Whirlwind

by Cathy Marie Hake

Book Overview

Widower Daniel Clark needs a nanny for his 18-month-old son, Arthur. Governess Millicent Fairweather is without a job. When the two meet on a ship to America, things come together and fall apart very quickly. What with illness, thieves, and secret codes, how's a person to know what's real and what's not?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764203193
• ISBN13: 9780764203190
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

GREAT READ!!!

I loved this book and its characters! It keeps you on your toes the whole time and it has amazing twist and turns along the way. As always Hake delivers a well written and thought out book. I look forward to her next one with suspense!

Loved it!!!

Cathy Marie Hake always writes a good story, and this is no exception. I especially like the historic details that she encludes. You won't be disappointed with this book!

Whirlwind

This is a wonderful book....FUll of hope and love. You have to read it for yourself.

Lighthearted and uplifting

This book is the third set in the town of Gooding, Texas. Though it is a stand-alone book with no intertwining plot lines, characters from the past (Sydney, Hope, etc...) enter the scene on occasion making for a happy reunion. The story begins with Nanny Millicent Fairweather being terminated from her position in England. She has cared for and adored 2 little girls but their absentee father has decided it best to send them to boarding school. For a special lastday together she plans a day of fun and chaos with the girls. From here the book jumps forward and she is on a ship setting sail for America with her sister and brother-in-law. This is where she meets Daniel Clark, a widower whose nanny has just abandoned her post before the ships launching. She and Daniel are bound to butt heads as they are polar opposites. Where Millicent is whimsical and impulsive, Daniel is structured and orderly. His only concern is his son (after guilt concerning the loss of his wife). Aside from the romance there are several other side plots addig depth to the story. I don't want to spoil them (they are rather good!) so i won't expand on that. Characters are well developed and realistic. This book is especially good for engaged and newlyweds-- I really think that it is a good example of learning to trust and compromise. This book was fun to read-- very entertaining with some humor, tragedy, romance, and light suspense. If this were a shoe it would be a cross-trainer-- there is really something for everyone. Well done!