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BOOK REVIEW: The Bachelor Club
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by: Barbara Warren Dancing Word Reviewer
Title: The Bachelor Club Authors: Rhonda Gibson, Bev Huston, Janet Spaeth, Kathleen Y’Barbo Publisher: Barbour ISBN 1-59310-5584 Genre: Inspirational/Romance The Bachelor Club Four Novellas Four young boys don’t like girls so they start a club for guys who won’t ever get married, at least until they’re real old, like thirty. They agreed to put half of their allowances into a bank fund to draw interest. Anyone who marries before he is thirty will forfeit his share. However, little boys do grow up. So do little girls, and the fund keeps on drawing interest. “The Rescue” By Kathleen Y’Barbo Adam Chambers had a problem. Why, after all these years, would Amy Foreman plant herself in his rocker, on his porch? With less than two months to go until his thirtieth birthday, the last person he needs in his life right now is the one woman he’d ever been willing to give up his share in the Bachelor’s Club Fund to marry. And yet, here she is, and what is he going to do now? Amy is on the run. When she left Tierra Verde, she’d counted on Adam following her. When he didn’t, she made the best of it, pursuing a career in Hollywood. Now, billed as the next Grace Kelly, she should be rich and famous, with great scripts hers for the taking. But there’s an unforeseen problem. Ed Moore, her business manager, respected by the Hollywood crowd and with connections in the right places, has systematically looted her bank accounts. When she confronted him, he threatens to tell everyone she had a hidden drug habit and drained her own accounts to support it. Adam doesn’t want to get involved with Amy again, but she needs his help. She’s made it clear she only plans to stay in Tierre Verde until a good script comes along. Adam let her go once and is still dealing with the hurt. He doesn’t want to go through that again. The attraction is still there, but can a small town veterinarian and a famous Hollywood star work out their difference? Does Adam really want to be the first to break away from the Bachelor Club? “Stealing Home” By Rhonda Gibson Will Lovelace dated a lot of girls in college, but Charisma Diner wasn’t one of them. He doesn’t even remember her, but she’s never forgotten him and the way he dated all of her friends, but never looked at her. Back then, when a girl got too serious, Will moved on. After all, he was a charter member of the Bachelor Club, and not about to forfeit his share of the fund. He figured he could love them and leave them until he turned thirty. Since their parent’s death, Charisma has been responsible for her young brother, Joey. Her floral business demands more and more of her time, and she didn’t realize she was neglecting Joey, until he met Will Lovelace at the ball diamond and an instant friendship developed between the two of them. Charisma doesn’t want Will in her life, but how can she deny a lonely little boy the relationship he craves with his new hero. Will stopped dating when he became a Christian, realizing his attitude toward women was wrong, but he is still determined to remain single until he’s thirty. It’s not that he wants the money from the Bachelor Club; it’s the principle of the thing. He wants to win. Unfortunately, he can’t stop thinking about Charisma. Charisma, on the other hand, has never stopped thinking about Will, but given his track record with women, she’s reluctant to trust him. Even if Will decides to forfeit the Bachelor Club money, how can he convince a woman who knows him only too well that he has changed? With only three members of the club unmarried, does he really want to drop out? “Right For Each Other” By Bev Huston Isaac Brooks has always been the prankster of the Bachelor Club, but a terrible tragedy left him prone to panic attacks. He doesn’t do well in stressful situations. When he stopped by Montague Studios to keep an appointment with Mr. Montague, he is mistaken for a constant for the Right For Each Other show. Before he can explain, he finds himself on the set with a woman named Debbie, whom he’s never seen before. She whispers that he’s her fiancé and his name is Anthony. Isaac wants to tell the truth, but no one gives him a chance. In spite of himself, he is attracted, not to Debbie, his supposed fiancée, but to Brook Hart, the show moderator. When Brook learns Isaac was a fake contender, she is not impressed. Isaac apologizes, but Brook is not in a forgiving mood. She finally relents and over coffee reveals she’s here on a work visa. Unless she can get it renewed, she will have to return to London. Isaac doesn’t want to lose her, but what woman would want a man who breaks out in a sweat when he has to be around people? Brook is attracted to Isaac, but he’s a hard man to pin down. She can’t understand his moods and while she thinks he is interested in her, he never comes right out and says so. In fact, he never says much of anything, so what’s a girl to do? Isaac loves Brook, but there’s the Bachelor Club. Only one other member is still unmarried. Will he try to over come his emotional problems, or will he play it safe and give up the woman he loves? “Joyful Noise” By Janet Spaeth. Joseph Montoya, lone holdout member of the Bachelor Club, can’t sing a note. Never could. Can’t even whistle on key. So why did he sigh up for voice lessons? Could it be new voice teacher, Rosa Cruz, with long black hair and night dark eyes and a smile that warmed him to the heart? He showed up for the lessons all right, but so far he’s managed to get by without actually singing. Rosa is worried about Joseph’s cold, which seems to linger on, preventing him from taking the lessons he arrives for each week. At choir practice she notices an odd sound coming from the men’s section, but surely that can’t be Joseph, can it? Although she thinks he’s a really outstanding guy, Rosa resists when her best friend, Ella, tries to set her up with him. Somehow he always seems to be around though, and they fit so well together. As the last member of the Bachelor Club, Joseph is home free. All he has to do is stay single until he is thirty and the money is his. Will his love for Rosa win out, or will the monetary lure of the club sound a sour note in their growing relationship? The Bachelor Club, presents four very entertaining stories with characters you’ll enjoy. It’s a good addition to your Need to Read list.
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