Thanksgiving
by Janet Evanovich
Published by HarperTorch on October 31, 2006
Genres: Holiday Romance
Pages: 228
Format: Paperback
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When Megan Murphy discovered a floppy-eared rabbit gnawing on the hem of her skirt, she meant to give its careless owner a piece of her mind, but Dr. Patrick Hunter was too attractive to stay mad at for long. Soon the two are making Thanksgiving dinner for their families.
Will Megan let her heart love again?
Thanksgiving by Janet Evanovich is a sweet little cozy romance read. I love the romance in this book, and Ms. Evanovich does a great job pulling the two leads together.
Megan Murphy is an excellent heroine in this book, and she seems like a responsible person. Patrick Hunter is a terrific hero. Pat is a doctor and has a rabbit that is adorable. These two get into some mischief in this book.
Megan Murphy
Megan Murphy is our heroine of Thanksgiving, and she’s adorable. She had run away from her hometown back in June and has been in Williamsburg since. Meg also has decided that marrying isn’t for her, and she’ll become a spinster. All of this change throughout the book though. Meg is a hilarious character. She is a fiery redhead and when she makes up her mind that is it. However, Meg blames all the changes in her life on Patrick and his cute bunny. Meg is a pottery maker when she isn’t working as one of the old-time characters that sell tickets to the Williamsburg tourist.
What I like about Megan is that she knows what she wants. Especially when it comes to caring for certain people and having them be close. I love it when she also tells Patrick off and is trying to be this lady who takes care of herself and doesn’t need a man. The one thing that I dislike about Megan is being this new woman means that she won’t listen to anyone that has wronged her.
Patrick Hunter
Patrick Hunter has recently moved to Williamsburg and is starting a Pediatrician clinic there. It’s all nice and good until he lost his rabbit twice. Yep, twice, both times Megan finds his rabbit, which is not good for Megan’s Puritan outfit. Pat is a nice guy although he sometimes comes off as a slacker and a guy that isn’t organized at all. Once Megan starts seeing more of him he does show more of his true colors, and those are the things that make her fall in love.
What I did like about Patrick is that he generally cares for Meg and the baby that they are caring for. He is charming and responsible type of guy. The one thing that I didn’t like about him is that he wanted to ask Megan a vital question, but his reasoning was flawed. So, it takes him a while to accomplish his task.
Five Stars
Thanksgiving by Janet Evanovich is marvelous little romance. This book is a great holiday read. It’s a fast-paced story. I loved every minute of it. So, grab your hot mug of apple cider or hot chocolate, this cozy, romantic book, get the fire going and enjoy.
I am giving this book a five-star rating, and I am recommending it to anyone that likes romances to give this a try.
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About Janet Evanovich
Janet’s Bio (quoted from her website)
When I was a kid I spent a lot of time in LaLa Land. La la Land is like an out-of-body experience –while your mouth is eating lunch your mind is conversing with Captain Kirk. Sometimes I’d pretend to sing opera. My mother would send me to the grocery store down the street, and off I’d go, caterwauling at the top of my lungs. Before the opera thing I went through a horse stage where I galloped everywhere and made holes in my Aunt Lena’s lawn with my hooves. Aunt Lena was a good egg. She understood that the realities of daily existence were lost in the shadows of my looney imagination.After graduation from South River High School, I spent four years in the Douglass College art department, honing my ability to wear torn Levis, learning to transfer cerebral excitement to primed canvas. Painting beat the heck out of digging holes in lawns, but it never felt exactly right. It was frustrating at best, excruciating at worst. My audience was too small. Communication was too obscure. I developed a rash from pigment.
Somewhere down the line I started writing stories. The first story was about the pornographic adventures of a fairy who lived in a second rate fairy forest in Pennsylvania. The second story was about …well never mind, you get the picture.
I sent my weird stories out to editors and agents and collected rejection letters in a big cardboard box. When the box was full I burned the whole damn thing, crammed myself into pantyhose and went to work for a temp agency.
Four months into my less than stellar secretarial career, I got a call from an editor offering to buy my last mailed (and heretofore forgotten) manuscript. It was a romance written for the now defunct Second Chance at Love line, and I was paid a staggering $2,000.
With my head reeling from all this money, I plunged into writing romance novels full time, saying good-by, good riddance to pantyhose and office politics. I wrote series romance for the next five years, mostly for Bantam Loveswept. It was a rewarding experience, but after twelve romance novels I ran out of sexual positions and decided to move into the mystery genre.
I spent two years retooling –drinking beer with law enforcement types, learning to shoot, practicing cussing. At the end of those years I created Stephanie Plum. I wouldn’t go so far as to say Stephanie is an autobiographical character, but I will admit to knowing where she lives.
It turns out I’m a really boring workaholic with no hobbies or special interests. My favorite exercise is shopping and my drug of choice is Cheeze Doodles.
I read comic books and I only watch happy movies. I motivate myself to write by spending my money before I make it. And when I grow up I want to be just like Grandma Mazur.
Reading this book contributed to these challenges:
- 2018 Goodreads Reading Challenge
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