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When Pia O'Brian's best friend dies, Pia expects to inherit her cherished cat. Instead, the woman leaves Pia three frozen embryos. With a disastrous track record in the romance department and the parenting skills of a hamster, Pia doesn't think she's meant for motherhood. But determined to do the right thing, Pia decides to become a single mother. Only to meet a gorgeous, sexy hunk the very same day.
A former foster-care kid now rich beyond his wildest dreams, Raoul Moreno runs a camp for needy children in Fool's Gold, California. After his last relationship, Raoul thought he was done with women and commitment. Still, he can't get sweet, sexy Pia out of his mind—and proposes a crazy plan. But can such an unconventional beginning really result in the perfect ending?
About the Author
New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery is known for emotionally complex stories told with charm and wit. Susan has lived all over the United States, including a childhood in the suburbs of Los Angeles, graduate school in the hills of Pennsylvania and several years in Texas. These days, she makes her home in Seattle, Washington. She's there for the coffee, not the weather.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
ludicrous,
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This review is from: Finding Perfect (Mass Market Paperback)
The idea that somebody would have the selfishness and hubris (I think is the right word) to emotionally blackmail a friend (and from the grave too!) into being their breeding cow, is ludicrous,...but that the stupid friend would follow through is just plain incredible, ..and found a man that would finance the enterprise! Hello, there!?The "suspension of disbelief" needed from the reader for this book is far more than what is needed for Sci-Fi or Fantasy. The author is having a good laugh at our expense. Waste of paper&printing ink. What a crock! One star because I cannot give less (Should be -100 stars at least)
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Charming, emotional set in Fools Gold, a town with a heart!,
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This review is from: Finding Perfect (Mass Market Paperback)
Finding Perfect Book 3 in Susan Mallery's Fools Gold series was the perfect romance and perfect beach read. Such an interesting love story about taking a chance on love and happiness and what lengths each character would go to please a friend. Plus again I was reminded of the wonderful secondary characters which inhabited Fools Gold, a small town with a huge heart. A town that took care of their own and were fierce about those they loved.From the first book in the series we were introduced to Pia who grew up in Fools Gold. She was rich, popular and as she stated in each book the "mean girl" until she suffered the suicide death of her father and the retreat of her mother leaving her behind to graduate from high school, never to be heard from again. Pia was the town's events planner and worked for their wonderful mayor. She was very good at her job, had a ton of friends, old and new and one special friend had recently passed away from cancer. At the reading of the will, Pia faced a shock. Instead of inheriting her friend's cat, she inherited her friend's embryos. In earlier books one learned that Crystal had harvested her embryos because her husband was a soldier and she wanted to make sure she could have his children. As fate would have it, her husband died and then the worst thing happened, Crystal had cancer and passed away. If you read Mallery's Sweet Spot Sisters series, you were introduced to Raoul Moreno who relocated to Fools Gold and was a retired Dallas Cowboy football player. Like Pia, Raoul was not only honorable; he was loyal and respectful due to his old friend and mentor "Coach" or Hawk as he called him. He owed Hawk and his friend gave him good advice, Hawk told him to get involved in his new town and get a cause. When Raoul learned from Pia about her situation when they had a scheduled meeting, he could understand her loyalty to Crystal because he felt the same way about Hawk. So Pia and Raoul's friendship developed, he listened and she talked. And then events unfolded in Fools Gold a fire, a young boy having family difficulties and Pia decided to have Crystal's babies. Like all of Susan Mallery's books, Finding Perfect was about love, honesty, loyalty and more. It was also about how two very similar people who had overcome so much hurt and anguish from their past childhoods could honestly become friends and be there for each other. Raoul offered to be her "pregnancy buddy" and the entire town offered her assistance as well. Just like in the other books in this series, Fools Gold's town folks helped their own! Raoul admired Pia's decision to have the babies and he took his job of caring for her seriously. So seriously, that their friendship grew to be more and in the end he wanted to marry Pia. Reading Pia's and Rauol's story sincerely tugged at my heartstrings. They had both endured so much heart ache during their youth and to live in this marvelous community who loved them and wanted to pitch in, took my breath away. Pia was amazing, to actually be selfless and have Crystal and Kent's babies. Then there was Raoul who gave so much to the community, the youth of Fools Gold and to Pia herself. But could he give her his love, all he was, forget his past marriage and risk his heart? Finding Perfect was all about the emotion and the love of the town. It was also about now both Pia and Raoul had become better people. And you'll adore reading about the ladies of Fools Gold and how they scold Raoul, how Raoul realizes Pia's "the one" and how he totally gives his heart to he woman he adores. It's so typical of Susan Mallery to write such charming and entertaining romance. I'm so looking forward to reading the next Fools Gold Romance which will be "Sister of the Bride" featured in Summer Brides! Behind the Book:[...]
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3.9 out of 5 stars (30 customer reviews) 11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Classic Mallery. I loved this book!,
By Leanne Reynolds "sidonie214" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Finding Perfect (Mass Market Paperback)
I disagree with some of the other reviews. This is a really good book and I'm liking the series. I like that we see people from other books. That makes me want to read more. I liked Pia and really understood why she was willing to have her friend's babies. I don't know if I could do that, but I like to think I could. Raoul was what my daughter calls one of my "typical sexy hero guys." I just smile. I mean why would I read a romance about an ugly guy who wasn't sexy? She'll figure it out when she's a little older.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Warmth & Heart,
By Shelleyrae - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Finding Perfect (Mass Market Paperback)
If you can overlook some of the more unlikely scenarios in this novel, it's a sweet romance with an unusual premise.Pia's closest friend has passed away after a battle with cancer, and Pia has not inherited her cat as expected, but instead Crystal's three frozen and fertilised embryo's. Pia's agonising over the decision she now faces has some authenticity, though really it is never in doubt what she will choose to do. New to the town, Raoul by amazing coincidence, met Crystal's late husband in Afghanistan, and feeling partially responsible for his death, offers to support Pia through her pregnancy. Though unrealistic, it's a unique start to their burgeoning romance. Pia is sufficiently complex to be interesting and likeable. I liked Raoul too, yet his characterisation is awkward. I can see that Mallery tries to justify Raoul's contradictions between his emotions and his actions, but it didn't quite resolve for me. What I don't think was handled well were the realities of IVF. Too many women have had some sort of relationship to the process to be fobbed off with this more romantic view. Mallery has tried to justify the events with optimistic possibilities, but it doesn't work because the reality for most is so different, except in terms of the storyline. What I did appreciate is that Mallery writes with warmth and heart about her characters and the town. I did enjoy the story and would happily read more by the author. Finding Perfect is a thoroughly contemporary romance novel, with an unusual premise for the romantic at heart. shelleyrae @ book'd out 6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Finally!,
By K. Beaver "romance reader" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Finding Perfect (Mass Market Paperback)
Finally, finally! I read Sweet Spot years ago and loved it. Raoul, the hero, is from that book. I was really hoping we would get to read his book one day. I didn't want him to end up with his high school girlfriend. I was really happy to finally get his story. This is my first Fool's Gold book, so I didn't know anything about the town. I don't like coming in the middle of the series, but for Raoul I was willing to do it. Glad I did. Great story. I liked the heroine a lot and felt her pain. I thought the story was interesting and different. I'm going to order the other two books now.
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