Sugar Daddy (2007) (edit title/settings)

• Rated 2 stars

“Way too much angst, though I note Kleypas restrained herself and didn't have anyone kill the heroine's dog or marry her sister. Otherwise, as sad as a country song, but much longer. Listen to Sweetwater by Tres Chicas instead.”

• Rated 5 stars

“I was actually scared to read this book! Lisa has been writing Historicals since...froever. Anyway, when I finally closed it, I had such a stupid grin, she couldn't have done better. Lisa rocks! I loved how her main character was a hairdresser, lol. No one ever writes about hairdressers.”

• Rated 5 stars

“This was my very first Lisa Kleypas novel as I tend to read only contemporaries and I LOVE the way she writes. I found it a really different and fresh style to what I've been reading lately.
The characters were complex and I don't want to spoil the ending but it was definitely a memorable read.
A story you won't forget.”

• Rated 2 stars

“I was disappointed with this book, I was looking forward to her first contemporary as I love her historical novels but the book did not meet any of my expectations. I hope that her next one isn't the same.”

• Rated 4 stars

“A good romance with two heroes. This was my first Lisa Kleypas read and I enjoyed it.”

• Rated 5 stars

“The story revolves all around Liberty Jones...a half Mexican-half caucasian Texan-born girl whose mother is the loosest woman in town but Liberty adores her anyway. She practically raises herself and she also has to be the mother to her own mother....her father died when she was 4 ys old.
Liberty meets Hardy when she is just a sophomore in high school during her awkward puberty period and she immediately falls in love with him. She remains in love throughout her transformation into a great beauty. She becomes a successful hairstylist for a very fancy salon in Houston...but before this all happens she has such a miserable time with her life. Being poor is not easy but her mother seems to find money every so often and a lot of it too but Liberty never questions where it comes from.

Then her mom becomes pregnant but Liberty falls in love with her baby sister whom she names Carrington! The way Ms. Kleypas tells this part of the story is precious and priceless. I had a box of Kleenex with me! The sisters are more like mother and daughter,so once again, Liberty assumes the parental role but she does it very willingly for Carrington who is so important to her that she does everything and anything to keep her.{sniff! sniff!}

At this time Hardy,who has kept his distance from Liberty so as not to get too attached to her, tells Liberty he must leave and find his fortune. This destoys Liberty and her dreams of being with him forever. Since Hardy always loved her she thought he would stay and marry her.

As Liberty struggles to provide for Carrington, after her mother's untimely death, she meets a rich Texan who offers her a good position in his home as his personal aide where she meetes Gage, his oldest son.

They instantly dislike each other! But later on..........Then, just as she seems to have found her joy in life, guess WHO comes back?


I LOVED THIS STORY...COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN AND WHEN I HAD TO,I GOT ANNOYED!Keep your Kleenex tissues handy especially when Lisa describes Liberty's feelings about her baby sister Carrington. Very Heartwarming!You must read Sugar Daddy to understand what I am saying.So get it now!

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• Rated 3 stars

“I resisted getting this one for a long time. I'm really not fond of stories that begin in childhood, because I too often feel like I'm having to wade through a lot of preliminary stuff to get to the Real Story. But this one engaged me. It allowed me to understand just how much bad boy Hardy—who's a bad boy to everybody but Liberty, the heroine—means to her and how hard it is for her to get over him when he leaves. This is one of those stories where you're not quite sure who the “hero” is. You feel Liberty's emotions right along with her, hoping that Hardy will come back, and yet falling for the new man in her life and feeling disloyal to the one she loved for so long. I enjoyed reading this a lot. But I'm still not fond of the genre.”