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Caroline, a single parent and owner of a daycare center, is taking a breather - she and her daughter Annie are going on a trip with their church group to Mexico. Karen, Annie's friend, is coming too. Or at least she hopes she is! Her grandmother was supposed to accompany her on the trip, but after the elderly lady injured her ankle, the duty fell to Karen's father, Blaine. The problem is, Blaine is a work-a-holic and Karen begins to doubt his appearance at the airport.
Karen's father does manage to make the flight, and neither he nor Caroline is what the other expected. Caroline never expected Blaine to be so fit and attractive, and Blaine is quite surprised to find that “Miz C” is not the matron that her nickname implies. Thrown together on the flight, because Karen and Annie insist on sitting together after his late arrival, the two embark on their journey to Mexico.
However, things are not always what they seem to be in Mexico, and soon Blaine and Caroline find that they have more to deal with than their growing attraction and two rambunctious teenage daughters. When Annie and Karen turn up missing, their parents' faith is tested. Can their newly blossomed relationship handle the stress? Will Blaine's new spirituality pull him through the roughest of times?
Linda Windsor has done a fabulous job of intertwining spirituality and romance in PAPER MOON. Her novel is not preachy, yet it makes readers dig deep and find their own faith.
Ms. Windsor's representation of a less-than-perfect heroine captured my attention immediately. Caroline's down-to-Earth foibles and not-so-perfect appearance will endear her to readers and Blaine's quiet appeal and gentlemanly attitude are something every woman will find attractive. But it is the spirituality of PAPER MOON, the deep-set faith and trust in God that characters exhibit, that makes this novel memorable.
PAPER MOON is everything a reader could want in an inspirational romance - and more. Humorous, spirited, insightful… PAPER MOON is the best inspirational I've read this year!
Reviewed by Janean Nusz
for The Road to Romance
November 22, 2004
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