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Hannah Shay has finally shown the town of Black Falls what she's worth. Her Three Sisters Café is a success, and she's soon to become a prosecutor. When the café becomes an epicenter for investigators trying to pierce a violent crime ring that's leaving bloody trails on nearby Cameron Mountain, Hannah suspects a man from her past is involved.

Sean Cameron returns to the snowy cold of his Vermont hometown to unmask his father's killer. Sean has the skills and resources to mount his own search, but he must convince the resistant Hannah to cooperate—because the killer is ready to strike again…and closer than anyone ever imagined.

• Sales Rank: #873613 in Books
• Published on: 2009-11-24
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 6.62" h x .91" w x 4.21" l, .35 pounds
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 352 pages

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Carla Neggers is the New York Times bestselling author of more than 60 novels, including her popular Sharpe & Donovan and Swift River Valley series. Her books have been translated into 24 languages and sold in over 35 countries. A frequent traveler to Ireland, Carla lives with her family in New England. For more information, visit CarlaNeggers.com

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March 26—nine months ago—Black Falls, Vermont

The Cameron brothers were in town that night. Hannah Shay watched them enter O'Rourke's from her perch on a high stool at the rough-wood bar. She couldn't remember when she'd last seen them together. A.J., the eldest, was down from the mountain lodge the family owned and he ran with his wife. Elijah was home briefly from war. Sean had flown in from Southern California between fighting wildfires and making his fortune.

As they gathered at a table on the far wall, under old black-and-white photographs of their small Vermont town, Hannah doubted they noticed her with the glass of char-donnay she'd been nursing for the past thirty minutes. She had no concerns about being at the bar alone. The owner, Liam O'Rourke, a longtime Cameron friend, had little tolerance for troublemakers—including ones who were blood-related. Everyone in Black Falls knew stepping out of line at O'Rourke's meant a boot out the door or a trip in the back of a police cruiser.

Even Bowie O'Rourke, Liam's cousin, had to know.

Bowie followed the Cameron men into the bar, shutting the door with a hard thud. He didn't take a table but instead stood two stools down from Hannah and ordered a beer. He was a stonemason and, at thirty-four, the same age as Elijah, three years younger than AJ. and a year older than Sean, but Bowie and the Cameron brothers had never gotten along. He was combative and often in trouble. They were rigid and often unforgiving. He'd finally moved away from Black Falls in his early twenties, but he was back now.

Built like an ox, Bowie wore a down vest over an orange hooded sweatshirt, jeans and scuffed work boots. He and Hannah had grown up in a hollow up on the river. Isolated and poor, it was a different Vermont from the one the Camerons and most people in Black Falls had experienced.

Without acknowledging anyone else, Bowie looked up at the basketball game on TV while he waited for his beer.

The Camerons tensed visibly at their table but didn't move to leave.

Hannah considered quietly easing off her stool, paying for her wine and getting out of there. Her younger brothers needed her help with homework, and she had studying of her own to do. She'd turn thirty this year. Time to finish law school and get on with her legal career. She was also part-owner of a breakfast-lunch café just down Main Street from O'Rourke's. The café closed at three o'clock—hours ago— but she kept the books and managed the staff as well as cooked and cleaned, and work could go well into the night. It probably would tonight.

Two more sips, she thought, lifting her glass and trying to stifle a rush of self-consciousness. It was a stubborn demon she thought she'd finally conquered, but with Bowie just down the bar and A.J., Elijah and Sean Cameron at their table in their canvas jackets and hiking boots, with their very blue eyes and square jaws and scars from hard work, fighting fires and fighting wars, she found herself wishing she'd stayed away and hadn't taken this time for herself. She hadn't bothered with makeup, and she'd pulled on a long wool skirt, sweater and boots more for comfort and warmth than style. Her blond hair, which she'd hastily tied back at dawn, had to be stringy by now.

But how would she know? She hadn't taken a half second to check herself in the mirror before she'd set out for her hour on her own.

Her sudden self-consciousness had nothing to do with A.J., a happily married father of two young children, or Elijah, a Special Forces soldier who'd left Vermont at nineteen—all but kicked out of town by his own father. No, Hannah thought. Sean was the Cameron who could have her forget she was a top law student and a successful businesswoman.

Nothing new there.

