Reviewer: Lori Graham
Title: To Catch A Husband
Author: Laura Marie Altom
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0-373-75127-3
Release Date: July 2006
Genre/Sub-genre: Harlequin American Romance
Year/Setting: Current/Oregon
Overall Rating: 4.25
Sexual Content Rating: Mildly Sexual
Language (Profanity) Rating: None
Violent Content Rating: None
Laura Marie's Website:
www.lauramariealtom.com
Charity Caldwell has risen up through the ranks of the U.S. Marshal’s office to become one of their lead agents. She can out run, out shoot and out think most of her male counterparts. What is frustrating her, however, is that in the process most of them have stopped seeing her as a female. Most especially in that list is her partner, Adam Logue. Adam comes from a tough family who are all also marshals but that doesn’t explain why he can’t see through to Charity’s deeper self. When he looks at her, all he sees is his partner and friend, Bug. He has named her Bug because she collects insects. Heck, even her hobby is rather male dominated.
The time has come, however, when Charity’s biological time clock is ticking and since she wants a husband and a family she might as well try her luck first with Adam. Charity’s sister helps her begin her transformation with all new hair styles, new makeup and new clothing which leaves Adam rather surprised. His mind denies that she is female (not to mention the female for him) but his body sings another tune.
Even his family begins to see that Charity and Adam were meant to be so they begin their own campaign to get them together. It takes some doing though because while Charity suffers from some low self-esteem, Adam is dealing with having a past that includes a fiancée dying in his arms. That is a bit to overcome, is it not?
Don’t give up on Charity though. I really enjoyed how Laura Altom created a woman so real. I think all women go through periods in their life where they feel somehow less – whether that is in their looks, their career or whatever helps make them who they are. Now a woman can decide to just wilt and give into those doubts or they can be like Charity. She grabs the bull by the horns and goes after what she wants. She knows she wants Adam so she takes that path. However, in the course of doing it, she doesn’t change who she is fundamentally. Yes, she fluffed up her looks but she didn’t change her core being to impress someone else. And when she fears Adam can’t give up his fears and doubts, she is really to move on and take care of herself. She stopped trying to change someone else and tried to do what was right for both of them. She wasn’t willing to just be his crutch nor did she want less out of life.
I have to applaud the fortitude shown in the characters from the U.S. Marshals’ office and thank Laura for bringing them to life in To Catch a Husband.
Lori
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