REVIEW: Minor Adjustments by Rachael Renee Anderson

Minor Adjustments by Rachael Renee Anderson

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Publication: August 2011

(Cedar Fort, Inc.)


Goodreads Summary: Chicago businessman and bachelor Devon Pierce is completely unprepared to be the guardian of Australian four-year-old Ryan Caldwell. But Ryan's solicitor, Stella Walker, won't take no for an answer. Little does Devon know this "minor" adjustment will grant him a future he never expected to have. Told in a fast-paced, poignant, and witty style, Minor Adjustments will take you on a journey of humor, growth, romance, and love.

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Review: Minor Adjustments is a sweet, wholesome story about family, values and character. Devon Pierce owns his own company and is a self-proclaimed workaholic. One day he is asked to come to Australia by a solicitor to deal with the request from a young woman, Lindsay, who lived with his family for nine months as a foreign exchange student ten years earlier. Upon learning that she was dying of cancer, Lindsay decided that her four-year-old son, Ryan Devon, would be best taken care of by Devon, as he and his family had made a tremendous impact on her during her stay with them. Lindsay enlists the help of her best friend and solicitor, Stella, to coordinate the guardianship. But Stella has come to love Ryan as if he were her own child and wants what is best for him, so she persuades Devon to come and spend two weeks with Ryan in Australia before making a decision.

As Devon gets to know Ryan he comes to care for him, and the story explores the “minor adjustments” that Devon makes in his life to accommodate the addition of the small boy who loves custard. Plot elements include a blooming romance between Stella and Devon, the unexpected appearance of Ryan’s deadbeat-dad birth father, and Devon’s self-doubt about his parenting abilities. Anderson illuminates the critical role that a good man of character and a loving family plays in the life of a child.

Minor Adjustments is an inspirational story that conveys a sense of family, faith and humor. Anderson is very adept at writing “clean” romance, so there is no overt sex or cursing in the book. If you are looking for a nice, wholesome story of family, romance and happily-ever-afters, then you’ll love this book.

Rating: 3.5 stars