Another in the Blessings, GA series, in which Sully Raines, newly retired from firefighting, is in search of his birth mother after learning that he wAnother in the Blessings, GA series, in which Sully Raines, newly retired from firefighting, is in search of his birth mother after learning that he was adopted. When he arrives in Blessings, Georgia, he seems to have run out of clues until a psychic urges him to stay in Blessings, and he runs into the woman who knew him in high school.
In fact, Melissa Dean was his first love and she was his. Soon they become reacquainted but all is not smooth when Melissa is attacked and kidnapped by an escaped convict. When Sully finds her after following the police in their search for the convict, that adventure that could have ended badly cements their relationship.
But what really takes the cake is when Sully learns that his birth mother lives in Blessings, too! But will he ever find his father? Read on to find out....more
Another in the Cedar Cove series, in which being pregnant and single forces Mary Jo Wyse to seek the help of her three brothers and then deciding thatAnother in the Cedar Cove series, in which being pregnant and single forces Mary Jo Wyse to seek the help of her three brothers and then deciding that's a bad idea after all. They are too protective, not willing to let Mary Jo make her own decisions about her life, so she heads off to Cedar Cove to warn the parents of the man who got her pregnant that her brothers are out for blood and to please ignore them.
But before she can find them, she goes into labor and ends up giving birth with the help of a really nice firefighter who can't seem to get Mary Jo out of his mind after a first meeting when she becomes light-headed and the people who took her in called for his help.
But what now? After all, her job is in Seattle and he works in Cedar Cove. Will they ever get together again, now that the baby is born?...more
It's not easy thinking about how obesity affects people. Nor is it easy considering how family members can hurt one another with their words, if not aIt's not easy thinking about how obesity affects people. Nor is it easy considering how family members can hurt one another with their words, if not also their deeds. But these three women reveal those hurts and how two of them gradually come to accept themselves as who and what they are, not defined by what they weigh.
The third woman, now dead, also speaks through her diary, which reveals her gift to those best friends she enjoyed so many years earlier.
Male characters who serve less major roles, but nevertheless assist in fleshing out the realness of the women they love (or don't).
Worth every reader's time and attention and huge 5 stars....more
Another in the Heroes of Dunbar Mountain series, in which bar owner, Shay Barnaby, is immediately attracted to Carli Walsh, an administrator at the elAnother in the Heroes of Dunbar Mountain series, in which bar owner, Shay Barnaby, is immediately attracted to Carli Walsh, an administrator at the elementary school that his new ward attends. That little boy becomes the catalyst for a continued relationship between Shay and Carli, even though both insist that they are just friends who care about the grieving child who misses his recently killed parents. The question then becomes, can Carli get closer to the child without also admitting what she wants with Shay? And can Shay see the error of his ways re: women before it's too late?...more
Will Lark Smith find her way after she's kicked off the Oncology service and bumped down to the ER because she weeps too much when her patient dies? MWill Lark Smith find her way after she's kicked off the Oncology service and bumped down to the ER because she weeps too much when her patient dies? Maybe, maybe not. Then she's approached by the unapproachable Dr. Satan, a surgeon renown for his skills with the scalpel and his inability to connect with people. But, he needs a fake girlfriend on his arm at his sister's upcoming wedding to make his dying grandmother happy, and Lark agrees. Not because Lorenzo's offer is something she likes; no, she feels badly for the grandmother.
Thus begins a journey that includes rethinking why she wants to be an oncologist, how that decision is linked to what happened to the little boy who took her to the nurse's office in kindergarten and what it means for her life when she is suddenly confronted by the firefighter who helped her when she most needed it and who happens to be Lorenzo's sometimes estranged brother. Oh my. What a story. ...more
Lovely tale about a wanna-be writer single mother and what happens when she's rescued from the fire that destroys the home she was renting. Who's she Lovely tale about a wanna-be writer single mother and what happens when she's rescued from the fire that destroys the home she was renting. Who's she rescued by? Why, a firefighter, of course. But he does more than pull her from the burning building. When he learns she has no place to go, he invites her to stay in his house, a structure he rarely uses.
What follows is a love affair between Mike Cavanaugh and Chris Palmer and her two small children, with lots of angst and wishfulness for a complete family by each main character thrown in. A fun read....more
A ten-year-old boy brings his guardian, firefighter Drew Gannon, and Lauren Pierce, a grieving social worker, together when Drew convinces Lauren to bA ten-year-old boy brings his guardian, firefighter Drew Gannon, and Lauren Pierce, a grieving social worker, together when Drew convinces Lauren to babysit little Wyatt on those days when Drew is at the firehouse.
Each harbors secrets that have rendered them extra-cautious about relationships that involve possible heartache. Which again figures in Wyatt when he scares both adults without meaning to and forcing both Lauren and Drew to come to terms with their feelings for each other and for their fears for teh future. ...more
Another in the Home to Maple Glen series, in which firefighter and volunteer search and rescue leader, Finn McAllister, finds Devon Fairchild in the wAnother in the Home to Maple Glen series, in which firefighter and volunteer search and rescue leader, Finn McAllister, finds Devon Fairchild in the woods with an injured ankle. He brings her home and over the next several days, as her leg heals, so also does her heart and his. Hers while grieving the recent death of her brother, and his while continuing to try to protect everyone, even when he doesn't need to.
Learning to be part of a family, however, is what Devon wants, and that's what she begins to find while with Finn, his mother and his sister and niece.
And Finn also finds he's ready for another love. But is that what Devon wants, too?...more
Another in the Shelter Springs series, in which Amanda Taylor, again running the December market in little Shelter Springs, can't do a thing more, butAnother in the Shelter Springs series, in which Amanda Taylor, again running the December market in little Shelter Springs, can't do a thing more, but finds herself exhausted from everything and everyone demanding her help or even just taking it. Then there's Birdie, her grandmother, who seems to be spending way too much time with an elderly gentleman recently settled in the retirement community housing Birdie, too.
It turns out his grandson, fireman Rafe Arredondo, is less concerned about the budding romance between his grandfather and Birdie than Amanda is. And then there's her own attraction to both Rafe and his adorable 6-year-old son, who wants a mother from Santa for Christmas. But everyone knows that's not possible. Or is it? But that is going to take courage from both Amanda and Rafe. Can they set aside their own fears and move forward together?...more