When Staff Sergeant Henry Harris is killed in action, his grieving family is shocked to discover he left behind a daughter, Etta. And they are especially appalled to learn that he had walked away from the girl, leaving her to be raised by her mother, Morgan. Henry's brother, Trevor, can't believe that the kind boy he knew growing up turned out to be a deadbeat dad, but he's determined to make it up to Morgan and Etta.
When he meets them, he is blown away by how much sweet little Etta looks like her late father, and by how much he's attracted to Morgan. Trevor and Henry were nothing alike physically--Trevor is black, Henry was white, both adoptees--but Morgan finds in Trevor the same sense of humor that attracted her to his brother. In addition to being super sexy, he is sweet and earnest, and seems to be committed to being there for her and Etta. But Morgan's life has been full of abandonment. Can she trust that Trevor is really in their lives for good?
Nicole Jacquelyn (Unbreak My Heart; Change of Heart) has created a thoughtful romance with flawed yet genuine characters who are trying to start again. Morgan and Trevor both have past baggage to get over, but Jacquelyn's exploration of their emotions and feelings is believable and gripping. The large, eclectic Harris family includes a wealth of interesting side characters, adding depth to the central love story. Readers are sure to adore Heart of Glass. --Jessica Howard, bookseller at Bookmans, Tucson, Ariz.