All three were competent, good-looking men anyone would want to have as allies and rescuers and dread to have as enemies. Their sister, Rose, the youngest, one of Hannah's closest friends, was likewise competent and attractive, but she was out of town with Ranger, her search-and-rescue dog.

Sean was considered the charmer of the three brothers, but only in contrast to AJ. and Elijah. Hannah had never been intimidated by any of them, but that didn't mean she didn't wish they hadn't come to town tonight.

As she sipped the last of her wine, Sean seemed just now to see her. He smiled that devastating smile she'd first noticed back in high school Latin class, when she'd been an eager freshman—at thirteen, a year younger than most other freshmen—and he'd been a bored senior, a star athlete who'd had no interest in Latin. He'd just needed a class that fit his schedule and provided the needed credits for him to graduate. She remembered a rainy afternoon when she was the sole student who'd known that Dido and Aeneas was a Henry Purcell opera based on the tragic love affair between the queen of Carthage and a Trojan refugee. Proud of her answer, Hannah had heard laughter behind her. No idea what it was about, she'd turned around and seen Sean Cameron's smile, those blue eyes, and realized he was laughing at her.

She hadn't let him see how mortified she was and had redoubled her efforts to maintain an A in class—not that it was much of a victory when Sean was happy to squeak by with a D. What did he care about an A in Latin? He was on to bigger and better things.

She tipped her glass to him now and gave him a warm but reserved smile. She wasn't thirteen anymore, and as sexy and appealing as all the Cameron men were, she'd never had any serious romantic interest in Sean or his brothers. She had plans of her own, ones that wouldn't fit into the life of a driven, blue-eyed Cameron.

Out of the corner of her eye, she watched Bowie O'Rourke raise his beer with a callused, scarred hand. He'd first learned his trade working after school and summers with Hannah's father, Tobias Shay, who'd led his own troubled life before ramming his car into a tree sixteen years ago. She had learned not to speak of her father in Black Falls. Who remembered him now? Who even wanted to?

"I do," Hannah whispered.

She stared at her chardonnay, wondering where the words had come from. Why was Bowie even back in Black Falls? Short-fused and on the verge of doing time, he had finally figured out that he and his hometown weren't a good mix and moved up to Burlington ten years ago. Last October, he'd purchased his family's old place out on the river. He'd spent the rest of the fall and the winter fixing it up and had moved in a few weeks ago.

Hannah could see her father leading her and Bowie through the woods above the river as they searched for old cellar holes—the foundations of long-abandoned homes. He'd imagine where those early Vermont settlers had ended up. Ohio? Wisconsin? San Francisco? He'd turn to them with a grin and ask why his ancestors hadn't cleared out of northern New England.

He and Bowie both had always been at their happiest, their most controlled, in the woods.

Hannah wasn't yet fourteen when her father died. Her younger brothers didn't remember him at all. Devin was two, Toby just one. Nine years later, they lost their mother to an infection from a tick bite. Hannah had navigated the legal battles to become her brothers' legal guardian. They were eighteen and seventeen now. They'd be out on their own before long.

A loud male voice shouting insults from a table toward the back of the bar drew Hannah's attention. She didn't think the insults were directed at anyone in particular, but she didn't intend to stick around to find out. She eased off the stool and reached for her jacket on the floor. She slipped a ten-dollar bill out of a pocket, tucked it under her glass and turned to leave.

The voice grew louder.

Derek Cutshaw.

Although she couldn't make out what he was saying, Hannah tensed as she started for the door. Derek and his friends Robert Feehan and Brett Griffin had been in O'Rourke's when she'd arrived. They were private ski instructors who didn't live in Black Falls but would sometimes stop at the café on their way to Killington, Okemo or Stratton. They'd struck her as arrogant, but she'd never had serious trouble with them.

She'd never seen them drunk, either.

"I see you took off your apron to sit at the bar and booze it up." Derek chortled, obviously pleased with himself. "Good for you, Hannah. You wouldn't want people to think you were your mother's daughter."

She laid her jacket over one arm. So. His insults were directed at her. Her mother had worked at O'Rourke's, making a living for her and her three children. Had she endured comments—however rare—from people who had their own prejudices and fantasies about an attractive young widow of limited means?

Derek didn't relent. "A secondhand jacket for a secondhand girl."

Robert laughed at his friend's awkward insult and gave him a better gibe to try on her, but Derek shifted to bragging about his recent female conquests. Hannah felt her face grow hot. Do they mean me? Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the Camerons look over from their table. Would they hear the insults and innuendos and believe them?

