Still Mr. & Mrs.

by Mary McBride

Book Overview

Meet Angela and Bobby Holland - the creme de la creme of the Secret Service. For their latest assignment, they have to go undercover as married housekeepers to protect the President's mother. There is only one major flaw in their plan, Angela and Bobby are on the verge of divorce.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 044661128X
• ISBN13: 9780446611282
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Warner Books (NY)
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.1" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

A Good Book

"Still Mr. and Mrs." by Mary McBride, tell the story of Bobby and Angela Holland, two Secret Service agents on the brink of divorce, buy threats made on "Crazy Daisy" Riordan bring these two people back together.While I did enjoy the book the reason that I didn't not give five stars was the fact though out the book, Bobby seem to take center stage in dealing with the threat and Angela's abilities as an agent were never really shown. Also the ending seem a little rushed to as if the writer realized that she needed to end the book. Overall, it was good book, but not one that I would keep.

Undercover Lovers

Special Agent Angela Holland believed she was happy. Who wouldn't be with a great job that kept her in shape and a boyfriend like Rod Bishop, rated as the Hollywood Hunk of the Year. Unfortunately, Special Agent Angela Holland is still married to Special Agent Bobby Holland. A year and a half ago, Bobby's brother died and the already stoic Bobby completely closed up emotionally, even to his wife.Meanwhile, President William Riordan has received death threats for his mother at the White House. He solicits the Secret Service to send in a married couple undercover to his mother's house in Hassenfeld, Illinois. Upon arrival to their assignment, Angela and Bobby act as the cook and butler respectively. Angela quickly learns how to cook food that is a little more grand. However, she also learns the feelings she still has for Bobby.Angela knows a relationship would never work betwixt the two of them because of Bobby's emotional detachment. . .yet they still manage to sleep together in their servent's quarters on a bed the size of a towel.The estranged couple fights while Mrs. "Crazy Daisy" Riordan finds love of her own in Professor Gerald Dumaurier Gerrard. Comedy ensues as Mrs. Riordan discovers her help is part of the Secret Service and disappears every chance she gets.McBride created a wonderful story, filled to the brim with tension only a married couple can relate to. Bobby and Angela sincerely love each other and decide that their love takes work. The author speaks through Angela when she states she wants a macho man who for once would cry and wear his heart on his sleeve. Don't we all.

Romantic intrigue

Secret Service agents Angela and Bobby Holland are assigned to protect the President's mother in her hometown of Hassenfeld, Illinois. The trouble is, the Hollands have been separated for almost a year and now have been asked to work together undercover as the married housekeeper and butler. And the other trouble is, no one knows how seriously the recent threats against the President's mother should be taken. So with a feisty senior citizen under their eagle eyes, the Hollands try to make the best of the personal situation: individually wondering about the future of their relationship and simultaneously taking part in drop-of-a-hat domestic squabbles. The way these two go at each other's throats (and hearts) is reminiscent of Ed Stevens and Carol Vessey, seen Wednesday nights on NBC. We think they really do love each other, but even they are not so sure. McBride's use of varied third person narrative lets us alternate into the minds of Angela, Bobby, and even presidential matriarch Daisy Riordan. This technique accelerates the action and builds the tension so much so that on page 324 of this 358-page book, the reader figures out the truth at the same moment Bobby Holland does. "And then it hit him. Like a bolt of lightning..." From that point on, you'd better be in a comfortable seat, 'cause you ain't goin' nowhere 'til it's over. I started reading this book when I needed to waste time in a shopping mall food court, and everyone around me probably wondered why I was smiling and why a laugh burst out every once in a while. This book is so good, you *will* smile and laugh at it. I finished it in one weekend. Every woman who reads this book should afterward loan it to the nearest man. It's not Tom Clancy or John Grisham, but the details of Secret Service machinations and expectations should be enough to interest male readers. And here's some food for thought for those of you who've finished the book: How prophetic is it that Daisy ends up being a concerned mother figure to Bobby? Remember, she gave birth to a son whose nickname could easily have been "Billy."

GREAT BOOK

I found this book quite by accident. I had never read anything by this author. The book was great, containing very entertaining dialogue, cool characters, romance, and mystery. It is the story of two married Secret Service agents who are tasked with protecting the President's mother. Since they are currently separated when the assignment comes through, there are some comical moments. If you like Nora Roberts, Jayne Ann Krentz, you will love this book.

Romantic tension reaches a new height - Highly recommended

Margaret Riordan, "Crazy Daisy and mother to the president", soundly earns her reputation of irascible behavior, even taking pot shots at the Secret Service assigned to protect her. When her housekeepers leave for an extended vacation, Margaret appeals to her son to locate some help. She quickly catches on that her new domestic help are really more Secret Service people assigned to her protection, but she does not know of the new threat against her life. A married couple is assigned to guard the president's mother, attempting to maintain their cover even after Margaret may have caught on. Unfortunately, they have also been separated for almost a year, while neither can remove the ring from their finger. But Special Agent Angela Holland's life has moved on, with a hunky movie star pursuing her favors and begging her to see a lawyer so that he might place his own ring upon her finger. A year and a half ago, Special Agent Bobby Holland's brother died in the line of duty. With horrible parents, Bobby had always looked after his kid brother, even talking him into signing up with the Secret Service. All of his life Bobby has fiercely guarded his emotions, carefully repressing his feelings. Sadly, it was his inability to express his grief over his kid brother's death that finally drove Angela out the door. Now Angela must act as cook, and Bobby as butler, in an effort protect the president's mother. The question remains as to who will protect them from each other, or their own hearts.Author Mary McBride demonstrates a dazzling gift for creating unforgettable characters and ridiculously comedic moments in STILL MR. AND MRS. McBride achieves an unusually balanced authorial tone, maintaining a sizzling chemistry between Angela and Bobby without the graphic details common to much contemporary romance. Angela desperately needs Bobby to reveal his heart to her, and his initial effort to "wear his heart on his sleeve" is both amusing and poignant. Their marital struggles are convincing, humorous, and endearing as they struggle with a tiny bed and broken hearts. While readers may be a bit skeptical of a first mother's resentment of protection, Margaret's powerful character will quickly earn the heart of the most discerning reader. This fast paced romantic suspense will keep the pages turning and comes highly recommended.