For astronaut, Law Kincade, finding out by an anonymous source that he fathered a son sixteen years ago, is something that he doesn’t believe. As a celebrity, women are always throwing themselves at him and want him to father their children. But when he meets Marnie Hibbs, his alleged son’s mother, Law is certain that if he slept with the beautiful woman before him, he’d remember. Unfortunately, though thankful it was all a misunderstanding, he doesn’t, and lays no claim to the sixteen year old David. Until he lays on the boy and meets his mirror image…

Marnie Hibbs won’t lose her son, not even to the man she’s loved for years. She fell in love with Law years ago the summer his family vacationed in the same location as hers, and for years she’s secretly watched his career – and his legion of women – from afar. Though she doesn’t know who the anonymous source is that led Law to her again, she’ll do whatever it takes to protect David and keep him with her.

As Law deals with the news that he’s a father, he finds himself drawn to Marnie and soon begins thinking about a future with her and David. But Marnie won’t allow him closer. She knows that Law is a lady’s man and that the secret she’s harboring could drive Law away for good.

The reprint of Long Time Coming is something that devoted Brown fans will relish and new readers of her work can enjoy. Though many decades have passed since the first edition and romances are edgier and sometimes more explicit than many years ago, Long Time Coming is still a pure romance that will capture a readers heart.

The chemistry between Marnie and Law pours off the pages. It’s undeniable, explosive and readers won’t be able to get enough. As they fight their attraction to one another – Marnie because of her secrets and Law because he knows that Marnie is the total opposite of what he normally dates – they have to come to terms with what is best for David.

Sandra Brown penned an enjoyable contemporary romance that is true to the genre. Readers can sit back and enjoy a wonderful read while soaring the skies with an astronaut and the woman who has loved him for years. Long Time Coming is one of my favourite contemporary romances by this author.

Reviewed by Tracey West for The Road to Romance

June 6, 2006