Embarrassed and angry, she headed for the door. She didn't care how cold it was outside, she had no intention of spending another second listening to drunken insults.

"Hold on, there," Derek yelled. "You can't leave. Who the hell do you think you are?"

Hannah could see him coming toward her from the back of the bar and jumped back, dropping her jacket. She stepped on the sleeve and slipped just as Derek got to her, swearing, drunkenly slurring the taunts he aimed at her. She tried to find her footing but couldn't. She went down hard, putting out her hands to brace her fall. Pain radiated up both arms, but she immediately got up onto her knees.

Derek and his friend Robert both stood over her now, laughing. Derek bent down and got in her face. He was as fair as she was and very fit, clad in ski clothes, but his face was contorted with anger, entitlement and alcohol. "That's a good position for you," he spat at her. "You can tell your—"

"That's enough."

Bowie. Hannah recognized his voice. "No, don't," she said, grabbing the edge of a table and pulling herself back onto her feet.

Derek and Robert both spun around at Bowie. Brett Griffin was up now, too. One of the men shoved a table into Hannah, pinning her against the wall. Frantic, angry enough now to throw a chair at someone, she pushed the table away from her, striking Derek in the upper legs. He started to leap over the table to her, but Bowie got one of Derek's arms and twisted it behind him. Robert came at him, and Bowie stomped him on the instep. He went down in pain.

Hannah came to her senses. "Bowie, stop." She didn't know if he could hear her. "These bastards aren't worth a jail sentence."

He loosened his grip on Derek, who repaid the favor by lunging for Hannah. She reached for a chair to defend herself, but before he could get to her, a strong male arm clamped her around her waist. She didn't see who it belonged to and jabbed a sharp elbow into an iron abdomen. The man who had her didn't break his stride as he lifted her off her feet and carried her out the door.

Kicking and clawing, Hannah was down the steps and into the March cold before she'd caught her next breath. The man released her, but she was so off balance from fighting him, she almost landed butt-first in a puddle. She managed to stay on her feet and spun around, ready to pound whoever had just hauled her out of O'Rourke's.

"Hold on. I'm on your side." Sean Cameron licked a split knuckle, the steady, cold drizzle already collecting on his dark hair and obviously expensive long black coat. He must have brought it from California with him. He certainly hadn't bought it in Black Falls. He grinned at her. "I never thought I'd be carting Hannah Shay out of a bar brawl."

Anyone else, and Hannah would have pulled herself together and marched home. But Sean? She didn't know whether she was mortified or just really irritated that he'd been the one to get her out of O'Rourke's. She could hear grunts and thuds, breaking glass and swearing, as the fight went on inside.

Police sirens sounded down the street.

She was breathing hard, the insults fresh in her mind. It wasn't me, she wanted to scream. That bastard didn't mean me.

Hannah adjusted her twisted skirt. "I didn't ask for your help."

"You're welcome," Sean said with a mock bow.

She shivered, wondering how many of the insults he'd heard in the dark, noisy bar. She swallowed, tasting blood. She realized she'd cut the inside of her lip. She managed a smile. "Sorry. Thank you for your help."

AJ. and Elijah came out of the bar. Elijah handed Hannah her jacket without comment. She slipped it on, the cold rain already soaking into her hair. The three Camerons stood in front of her, controlled, steady—she'd been the one out of control.

Of course. She was a Shay.

"Go home, Hannah," AJ. said.

His wife, Lauren, was one of the nicest people in Black Falls. She hadn't grown up there, but she was respected and well-liked for her kindness and her love for AJ. and their two young children. Her husband, however, wasn't known for his patience, especially with Hannah.

The sirens were louder now. She could feel where the table had hit her in the hip. "If the police want to talk to me—"

Elijah stopped her midsentence. "They won't," he said.

Sean's eyes seemed black in the Vermont night. "I'll take you home."

"No," she blurted, panicked at the idea of walking down the street with him, or, worse yet, being in a vehicle with him, but she calmed herself and managed a smile. "Thank you."

A.J., Elijah and Sean paid no attention to the commotion inside O'Rourke's. Shaking with the cold and adrenaline, Hannah tried to make out Bowie's voice. She wanted him to appear in the doorway and say he'd walked away from this fight, as he hadn't so many fights in his past.

But he didn't, and she zipped up her jacket and started for the bar entrance.

