Still Mr and Mrs [Mass Market Paperback]

Meanwhile, President William Riordan has received death threats for his mother at the White House. He solicits the Secret Service to send in a married couple undercover to his mother's house in Hassenfeld, Illinois. Upon arrival to their assignment, Angela and Bobby act as the cook and butler respectively. Angela quickly learns how to cook food that is a little more grand. However, she also learns the feelings she still has for Bobby.

Angela knows a relationship would never work betwixt the two of them because of Bobby's emotional detachment. . .yet they still manage to sleep together in their servent's quarters on a bed the size of a towel.

The estranged couple fights while Mrs. "Crazy Daisy" Riordan finds love of her own in Professor Gerald Dumaurier Gerrard. Comedy ensues as Mrs. Riordan discovers her help is part of the Secret Service and disappears every chance she gets.

McBride created a wonderful story, filled to the brim with tension only a married couple can relate to. Bobby and Angela sincerely love each other and decide that their love takes work. The author speaks through Angela when she states she wants a macho man who for once would cry and wear his heart on his sleeve. Don't we all.

A married couple is assigned to guard the president's mother, attempting to maintain their cover even after Margaret may have caught on. Unfortunately, they have also been separated for almost a year, while neither can remove the ring from their finger. But Special Agent Angela Holland's life has moved on, with a hunky movie star pursuing her favors and begging her to see a lawyer so that he might place his own ring upon her finger.

A year and a half ago, Special Agent Bobby Holland's brother died in the line of duty. With horrible parents, Bobby had always looked after his kid brother, even talking him into signing up with the Secret Service. All of his life Bobby has fiercely guarded his emotions, carefully repressing his feelings. Sadly, it was his inability to express his grief over his kid brother's death that finally drove Angela out the door. Now Angela must act as cook, and Bobby as butler, in an effort protect the president's mother. The question remains as to who will protect them from each other, or their own hearts.

Author Mary McBride demonstrates a dazzling gift for creating unforgettable characters and ridiculously comedic moments in STILL MR. AND MRS. McBride achieves an unusually balanced authorial tone, maintaining a sizzling chemistry between Angela and Bobby without the graphic details common to much contemporary romance. Angela desperately needs Bobby to reveal his heart to her, and his initial effort to "wear his heart on his sleeve" is both amusing and poignant. Their marital struggles are convincing, humorous, and endearing as they struggle with a tiny bed and broken hearts. While readers may be a bit skeptical of a first mother's resentment of protection, Margaret's powerful character will quickly earn the heart of the most discerning reader. This fast paced romantic suspense will keep the pages turning and comes highly recommended.

I loved the fact that Angela "the cook" couldn't! It was so funny the way she tried to come up with new ways to serve meals. And Craisy Daisy was a woman after my own heart! She sure didn't let the fact that her son was president to cramp her style! Bobby and Angela obviously belonged together even though Angela didn't seem to realize it.

Angela did however confuse me. She came from a very demonstrative family who are constantly crying. She doesn't like it, yet she wants Bobby to be that way. Bobby had a childhood that forced him to be the adult, the strong one, never showing emotion. He was working hard to show his feelings but Angela told him she would leave him unless he cried. Everyone grieves and/or shows emotion in different ways and we should respect that. But she wanted Bobby to fit in the mold of how she thought he should react. She was also very "push-me, pull-me". One minute telling Bobby she loved him, the next telling him she was getting a divorce. She kept going back and forth which got a little annoying after awhile.

Of course, it all worked out in the end! My copy is waterlogged since I read it at the beach and couldn't put it down! And I've already ordered "My Hero".