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The Mighty Quinns #24
The Mighty Quinns: Jack
Jack Quinn has always been his widowed mother's fiercest protector. So, when his mom decides to reunite with her childhood sweetheart all the way out in California, there's no question—Jack's going with her, and to hell with the consequences….
Mia McMahon isn't exactly thrilled about her wealthy father dating a woman from his past. She smells a gold digger. But once she meets Jack, she forgets all about getting his mother out of the picture—and focuses on getting him into bed!
The attraction between Mia and Jack is intense, irresistible…and breaks every rule in the book. Then again, everyone knows that the most delicious aggairs are the forbidden ones….
Mia McMahon isn't exactly thrilled about her wealthy father dating a woman from his past. She smells a gold digger. But once she meets Jack, she forgets all about getting his mother out of the picture—and focuses on getting him into bed!
The attraction between Mia and Jack is intense, irresistible…and breaks every rule in the book. Then again, everyone knows that the most delicious aggairs are the forbidden ones….
224 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2013
About the author
Kate Hoffmann
407 books106 followersKate began reading romance in 1979 when she picked up a copy of Kathleen Woodiwiss's Ashes in the Wind. She read the book from cover to cover in one very long night and was immediately hooked on the genre.
The next morning, she was standing at the door to her local Waldenbooks and when they opened, she hurried inside and asked for everything else written by Woodiwiss. At the same time, she found wonderful books by Rosemary Rogers, Laurie McBain, and Jennifer Blake.
Nearly 10 years later, while working as an advertising copywriter, Kate decided to try writing a romance of her own. After a history of interesting jobs in teaching, retailing, advertising, and nonprofit work, she was determined to add romance author to that list.
After numerous failed attempts over three years, Kate decided to forget writing historical romance and turned to category romance. Six months later, her first story, A Vagabond Heart, was finished. A year later, Harlequin bought the book after Kate won the national 1992 Harlequin Temptation contest. The book was published in 1993 as Indecent Exposure.
Her dream of adding romance writer to her resume came true and in December of 1993 she turned off her alarm clock, shredded her pantyhose, and became a full-time writer.
Since then, Kate has written numerous books for Temptation, Weddings by DeWilde, Harlequin anthologies, Love and Laughter, and Duets. Her new Duet, Three Babies and a Bargain (July 2000) will be her 24th project for Harlequin and All Through the Night (August 2000), a Temptation Blaze, will mark her 25th.
Kate lives in southeastern Wisconsin in a cozy little house in a picturesque village. Two cats also live with her—Tansing, a grumpy Himalayan, and Tibriz, a tortie Persian mix that she rescued from an animal shelter. She enjoys gardening, golf, reading, and romantic movies.
The next morning, she was standing at the door to her local Waldenbooks and when they opened, she hurried inside and asked for everything else written by Woodiwiss. At the same time, she found wonderful books by Rosemary Rogers, Laurie McBain, and Jennifer Blake.
Nearly 10 years later, while working as an advertising copywriter, Kate decided to try writing a romance of her own. After a history of interesting jobs in teaching, retailing, advertising, and nonprofit work, she was determined to add romance author to that list.
After numerous failed attempts over three years, Kate decided to forget writing historical romance and turned to category romance. Six months later, her first story, A Vagabond Heart, was finished. A year later, Harlequin bought the book after Kate won the national 1992 Harlequin Temptation contest. The book was published in 1993 as Indecent Exposure.
Her dream of adding romance writer to her resume came true and in December of 1993 she turned off her alarm clock, shredded her pantyhose, and became a full-time writer.
Since then, Kate has written numerous books for Temptation, Weddings by DeWilde, Harlequin anthologies, Love and Laughter, and Duets. Her new Duet, Three Babies and a Bargain (July 2000) will be her 24th project for Harlequin and All Through the Night (August 2000), a Temptation Blaze, will mark her 25th.
Kate lives in southeastern Wisconsin in a cozy little house in a picturesque village. Two cats also live with her—Tansing, a grumpy Himalayan, and Tibriz, a tortie Persian mix that she rescued from an animal shelter. She enjoys gardening, golf, reading, and romantic movies.
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July 27, 2013
Good book, though not my favorite of the series. Jack's mom and Mia's dad had been friends as children. Both are alone now and have reconnected. When mom is invited out to California to visit there is no way that Jack is letting her go alone. When they arrive, Jack is immediately taken with Mia, who isn't too thrilled with her dad dating someone new. Mia is pretty quickly distracted by her attraction to Jack. As they spend time together their parents' romance starts to take on less importance.
