This book was such a cute, fluffy love story, filling my heart with such sweet feelings in the little pages it has... It's a perfect beach read for anyone. ( )

In Macomber’s romance novel, Carol Sommars is a single mother of a fifteen year old son, Pete. Pete wants less supervision and more freedom. To achieve that, he sets out to set his mother up with a date. His target—single father Alex Preston. Alex is hesitant to pursue meaningless entanglements but Carol is a woman of substance who has sparked his interest. Carol is accustomed to her son’s pranks and is seasoned at avoiding them but Alex has plans of his own he won’t let go of.

Once again Macomber has created a delightful tale of romance! ( )

The Courtship of Carol Sommars by Debbie Macomber
Carol Summers is a single mom, nurse with a teen age driving son.
Peter and Jim are friends. Jim's dad Alex Preston is mad his son is late coming home.
Carol's car breaks down after the class she taught at night for first time mothers. She made it to a restaurant and her phone is at home charging.
Alex is there with a blind date and can't wait to get rid of her. He does come to the rescue and she has a cup of coffee while they finish their meal and then he takes her home.
Her Italian family came to the rescue of her borrowing one of her brothers cars. The grandparents drill Peter for information about Carol dating.
She has secrets about her past that have harmed her for life and she won't tell others.
The boys are all for them getting married but she's still holding back.
Alex shares his pain and fears with her: his wife had leukemia and was lucky to get pregnant.
Love the time spent at the Italian relatives, the day long simmering sauces and the dialog and very detailed descriptions of the rainforest in WA state. ( )

The Courtship of Carol Sommars is Debbie Macomber’s 41st stand-alone romance novel. Carol Sommars has been a widow for 13 years, ever since her husband Bruce died in a car accident. Her fifteen year-old son, Peter, is best friends with James Preston, and James’s dad, Alex, has been a widower for three years. When they meet, Carol is not at her best, but Alex can see that she is much more the woman he wants to settle down with than the blonde bimbos his friend Barney keeps setting him up with. Carol is attracted to Alex, and the boys can see only positive things coming from their union, so they plot to make it happen. And even though Alex is not Italian and not Catholic, her mother Angelina is all for it too. But Carol has misgivings about remarrying. This is a sweet romance with some delightful characters and some snappy dialogue. Another enjoyable Macomber romance. ( )