Katherine Center The Bright Side of Disaster

The Bright Side of Disaster

Katherine Center

Ballantine, Jul 2007, $23.95

ISBN: 9781400066377

In Houston pregnant Jenny Harris and her fianc Dean decide to marry after their child is born. However, one week past Jenny's due date Dean goes out to buy cigarettes, he never returns home. Soon after Dean vanished, Jenny gives birth to a girl.

Her mother Claudia, her best friend Meredith, and Dr. Blandon the live in cat help Jenny raise Elizabeth Maxine "Maxie" Harris. However even with that loving assistance, life has changed for Jenny between midnight cleanings and breastfeeding; she never sleeps, but believes it is worth it as she cherishes her baby. When Jenny and her neighbor John Gardner becomes friends, both feel the attraction, but though he wants her and someone else's child, he is running scared that when Dean decides to come home she will choose Maxie's biological father over the man who has been a real father to the other guy's child.

THE BRIGHT SIDE OF DISASTER is a terrific tale that showcases how a newborn nukes the lifestyles of his or her parents. The storyline is filled with single sassy lasses who prove a woman does not necessarily need a permanent man in their life. John is a solid character who compares favorably against Dean so no one should be shocked with the obvious ending (Roy Orbison predicted it forty plus years ago) as Katherine Center provides a wonderful look at a single mom who knows exactly who is THE BRIGHT SIDE OF DISASTER.

Harriet Klausner