I liked Jack a lot. He was protective of his mother having been the man of the house since he was nine. He goes along with his mom to make sure that she is safe. When he meets Mia the attraction is undeniable, but he isn't very happy with her accusations against his mother. Fortunately he is able to talk her down somewhat as they agree to keep an eye on the older couple. I liked the way that he is pretty good at making Mia see reason regarding their parents. Pretty soon he's much more interested in the relationship that is growing between him and Mia. I liked the fact that he seems much more open to the possibility of a real relationship between the two of them. He was willing to take his mom's advice and start thinking about his own wishes for a change. He also wasn't going to give up when Mia's insecurities would get the better of her.
I had a harder time liking Mia. She seemed far more interested in keeping her father to herself because she was still grieving for her mother than allowing him the chance to find a new happiness. I thought she was being terribly selfish. She admitted her attraction to Jack but again wasn't interested in falling in love, certain that it would end and she would get hurt. She was obviously trying to protect herself but it just rubbed me wrong. She and Jack decided to go for a no-strings fling and I got the feeling she was keeping one foot out the door for most of the time. She did start to relax some with him as they got to know each other. I liked some of the activities they did together that showed her what they had in common. It took awhile but I did like the way that she finally saw that her father would not forget her mother but that he deserved to find some happiness.
I liked Jack a lot. He was protective of his mother having been the man of the house since he was nine. He goes along with his mom to make sure that she is safe. When he meets Mia the attraction is undeniable, but he isn't very happy with her accusations against his mother. Fortunately he is able to talk her down somewhat as they agree to keep an eye on the older couple. I liked the way that he is pretty good at making Mia see reason regarding their parents. Pretty soon he's much more interested in the relationship that is growing between him and Mia. I liked the fact that he seems much more open to the possibility of a real relationship between the two of them. He was willing to take his mom's advice and start thinking about his own wishes for a change. He also wasn't going to give up when Mia's insecurities would get the better of her.
I had a harder time liking Mia. She seemed far more interested in keeping her father to herself because she was still grieving for her mother than allowing him the chance to find a new happiness. I thought she was being terribly selfish. She admitted her attraction to Jack but again wasn't interested in falling in love, certain that it would end and she would get hurt. She was obviously trying to protect herself but it just rubbed me wrong. She and Jack decided to go for a no-strings fling and I got the feeling she was keeping one foot out the door for most of the time. She did start to relax some with him as they got to know each other. I liked some of the activities they did together that showed her what they had in common. It took awhile but I did like the way that she finally saw that her father would not forget her mother but that he deserved to find some happiness.
November 12, 2015
Jack Quinn is a sports writer from Chicago. His mother is a widow (of over 20 years) who has been facebooking with a childhood guy friend and is on her way to San Francisco to spend a weekend with him. Jack doesn't trust the situation and goes along to be sure she's safe. When he arrives, he meets this guy (Ben)'s daughter, Mia. She's gorgeous and they fall in insta-love. But Mia's Mom has only been gone for 3 years and she's completely uncomfortable with the idea of her father starting a relationship. For that matter, she's not so comfortable with starting her own relationship with Jack, but he's too distracting and charming not to.
There are so many books in this series, I honestly have no idea where this one falls in the timeline or in relation to the other books I've read. You don't really need to - this works fine as a standalone. It was a decent book. I kind of liked the set up, with two adult children not too comfortable with their parents dating and not wanting them to get hurt...so they see themselves as looking out for them. But they get distracted by their own relationship in the meantime. The relationship was sexy - intense and passionate, but lots of insta-love. Mia really irritated me the most. She acted like a spoiled child...it's one thing to feel a bit unhappy at the though to of a parent moving on, but quite another to throw a little tantrum about it. Also, her insecurity regarding her relationship with Jack .
There are so many books in this series, I honestly have no idea where this one falls in the timeline or in relation to the other books I've read. You don't really need to - this works fine as a standalone. It was a decent book. I kind of liked the set up, with two adult children not too comfortable with their parents dating and not wanting them to get hurt...so they see themselves as looking out for them. But they get distracted by their own relationship in the meantime. The relationship was sexy - intense and passionate, but lots of insta-love. Mia really irritated me the most. She acted like a spoiled child...it's one thing to feel a bit unhappy at the though to of a parent moving on, but quite another to throw a little tantrum about it. Also, her insecurity regarding her relationship with Jack .
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August 5, 2013
I have read nearly all the Quinn books and this one did not disappoint. It did not keep me up all night either, but I would definitely recommend it. I love a smart hero!
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