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Forrester Square #9
Illegally Yours
July 19, 1983...
The Kinards, the Richardses and the Webbers - Seattle's Kennedys. Their 'compound' - elegant Forrester Square...until the fateful night that tore these families apart.
Twenty years later...
Living in America was everything Kara Tamaki had dreamed it would be while growing up in Japan. Now she didn't want to leave - at least not until her baby was born. But her visa had expired, and returning home could bring shame to her family. Seattle lawyer Daniel Adler was her last hope.
Daniel wasn't an immigration lawyer, and he really wasn't sure how he could help Kara...until he met her. The sweet-faced, determined young woman sparked an uncharacteristic desire in Daniel to protect her - a desire that quickly threatened to overwhelm his better judgement. He could help Kara stay in America...by marrying her.
The Kinards, the Richardses and the Webbers - Seattle's Kennedys. Their 'compound' - elegant Forrester Square...until the fateful night that tore these families apart.
Twenty years later...
Living in America was everything Kara Tamaki had dreamed it would be while growing up in Japan. Now she didn't want to leave - at least not until her baby was born. But her visa had expired, and returning home could bring shame to her family. Seattle lawyer Daniel Adler was her last hope.
Daniel wasn't an immigration lawyer, and he really wasn't sure how he could help Kara...until he met her. The sweet-faced, determined young woman sparked an uncharacteristic desire in Daniel to protect her - a desire that quickly threatened to overwhelm his better judgement. He could help Kara stay in America...by marrying her.
- GenresRomanceContemporary
256 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2004
About the author
Jacqueline Diamond
222 books172 followersUSA Today bestselling author Jacqueline Diamond has more than 100 novels to her name! A former Associated Press reporter and TV columnist, Jackie is best known for her Safe Harbor Medical romances and mysteries, as well as her traditional Regency romances.
Her newest exciting venture is the Forgotten Village Magical Mystery series, beginning with A Cat's Garden of Secrets. Other recent works include the Sisters, Lovers & Second Chances series, featuring couples over age 50.
Jackie has been honored with a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award. She and her husband, who have two grown sons, live in Southern California. You can learn more about her books at www.jacquelinediamond.net or at JacquelineDiamondAuthor on Facebook.
Her newest exciting venture is the Forgotten Village Magical Mystery series, beginning with A Cat's Garden of Secrets. Other recent works include the Sisters, Lovers & Second Chances series, featuring couples over age 50.
Jackie has been honored with a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award. She and her husband, who have two grown sons, live in Southern California. You can learn more about her books at www.jacquelinediamond.net or at JacquelineDiamondAuthor on Facebook.
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December 16, 2022
Daniel Adler is coerced by her client Katherine to help Kara Tamaki, a heavily pregnant Japanese woman who wants to stay in the United States.
Not really knowing the Japanese society and culture in the early 2000's, I am not quite sure whether Kara's character is possible, but she is at least entertaining. Daniel is supposedly stuffy, has dark hair, and is apparently good looking, at least to Kara, but I really can't tell much about him.
This is book 9 of Forrester Square series, but it can stand on its own. The story is simple and fun. There is the usual misunderstanding, which is kind of tedious, but it is resolved fairly quickly.
One detail that immediately caught my attention was the baby situation at the hospital. In the early 2000's, at a Seattle hospital, babies weren't staying in the same hospital rooms as the mothers? Weird. Maybe it's a Seattle thing? It also appeared that the baby wasn't taken to her for nursing until many hours later. Wouldn't the baby be starving by then? Pretty sure newborns need to be fed very frequently.
Not really knowing the Japanese society and culture in the early 2000's, I am not quite sure whether Kara's character is possible, but she is at least entertaining. Daniel is supposedly stuffy, has dark hair, and is apparently good looking, at least to Kara, but I really can't tell much about him.
This is book 9 of Forrester Square series, but it can stand on its own. The story is simple and fun. There is the usual misunderstanding, which is kind of tedious, but it is resolved fairly quickly.
One detail that immediately caught my attention was the baby situation at the hospital. In the early 2000's, at a Seattle hospital, babies weren't staying in the same hospital rooms as the mothers? Weird. Maybe it's a Seattle thing? It also appeared that the baby wasn't taken to her for nursing until many hours later. Wouldn't the baby be starving by then? Pretty sure newborns need to be fed very frequently.
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