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All in the Family
West Virginia
AND BABY MAKES FIVE...
Jarod and Sandy were going to be married. They loved each other -- and they were going to be parents. They were thrilled at the prospect, but their parents...!
Dan knew his innocent daughter had been seduced by that teenage Romeo, while Kelly was certain that little temptress had set her sights on Jarod.
Neither one was willing to believe the whole thing was entirely due to the power of love - until Cupid's arrow hit them. Not that things became easy. Kelly and Dan were too stubborn to admit they were wrong without a fight. But how long could anyone go on fighting when fate sent the perfect partner their way?
AND BABY MAKES FIVE...
Jarod and Sandy were going to be married. They loved each other -- and they were going to be parents. They were thrilled at the prospect, but their parents...!
Dan knew his innocent daughter had been seduced by that teenage Romeo, while Kelly was certain that little temptress had set her sights on Jarod.
Neither one was willing to believe the whole thing was entirely due to the power of love - until Cupid's arrow hit them. Not that things became easy. Kelly and Dan were too stubborn to admit they were wrong without a fight. But how long could anyone go on fighting when fate sent the perfect partner their way?
249 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published September 1, 1987
About the author
Heather Graham Pozzessere
67 books258 followersHeather Graham Pozzessere
aka Heather Graham, Shannon Drake
Heather Graham was born on March 15, 1953 and grew up in Dade County, Florida, and attended the University of South Florida at Tampa, majoring in theater arts and touring Europe and parts of Asia and Africa as part of her studies. After college, she acted in dinner theaters, modeled, waitressed, and tended bar. She married Hershey Dennis Possezzere, and after the birth of her third child, she was determined to devote her efforts to her writing: her dream. She sold her first book in 1982.
Today, this author's success is reflected not just by reader response and the over 20 million copies of her books in print, but in many other ways. In addition to being a New York Times bestselling author, Heather has received numerous awards for her novels, including over 20 trade awards from magazines such as Romantic Times and Affaire de Coeur, bestseller awards from B. Dalton, Waldenbooks, and BookRak, and several Reviewers' Choice and People's Choice awards.
Heather has appeared on Entertainment Tonight, Romantically Speaking, a TV talk show that aired nationwide on the Romance Classics cable channel, and CBS Sunday News. She has been quoted in People and USA Today, been profiled in The Nation, and featured in Good Housekeeping. Her books have been selections for the Doubleday Book Club and the Literary Guild. She has been published across the world in more than 15 languages and has published over 70 titles, including anthologies and short stories.
Now, she had five children. Somehow, this prolific author manages to juggle it all - family, career, and marriage - while reaching a level of success to which few can aspire.
aka Heather Graham, Shannon Drake
Heather Graham was born on March 15, 1953 and grew up in Dade County, Florida, and attended the University of South Florida at Tampa, majoring in theater arts and touring Europe and parts of Asia and Africa as part of her studies. After college, she acted in dinner theaters, modeled, waitressed, and tended bar. She married Hershey Dennis Possezzere, and after the birth of her third child, she was determined to devote her efforts to her writing: her dream. She sold her first book in 1982.
Today, this author's success is reflected not just by reader response and the over 20 million copies of her books in print, but in many other ways. In addition to being a New York Times bestselling author, Heather has received numerous awards for her novels, including over 20 trade awards from magazines such as Romantic Times and Affaire de Coeur, bestseller awards from B. Dalton, Waldenbooks, and BookRak, and several Reviewers' Choice and People's Choice awards.
Heather has appeared on Entertainment Tonight, Romantically Speaking, a TV talk show that aired nationwide on the Romance Classics cable channel, and CBS Sunday News. She has been quoted in People and USA Today, been profiled in The Nation, and featured in Good Housekeeping. Her books have been selections for the Doubleday Book Club and the Literary Guild. She has been published across the world in more than 15 languages and has published over 70 titles, including anthologies and short stories.
Now, she had five children. Somehow, this prolific author manages to juggle it all - family, career, and marriage - while reaching a level of success to which few can aspire.
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October 21, 2012
Loved this book, it was just so sweet and funny. The teenage children of the h/H are in love and pregnant and that is how they meet when the hero comes to her house like an avenging angel, thinking that she is a child. They soon find out that their kids are serious and plan to get married. Now, the heroine is conflicted, she too was young when she fell pregnant and though she loved her husband, it was a struggle to survive. She has been widowed for seven years and is in many ways an innocent (she is 35). I loved the chemistry between the h/H and especially how the heroine's son confronts the hero about his intentions towards his mother and the pregnancy scare for the heroine was hilarious especially keeping in mind the children's condition. A sweet book!!
February 8, 2020
3.75 stars I thought the story was pretty cute. Yes, the premise may sound extremely icky to other people. However, I am an anime fan and I'm used to outrageous maybe even shocking and forbidden storylines. Possible spoilers below
What I liked:
1) The premise was pretty interesting to me. Sorry, I like taboo and forbidden sometimes if it's well done. Now would I want that to happen with my own kids? Probably not. Only in my Harlequin world I do. :P
2) I like the hero. He was funny and hot. I liked that he knew what he wanted and there was no dilly-dallying or playing silly mind games in regards to how he felt for the heroine.
