I am not usually a fan of category romance but since I wanted to read all of Nora's work, I picked it up. I have to say, I was not disappointed. Taming Natasha is the first book in a series about the Stanislaski siblings. Natasha, Mikhail, Alex & Rachel are children of Ukrainian parents who escaped to America so they and their children could have a better life.Natasha Stanislaski is a former ballerina of the New York Dance Company who has moved to small town West Virginia to open a toy store. She has a painful past and the small, quiet life she enjoys is just what she was looking for. Spencer Kimball is a single father and music composer who accepts a job as a professor at the local college so that he can escape the bustle of New York City. Like Natasha, Spencer has a past filled with hurt and loss and only wishes to give his daughter a happier, better life and to become the father he always wanted to be.
When Natasha and Spencer first meet, they get off on the wrong foot through a series of misunderstandings. When Natasha takes a college class in music history, she finds that Spencer is her teacher. They develop a relationship and Natasha, who loves children, also develops a close relationship with Freddie, Spencer’s daughter. Things move along smoothly and then Natasha discovers that she is pregnant. Due to her painful past, runs away to her family as she is confused and doesn't know what to do. In the end, she returns to Spencer and they both confront their past, admit their love for one another and come together to become what each has waited their whole lives to find, a family.
There is not a lot of external drama in the book. Probably the most exciting episode is when Freddie, Spencer’s daughter, gets the chicken-pox. You do get to meet Natasha’s family which is a nice as we get a glimpse of what is to come.
Taming Natasha is a great beginning to an excellent series!
Author: Nora Roberts
Publisher: Silhouette
Year: 1990
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