Separate Beds - LaVyrle Spencer

Written by LaVyrle Spencer
Read by Liz Dykhouse
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Unabridged

Catherine Anderson and Clay Forrester come from two completely different worlds, but one blind date leaves them forever linked. Clay, a handsome law student, and Catherine, a serious, bookish undergrad, experience an evening they will never forget. Fortified by the beauty of the night, as well as a bottle of wine, they share a night together.

A few short months later, Catherine discovers she’s pregnant. They agree to a marriage of convenience, an arrangement that suits them both - until they begin to fall in love.

Moving and deeply affecting, Separate Beds is a celebration of the healing power of love.

A review….”It’s that time again for one of my “Oldie but Goodie” book suggestions. Again, it’s not so much of a review as a book recommendation for those readers looking for something not so current but still worth a read.

Author LaVyrle Spencer is a writer of romance novels who retired back in 1997. I have only read three of her books, but this was the first, and my favorite.. Separate Beds by LaVyrle Spencer was originally published on October 15, 1986….Although categorized as a romance novel, it really reads more like chick-lit, and may have been so dubbed if that term was popular back in the 1980s. The premise may be slightly out of date – marriages of convenience and shotgun weddings are probably not as common today as they were a quarter of a century ago – but the issues the young couple face and the emotions they feel are very real.

The two main characters, Cat and Clay are complete strangers when they meet and she gets pregnant. They make the difficult choice to keep the baby and get married. But trying to mesh their two worlds, along with the fact that they hardly know each other, aren’t sure if they even like each other, and the circumstances in which they met weren’t an ideal start to a relationship, is a nearly impossible feat. As is typical with this type of book, there will be a lot more lows than highs for the characters, the characters will sadden, upset and frustrate you, but in the end the only question is whether they will be able to persevere given the odds stacked against them.

Separate Beds has all the drama and angst of a romance novel without an over-the-top or unrealistic setting. …Separate Beds is still a wonderful story and I would definitely recommend it for someone looking for a story about heartbreak, love, with a pinch of reality….”