GRR Reviews Michael's Family (Lean On Me Book 2) by Kathryn Shay

Michael's Family is an interesting family drama leading to romance, but not for a while later. What do you tell an adopted kid that wanted to see his biological mother? If the mother wanted to join the family, can the widower father love the biological mother?

Public Defender Luke Rayburn, a widower, is still barely coping with his wife's death from cancer, and raising his son Michael alone. When Michael expressed a desire to meet his biological mother, Luke was torn but relented, and the haunted but beautiful Meredith Hunter was nothing like they expected. Meredith Hunter was a survivor and a prosecutor, and she wanted to be in her son's life... if they'll let her. And none of their lives will ever be the same...

I think the hostility between the prosecutor and the public defender is a bit overblown. That darkest hour just doesn't feel right, as if she's suddenly a lot shallower than she seemed before. Otherwise, the story does get very emotional.

Category: Contemporary

Primary Plot: Adopted kid lost his mom, and wanted to see his biological mom, who does want to be in his life; can his father let her?

Tropes: family secrets, single parent, sudden family,

Overall Rating:  4/5