Married in Haste : You, Me & the Kids (Harlequin Superromance No. 1148)

by Roz Denny Fox

Book Overview

Ben Galloway and Abby Drummond both work with children—he's a pediatrician and she's a teacher—and they've both ended up with custody of their respective nieces and nephews. They decide that combining... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373711484
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Harlequin
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.3" x 0.5" x 4.0"

Customer Reviews

Married With 7 Children

Ben Galloway is a single doctor who loves what he does.Abby Drummond is a single teacher who also loves what she does.Ben and Abby are in love and they plan on going skiing during the Easter Vacation and taking their relationship to the next level.That was before the big 8.0 earthquake their town had that left Ben in charge of his two nieces and Abby the caretaker of her five young nephews-one of which was injured during the earthquake.Ben and Abby get married so that they can help each other out. During the first several months of marriage though they come across some things that could tare their marriage apart. Do Ben and Abby stay together? What happens to the seven children? Read and find out

A great story

MARRIED IN HASTE by Roz Denny Fox (Harlequin Superromance) Here's one of my favorite Harlequin romances for 2003. Roz Denny Fox's MARRIED IN HASTE is a story of two people who try to rebuild their lives after a devastating earthquake destroys their families, leaving two sets of orphans and two adults who don't know what to do.Ben Galloway is a highly eligible pediatrician - good looking, smart, and has a reputation for being a lady's man. Abby Drummond is a schoolteacher and lives a simple life. They meet through their respective jobs, and have been dating for about ten months. It's been a casual romance, nothing serious, but they are both having a lot of fun and are dating each other exclusively. They are about to go on a skiing trip together, when tragedy strikes. Early morning while Abby is at school, an 8.0 earthquake strikes. Living in Seattle, Abby and the rest of the city are used to small jolts, some as big as 6.0. But an 8.0 earthquake is massive and leaves the city helpless. She does her best to calm her kids, and then hears word from a hospital that her brother Elliot has been taken to the hospital and she is needed there urgently. Elliot doesn't make it, nor does his wife. Their youngest son, Sam, is lucky to be alive. Thank goodness the rest of the family, two sets of twin boys, were at the school with Abby when the earthquake struck, and are safe. In the meantime, Abby learns that Ben's sister Marlo has also died in the earthquake, and has left two orphan girls. It is now up to Ben and Abby to take care of their nieces and nephews, and not knowing what it's like to have kids, the two think this can be easily done with some careful planning. However, a few weeks later, they are still struggling to get a hold of the kids' emotions and are trying to deal with how to raise them. Their relationship is put on hold, although they don't want it to be. They both help each other out with each other's kids, and it finally dawns on Ben that maybe they should get married. With forces combined, it is possible they can get both families to survive and still find time to be together. It's not quite the Brady Bunch. Things go from bad to worse. But love always finds a way. MARRIED IN HASTE may sound like an implausible type of situation, but Roz Denny Fox as usual does a great job making this story and it's characters believable, as well as likeable. I was glued to this book till I finished it, and was very glad i picked this book up. Thumbs up for MARRIED IN HASTE.

deep look at the blending of extended families

In Seattle, pediatrician Dr. Ben Galloway and schoolteacher Abby Drummond plan to escape together for a week of skiing during the spring break. However, before they can leave town, a devastating earthquake hits the city. Abby's beloved brother and sister-in-law die leaving five orphaned boys behind for her to raise. Ben has two nieces living with him.Ben and Abby are already in love, but family matters to both of them. During the crisis and afterward, they know that one household with two adults to raise seven children is easier than two separate families. However, as each person struggles with grief, coping and blending into a cohesive unit with need and love as the catalysts, the adjustments stagnate the evolution of the adult relationship.Though most readers will think of the Brady Bunch and be surprised that Seattle and not California is the location, MARRIED IN HASTE is a deep look at the blending of extended families into one unit after a calamity has occurred. Though Ben is a strong (albeit bossy) lead character and the seven precocious (almost too adult like) children grab the hearts of the audience, Abby is the epicenter of the tale. She struggles with feeling that Ben sees her as a subordinate, with guilt (from telling her older brother the Reverend that she planned to go away with Ben), the need to mourn, and being there to nurture her kin through their grief. She turns this tale into a powerful novel.Harriet Klausner

Tragedy and triumph - Very highly recommended

An earthquake devastates Seattle, forever changing the lives of school teacher Abby Drummond and pediatrician Ben Galloway. Their previous plans for a romantic skiing vacation over spring break take a backseat to necessity. Before they can leave town, the earthquake hits the city and Abby finds herself leading students to safety even as Ben struggles to the hospital to cope with emergencies. Life will never be the same.Before the dust even settles, Abby learns that her brother and sister-in-law have died, leaving five boys for her to raise. Ben likewise finds himself caring for his two nieces. Practical concerns keep Ben and Abby from spending much time together until they decide to pool their resources. After barely seeing one another and trying to help each other when they can, Ben and Abby agree that marriage seems like a reasonable solution. But with so many children involved and not a word spoken about love, both Ben and Abby are ill prepared for the consequences they face. Author Roz Denny Fox has a powerful gift for taking difficult situations and turning them into poignant tales of love and healing. In MARRIED IN HASTE, tragedy creates a blended family that faces the difficulties of grief and change. Although the precociousness of the children might at times prove distracting, Abby's story sparkles with rich emotion and powerful attraction. Her irritation with Ben's dominance, her guilt over her family, and her sense of responsible combine to make her one of the most powerful heroines this reviewer has encountered in serial romance. MARRIED IN HASTE comes very highly recommended.