Sean touched her shoulder. "You're not going back in there."

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15 of 19 people found the following review helpful.
Had potential....
By Timothy Spear
I bought this book because the summary sounded interesting. I have read books in the middle of series before, but with this one I had a lot of trouble following the plot. The writing was shaky and very presumptive that you've read the book that came before. But the way the story was written did not leave me wanting to find the previous book so I could understand this one. I tried very hard to finish the book, give it a chance, but, as my kids say, this was an epic fail. I feel like I was talked down to, was shorted in character development and plot suspense development. I read countless romantic suspense, and this is not one I would recommend.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
Drowning in the cold river
By J. Taylor
I am shocked by the other reviews - I could not disagree more! I generally really like Carla Neggers writing, and particularly the Cold River series. However I think she basically phoned this one in. I recognize that it is important to remind readers of what occurred in a previous book, but that is all she does in this. She must have restated that the main character, Hannah Shay's, brother was almost killed on the mountain by 2 killers 25 times. Its amazing this book isn't longer it is so redundant. Hopefully, this is just one slip up, and not a new trend for her.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
strong romantic suspense
By A Customer
Eight months ago, Drew Cameron was murdered on Cameron Mountain in Vermont. Those who killed him also died; that is everyone except the person who hired the professional hit men. Drew's sons Sean and his brothers (see Cold Purist for Elijah's tale) believe Hannah Shay, owner of Her Three Sisters Café in nearby Black Falls, Vermont, is the key to their finding out who the culprit really was.

However, Sean approaches Hannah asking for her assistance, but she refuses as she is afraid her friend Bowie O'Rourke is in the middle of the blood flowing down Cameron Mountain. However, someone with less ethics when it comes to homicide awaits the right moment to learn what Hannah knows before killing her. Sean vows to keep the obstinate Hannah safe as he believes she is in the crosshairs and besides he has loved her since high school.

The latest Black Falls "Cold" thriller is a strong romantic suspense that turns pristine Green Mountain state into a dark grim landscape. Drew and Hannah are a delightful pairing as he knows somehow she is the center of danger, but she rejects his offers of protection out of loyalty. Fans will relish Carla Neggers' tense action-packed thriller that never slows down throughout the exhilarating story line.

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Location: north of the Arctic Circle. Population: 150 (mostly men!) But the three O'Halloran brothers, who run a bush-plane charter service called Midnight Sons, are heading a campaign to bring women to town.

Daddy's Little Helper

Mitch Harris is a friend of the O'Hallorans, and he's responsible for law and order in Hard Luck. He's also the widowed father of a little girl—although he never talks about his marriage. But it's not long before seven-year-old Chrissie decides that her new teacher, Bethany Ross, is the perfect candidate for wife and mom!

Because of the Baby

Matt Caldwell, Charles O'Halloran's brother-in-law, is an easygoing charmer, still in love with his ex-wife. Karen's still in love with him, too. Her reaction to him the night of his sister's wedding certainly proved that. It also left her pregnant.… Now Matt wants her to marry him again—and not just because of the baby!

• Sales Rank: #56175 in Books
• Brand: Macomber, Debbie
• Published on: 2009-06-30
• Released on: 2009-06-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.00" h x 1.22" w x 5.10" l,
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

About the Author

Debbie Macomber, with more than 100 million copies of her books sold worldwide, is one of today's most popular authors. The #1 New York Times bestselling author is best known for her ability to create compelling characters and bring their stories to life in her books. Debbie is a regular resident on numerous bestseller lists, including the New York Times (70 times and counting), USA TODAY (currently 67 times) and Publishers Weekly (47 times). Visit her at www.DebbieMacomber.com.

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September 1995

The new schoolteacher wouldn't last.

It didn't take Mitch Harris more than five seconds to make that assessment. Bethany Ross didn't belong in Alaska. She reminded him of a tropical bird with its brilliant plumage. Everything about her was vivid, from her animated expression to her sun-bleached hair, which fell to her shoulders in a frothy mass of blond. Even blonder curls framed her classic features. Her eyes were a deep, rich shade of chocolate.

She wore a bright turquoise jumpsuit with a wide yellow band that circled her trim waist. One of her skimpy multicolored sandals dangled from her foot as she sat on the arm of Abbey and Sawyer O'Halloran's sofa, her legs elegantly crossed.