3) I like that the heroine was short and the hero was extremely tall because I'm short too! I like to imagine I'm the heroine sometimes. LOL
4) Despite the risqué storyline it was a fun and lighthearted read. I would definitely re-read this again.
5) yay for epilogues, I always like to see what happens after the HEA.
What you may not like:
1) teenage pregnancy
2) risqué plot - uh teenage kids and pregnancy then their own parents doing the funky chicken ya, it's a tad eyebrow raising to the sky but I'm just going along with it 😁
3) I myself found this a little icky lol but this "cabin in the woods" thing uh, I think it's was a little too much that they all had their x-rated fun in there hahaha
4) my dislike initially was that they h's son seemed to forsake his mom when the whole crisis happened in the beginning of the book. I guess I'm projecting because I've got two sons myself, LOL. But as a mother of boys and reading those first chapters I'm like, oh no! Is that what boy sons do to their mother when a girl comes along?! *_*
In conclusion if you don't get turned off by the outrageous plot this is a fun read. Even though the topic is extremely heavy somehow the author was able to write the story in a lighthearted way - maybe too lighthearted given what's gong on but that's fine by me. Those young'uns are really lucky that the H is rich so they really won't suffer as much as the h did. Anyhoo, loved the book this will be in my keeper pile.
What I liked:
1) The premise was pretty interesting to me. Sorry, I like taboo and forbidden sometimes if it's well done. Now would I want that to happen with my own kids? Probably not. Only in my Harlequin world I do. :P
2) I like the hero. He was funny and hot. I liked that he knew what he wanted and there was no dilly-dallying or playing silly mind games in regards to how he felt for the heroine.
3) I like that the heroine was short and the hero was extremely tall because I'm short too! I like to imagine I'm the heroine sometimes. LOL
4) Despite the risqué storyline it was a fun and lighthearted read. I would definitely re-read this again.
5) yay for epilogues, I always like to see what happens after the HEA.
What you may not like:
1) teenage pregnancy
2) risqué plot - uh teenage kids and pregnancy then their own parents doing the funky chicken ya, it's a tad eyebrow raising to the sky but I'm just going along with it 😁
3) I myself found this a little icky lol but this "cabin in the woods" thing uh, I think it's was a little too much that they all had their x-rated fun in there hahaha
4) my dislike initially was that they h's son seemed to forsake his mom when the whole crisis happened in the beginning of the book. I guess I'm projecting because I've got two sons myself, LOL. But as a mother of boys and reading those first chapters I'm like, oh no! Is that what boy sons do to their mother when a girl comes along?! *_*
In conclusion if you don't get turned off by the outrageous plot this is a fun read. Even though the topic is extremely heavy somehow the author was able to write the story in a lighthearted way - maybe too lighthearted given what's gong on but that's fine by me. Those young'uns are really lucky that the H is rich so they really won't suffer as much as the h did. Anyhoo, loved the book this will be in my keeper pile.
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January 12, 2025The parents are absolutely ridiculous. Both need anger management classes.
Only an ‘80’s category would have a woman widowed by a hang gliding accident.
Only an ‘80’s category would have a woman widowed by a hang gliding accident.
January 4, 2019
I forget how risqué the Harlequin genre can be, especially books written in the 90s. Some of those authors can show today's ones a thing or 2 *snicker snort*
The title says it all, really.
STILL, POSSIBLE SPOILERS:
1st couple = Jarod and Sandy - high schoolers - insta love - unexpected pregnancy - marriage
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2nd couple = Dan and Kelly - parents to 1st couple - insta chemistry - explosive connection - marriage
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Drama = teenage hormones, pregnancy hormones, familial conflict, UST, screaming matches, usual pusual stuff of that era
Yet not at all heavy, what with all the sappy dialogue and loads of exclamation marks.
And then everyone lives happily ever after
The title says it all, really.
STILL, POSSIBLE SPOILERS:
1st couple = Jarod and Sandy - high schoolers - insta love - unexpected pregnancy - marriage
+
2nd couple = Dan and Kelly - parents to 1st couple - insta chemistry - explosive connection - marriage
+
Drama = teenage hormones, pregnancy hormones, familial conflict, UST, screaming matches, usual pusual stuff of that era
Yet not at all heavy, what with all the sappy dialogue and loads of exclamation marks.
And then everyone lives happily ever after
June 23, 2018
ALL IN THE FAMILY
What a great book! Really enjoyed reading this one. Couldn't stop till the end. This was such a true to life story. I recommend everyone read it!
What a great book! Really enjoyed reading this one. Couldn't stop till the end. This was such a true to life story. I recommend everyone read it!
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March 3, 2019DNF
It has a good start but in the middle of the plot, it feels like it is going to be something scandalous, at least for me.
It has a good start but in the middle of the plot, it feels like it is going to be something scandalous, at least for me.
April 7, 2025
Overall the story is cute, however I struggled to get past the weirdness of them all becoming a family together in that way.
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September 29, 2019
Sandy Marquette and her father Dan move to WV in the middle of her senior year. Jarod McGraw is the HS star quarterback and lives with his widowed mom, Kelly. Jarod and Sandy fall in love and she gets pregnant. Dan barges into Kelly's house for the confrontation. The kids decide to get married and the parents fall in love too. Interesting variation on the theme.
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