woman must be made of ice, given the way she behaved at her husband’s
funeral.
When Julie
and Tom meet, there is immediate attraction.
Tom learns that Julie is not the sort of woman he
thought she was. As they spend more time
interacting with each
other, it becomes obvious that they share more in common than it seems. Julie finds herself torn because of the
increasing attraction. Tom begins to
understand that Darcy, his fiancée, maybe is not what he is
truly seeking for
his future.
Cynthia
Henry’s All That Glitters is a beautifully written and
enthralling
contemporary romance. Despite the fact
that the book belongs to a category that I do not read frequently, it
managed
to keep my attention glued to every single word. All
That Glitters literally is a page
turner. The two main characters, Tom and
Julie, are engaging and well developed.
The “supporting” cast of characters, which includes
a couple of villains
that I loved to hate, is a perfect complement.
The story has a strong emotional pull as well,
making it satisfying in
more than one way. This is a book that
certainly belongs in my “keeper” shelf and I absolutely recommend.
Reviewed by Mireya Orsini
for The
Road to Romance
January 24, 2004
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