This get-together was in her honor. Abbey and Sawyer had invited the members of the school board to their home to meet the new teacher.

To Mitch's surprise, she stood and approached him before he had a chance to introduce himself. "I don't believe we've met." Her smile was warm and natural. "I'm Bethany Ross."

"Mitch Harris." He didn't elaborate. Details wouldn't be necessary because Ms. Ross simply wouldn't last beyond the first snowfall. "Welcome to Hard Luck," he said almost as an afterthought.

"Thank you."

"When did you get here?" he asked, trying to make conversation. He twisted the stem of his wineglass and watched the chardonnay swirl against the sides.

"I flew in this afternoon."

He hadn't realized she'd only just arrived. "You must be exhausted."

"Not really," she was quick to tell him. "I suppose I should be, considering that I left San Francisco early this morning. The fact is, I've been keyed up for days."

Mitch suspected Hard Luck was a sorry disappointment to her. The town, population 150, was about as far from the easy California lifestyle as a person could get. Situated fifty miles north of the Arctic Circle, Hard Luck was a fascinating place with a strong and abiding sense of community. People here lived hard and worked harder. Besides Midnight Sons, the flight service owned and operated by the three O'Halloran brothers, there were a few small businesses, like Ben Hamilton's café. Mitch himself was one of a handful of state employees. He worked for the Department of the Interior, monitoring visitors to Gate of the Arctic National Park. This was in addition to his job as the town's public safety officer—PSO—which meant he was responsible for policing in Hard Luck. Trappers wandered into town now and then, as did the occasional pipeline worker. To those living on the edge of the world, Hard Luck was a thriving metropolis.

Lately the town had piqued the interest of the rest of the country, as well. But Bethany Ross had nothing to do with that. Thank heaven, although Mitch figured she'd stay about as long as some of the women the O'Halloran brothers had brought to town.

Until recently only a small number of women had lived here. Not many were willing to endure the hardship of being this far from civilization. So the O'Hallorans had spearheaded a campaign to bring women to Hard Luck. Abbey was one of their notable successes, but there'd been a few equally notable failures. Like—who was it?—Allison somebody. The one who'd lasted less than twenty-four hours. And just last week, two women had arrived, only to return home on the next flight out. Bethany Ross had actually applied for the teaching job last spring, before all this nonsense.

Unexpectedly she smiled—a ravishing smile that seemed to say she'd read his thoughts. "I plan to fulfill my contract, Mr. Harris. I knew what I was letting myself in for when I agreed to teach in Alaska."

Mitch felt the heat rise to his ears. "I didn't realize my…feelings were so transparent."

"I don't blame you for doubting me. I don't exactly blend in with the others, do I?"

He was tempted to smile himself. "Hard Luck isn't what you expected, is it?"

"I'll adjust."

She said this with such confidence he began to wonder if he'd misjudged her.

"Frankly, I didn't know what to expect. With Hard Luck in the news so often, the idea of moving here was beginning to worry me."

Mitch didn't bother to conceal his amusement. He'd read what some of the tabloids had written about the town and the men's scheme to lure women north.

"My dad was against my coming," Bethany continued. "It was all I could do to keep him from flying up here with me. He seems to think Hard Luck's populated with nothing but love-starved bush pilots."

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
2 cutes stories in one...the 2nd installment of the Hard Luck series
By Laura B
This is a republish of Family Men: Daddy's Little Helper/Because of the Baby (Midnight Sons Series 3-4).

Daddy's Little Helper
Mitch is a single dad raising a precocious little girl. He is a widow and not looking to remarry--the first marriage didn't work out well and he doesn't plan to go through it again. Too bad his daughter, Chrissie, has other plans.
Chrissie has decided the new teacher in town, Bethany Ross, would make the perfect wife for her dad. Mitch doesn't disagree that she is pretty and nice and he wouldn't mind getting to know her better, but he has no plans to marry her.
Cute as all the other Macomber books I have read. It does have the "cute kid" storyline, but it isn't annoying like some can be. Chrissie plays a big part in things, but not too much to make her seem like a bratty little kid.
Lots of continuation of the Hard Luck, Alaska town story. These stories need to be read in order...each one follows the next and relies heavily on the previous.

