Once Upon a Matchmaker - Marie Ferrarella (HSE #2192 - June 2012)

Series: Matchmaking Mamas (Book 8) 

THREE MEN...AND THE PERFECT LADY? 

If there was one thing single dad Micah Muldare lacked, it was time! The busy widower didn't have enough hours in the day for his too-full to-do list-his high-profile job demanded focus, and the rest of his not-so-spare time was devoted to caring for his two little boys. He certainly had no room in his hectic schedule for romance...until Tracy Ryan walked through his door. 

The once-burned attorney had long ago given up on finding true love and a family of her own. She'd grown used to keeping her heart under guard. But resisting handsome Micah-and his adorable children-was proving difficult indeed! Maybe it was time Tracy reconsidered her no-nonsense approach to life and took the ultimate risk to win the family she'd always wanted! 

Good book.  I really liked Micah.  He had devoted his life to his sons and his work, because he didn't want to go through the devastating pain that he had gone through when he lost his wife.  When he needed a lawyer, he was given Tracy's name by a friend of his aunt's.  He didn't expect to be attracted to her.  Tracy had given up on the idea of a family of her own and now spent all her time working.  She hadn't had any trouble resisting the urge until she met Micah and his boys.  I loved Micah's devotion to his family, and his boys were simply adorable.  I liked the way he was so straight with Tracy about his legal problems and what it meant to him.  I loved the way that Tracy bonded with Micah's sons so quickly, and how well she fit into his life.  I also thought that the way she worked at proving Micah innocent of the charges was great.  And, as always, I love seeing people from previous books show up in later stories.

The Last First Kiss - Marie Ferrarella (HSE #2175 - Mar 2012)

Series: Matchmaking Mamas (Book 7) 

It's been eighteen years since Kara Calhoun laid eyes on David Scarlatti, the one man who'd always gotten under her skin—the wrong way! That doesn't stop a pair of matchmaking moms from believing their son and daughter are made for each other. So Kara cooks up her own scheme to prove them wrong. Even if it means temporarily dating the super-geek-turned-dedicated-doctor…who's much too good-looking for this video game tester's good!

The bubbly blonde dynamo is the skinny tomboy who used to drive Dave crazy? Impossible! And agreeing to her plan is even crazier…especially when Kara awakens irresistible desire in the reserved physician. With their pretend romance flaring into something neither expected, Dave devises a backup plan: convincing Kara that that incredible first kiss won't be their last….

Good book.  I loved the interaction between Kara and Dave.  They really balanced each other well.  Kara is impulsive, creative and mouthy.  Dave is reserved and logical.  Kara had picked on him constantly when they were kids.  But when their moms cooked up a matchmaking scheme, Kara talked Dave into a fake relationship to stop them.  What they didn't count on was their attraction to each other.  They also found that they actually liked being with each other.  I loved the way they took care of each other, even as they snarked at each other. Dave realized that Kara gave him the fun that he needed after hard days at the hospital or clinic.  And Kara found that Dave gave her the steadiness that she had been looking for.