AS LONG AS THERE IS LOVE

Karen White-Owens

BET Books

ISBN 1-58314-369-6

October 2002

Multi Cultural Romance 

 

Cameron Butler is a single mom, running a daycare center and trying to open a school to prove to herself and her family that she is capable of supporting her daughter.  She has never shared with her family why her daughter's father is not a prominent figure in their lives.  Then one day after an accident at the daycare center, she finds herself looking into the eyes of the one man she thought she would never see again, Dr. Marek Redding.  The shock of seeing him attend to one of her students brings back memories that she would rather forget. 

The last thing Marek Redding expected to see while attending to one of his patients was the one woman that touched his soul and left a mark.  When Cameron Butler entered the emergency room at the hospital, the sight of her caused something to stir inside him.  Engaging in small talk while the patient was having x-rays felt uncomfortable for both of them, and Cameron was afraid that he would find out about her little secret.  Trying to stay focused on the reason why she’s at the hospital, Cameron found a way to switch their attention to the child that was in her care, instead of their past. 

When Marek found out that he  fathered a child and Cameron had hidden that fact from him, he felt cheated and insisted on becoming a permanent part of Jayla’s life.  Of course he wanted the entire package, Cameron and Jayla, but he was determined to make sure that Cameron not interfere in his relationship with his daughter.  Shortly after his appearance in their lives, Cameron’s grandmother suffers a stroke and Marek moves in with them to assist Cameron in caring for their daughter.  One thing leads to another, Cameron and Marek rekindle the fire that they shared in the past, and it seems to be just hot as it was before.  

Their only problem is Cameron’s ability to trust men.  Her father has always told her that she couldn’t trust men, so when she catches Marek in a compromising position with her ex-roommate, she believes that her father was right.  This belief keeps her from listening to Marek’s reason of what happened in the past and blocks her from trusting him with her heart.  When her parents come to visit her, she is finally forced to choose between the man she loves and her father.  Listening to her heart, she finally makes her decision. 

This is a book that I would recommend to everyone because it keeps things real.  The characters in this book will remind you of people know that may be faced with similar situations.  The interesting thing for me was that fact that Cameron’s father warned her not to trust men, but I guess he never thought about the fact that he was a man and he expected her to trust him.  It will be hard for you to read this love story and not feel something.

 

Reviewed by Lora McDonald

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