Because of the Baby
Matt still loves his ex-wife Karen, but she can't forgive him for not settling down. He never did follow through with any of his career paths. He has decided to rebuild the Lodge in Hard Luck and make it a tourist business with fishing trips, dogsled trips, and other Arctic Circle trips. He wants to make it work not only for himself, but to prove to Karen he can make it work. He wants her back, but can't seem to get her to listen to him.
When Karen comes to Hard Luck for his sister's wedding, one thing leads to another and in a few weeks she finds out she is expecting a his baby.
I want to first thank Debbie Macomber for NOT making this a secret baby storyline. Karen considers not telling Matt, but thank goodness that doesn't last for more than a couple of lines. Yea!
This is a reconciliation story. Matt and Karen have a history and need to move forward and put it behind them to make it work. They love each other from the start, but have no idea how to make it work.
Good story...not my favorite of all of the Midnight Sons so far, but good. It also continues the Hard Luck town story. It really does feel like a middle story...I'm looking forward to reading about Christian and Mariah and Duke and Tracy. Both stories have been building for a while. I did miss that John seemed to have disappeared. He just seemed to have dropped away after proposing to Sally. Hmm...

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Hunky men succumb to love.
By readtaupe
Why are the men always resistant? This book and the other volumes feature men who are clueless to the needs of women initially, but turn out to be great husbands .Their behavior toward women they supposedly love is shameful and juvenile, yet at the last possible moment for redemption, they step up. Despite all , I read each volume because I am a sucker for a happy ending, and these books are relaxing "no brainers".

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Good Addition to a good series
By M. E. Newell
"Daddy's Little Helper" Bethany Ross has come to Hard Luck to teach and to meet her biological father. She does not intend to fall in love. Town Safety officer Mitch Harris isn't looking for a new wife but Mitch's seven year old daughter Chrissie think that Bethany would be perfect. But both Bethany and Mitch have to overcome the past in order to have a future together.
"Because of the Baby" Matt Caldwell has finally found his calling, but it came to late for his former wife Karen, who left Matt cause he couldn't settle on a job. But after one night, they find them soon to be parents. But as Matt tries to build his new business in Hard Luck, he also have to convice Karen they can build their future too.
These two stories make up "Midnight Sons volume 2 by Debbie Macomber and it was pretty good. I still like the stories local of Hard Luck Alaska, were the women are few but for those who do come they find men ready to love and car for them. Overall, this was a good book and I am sorry that the series wasn't longer.

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"The only woman who interests me is you."

-Russ Palmer, rancher

When Taylor Manning accepts a teaching job in Cougar Point, Montana, she discovers that life there is very different from life in Seattle. So are the men! She soon notices a handsome, opinionated, stubborn rancher named Russ Palmer, and he notices her. In fact, they more than notice each other... After only a few months, Taylor's certain of one thing. Despite their conflicting backgrounds, she'd love to be The Cowboy's Lady.

"I feel as if I've been waiting for you all my life."

-Cody Franklin, sheriff of Custer County

The first day Christy Manning visits her sister, Taylor, she meets Sheriff Cody Franklin. To Christy's shock-and Cody's-they're immediately attracted to each other. Intensely attracted. There's a problem, though. Christy's engaged to someone else, someone back in Seattle. So what's the solution? See what happens when The Sheriff Takes a Wife...

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Everyone in Cougar Point, Montana, knew the bowling alley had the best breakfast in town. For a buck ninety-five they served up eggs, sausage, hash browns and toast, plus all the coffee a body could drink. Russ Palmer was hungrier than a bear in springtime, but food wasn't the only thing on his mind.

He wanted company—of the female variety. "Mornin', Russ," Mary Andrews, the lone waitress, called out when he walked into the restaurant. Her greeting was followed by a chorus from several other ranchers.

Russ removed his black Stetson and hooked it on the peg by the door. Although it was only a few days into September, the air was decidedly cool and he'd worn his blanket-lined denim jacket.

Sliding into the booth with a couple of friends, Russ picked up the tail end of what Bill Shepherd was saying. "Pretty as a picture."

Russ's interest was instantly piqued. "Who?"

"The new schoolteacher, Taylor Manning," Harry Donovan answered eagerly. At twenty-three Harry still had the peach-faced immaturity of youth and fine, blond hair he couldn't seem to control.

A schoolteacher. Russ's curiosity level fell several notches. "Taylor's a funny name for a woman," he muttered, reaching for the menu, which was tucked between the sugar container and the salt and pepper shakers.

"The missus and I met her yesterday," Bill went on to say. "She rented old man Halloran's place on the edge of town."

