A MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE (1998)

A successful business woman gives up her career and raises the son of her deceased sister. His natural father who was unaware of his son's existence finds this out after eight years. Prompted by a wise judge, they decide to enter into a marriage of convenience in order to not upset the child. Soon after (with a little help of the boy) they fall in love. —Cor Teunissen <teuniscm@sol.racsa.co.cr>

Based on the novel by Georgia Bockoven

Directed by 

James Keach

Writing Credits (WGA)  

David J. Hill and

Renee Longstreet

 

For five years(in the movie it's been seven years) Chris had struggled to bring up Kevin, her adopted son, her sister's child. Now, Kevin's father had discovered that he had a son and hungered for the child. He was rich, powerful and had a legitimate claim.

Georgia Bockoven is one of the prolific writers at Harlequin Romance and she has that ability to touch your soul, even if it's just a romance novel.

In the middle of this story, at least the movie version, is a seven-year-old boy named Kevin played by now thirty-year-old David Kaye.  He plays the role of cupid for his mom and dad, and he did a good job at it.

I love topics like this one.  I even wrote something similar(just the topic, not the story) in the 1990s.  I was in the States, but story was set in the Philippines. I just love stories with precocious children, and this story is somewhere at the top of my list.

Jane Seymour and James Brolin do have chemistry, and if you are wondering if they would show a love scene because this was based on a Georgie Bockoven novel, then I would say yes.  

When would it happen?  

Just watch the movie to find out.

Thanks for your time.