Russ nodded as he scanned the menu. He ordered the "special" every Saturday morning, but he liked to see what was offered in case something else struck his fancy.

"She moved here from Seattle," Harry informed Russ enthusiastically.

"Then she's a city girl," Russ said, and a hint of sarcasm slipped into his voice. The kid had it bad. Personally Russ didn't hold out much hope of the new teacher sticking it out past Christmas. Seattle was known for its mild climate. At best Taylor Manning could deal with four or five days of drizzle, but he'd bet his ranch and five hundred head of cattle that she had no idea what a Montana winter could be like. "Whether she's a city slicker or not, I couldn't rightly say," Harry said with no lack of fervor, "but I can tell you one thing. She's real pretty. I swear she's got the bluest eyes I've ever seen and dark, silky hair that falls to about here." He gestured with his hand to a point well below his shoulder blades. "A man could see himself running his fingers through hair that soft," he said dreamily. Pink tinged Harry's cheeks as he stopped abruptly and cast a self-conscious look at his two friends.

Russ laughed outright. "Hell, Harry, she hasn't even been in town a week and already you're sweet on her."

"I can't help myself." Harry grabbed his mug so fast he nearly spilled his coffee. "Wait until you meet her yourself, then you'll know what I mean."

"I'm not going to be mooning over any school-marm," Russ told the two men. He hadn't gotten to the age of thirty-four safely unmarried only to be taken in by the charms of a citified schoolteacher. Especially one Harry Donovan would fantasize about.

Bill and Harry exchanged glances, then Harry snickered loudly, apparently amused by Russ's attitude. "You just wait till you see her yourself," he said again.

"What do you mean I can't use myAmerican Express card here?" Taylor Manning demanded of the clerk at the small store. "I could use this card in Kodiak, Alaska!"

"I'm really sorry," the older woman said, "but as far as I know, no one in town takes American Express."

Shaking her head, Taylor pulled her Visa card from her wallet and set it on the counter. "I'll use this one instead." She pushed her chocolate-brown hair over her shoulder and looked around. This situation was becoming embarrassing. Taylor had used her meager savings to rent the house. She'd gone shopping for some kitchen things she was going to need, thinking she could use her credit card and pay for them when it was more convenient.

She was grateful there were only two other people in the store. A cowboy and his daughter. No, Taylor decided on second thought. The teenage girl was too old to be his daughter, but too young to be his girlfriend.

"I'm very sorry, but we don't take Visa, either."

"You don't take Visa," Taylor echoed in shocked disbelief. "Everyone takes Visa."

"No one in Cougar Point," the woman said apologetically.

Taylor smiled blandly. "Then what do you take?"

"Cash would work."

Taylor rummaged through her purse, drawing out a checkbook. She studied the meager balance and sighed inwardly. "I don't suppose you take out-of-state checks, do you? Don't answer that," she said quickly. "Anyone who doesn't honor American Express or Visa isn't going to take a check from a Seattle bank." She stared down at the few items longingly and made her decision. "I'll simply put everything back and wait until the checks come through from my new account." She'd also have to wait until she'd deposited her first pay two weeks from now, but she didn't feel announcing that was necessary.

"I'm really sorry, miss."

Taylor nodded. "No problem," she murmured, and even managed a respectable smile. She turned, nearly colliding with the cowboy she'd noticed earlier.

"Oh, sorry," she said, slipping past him.

"Just a minute. Did I hear you mention Seattle?" His voice was deep and masculine. Without giving her a chance to respond, he added, "You wouldn't happen to be Taylor Manning, would you?"

"Yes. How'd you know?" Not that she should be surprised. Folks had been introducing themselves all week, telling her how pleased they were that she'd accepted the teaching assignment in their town.

Setting his black Stetson farther back on his head, the rancher explained. "The kid mentioned something about you this morning over breakfast."

"The kid?"

"Harry Donovan."

Taylor didn't recall meeting any youngster by that name, but there'd been so many names and so many faces that she'd long since lost track.

The cowboy smiled, and their eyes held for a moment. His reaction hinted at curiosity, but for her part, Taylor had no feelings one way or the other. Oh, he was good-looking enough. His head was covered with a crisp black Stetson; all the men in town seemed to wear them. His dark hair curled along the nape of his sun-bronzed neck as if he'd delayed getting a haircut a couple of weeks too long. He was tall, easily six-three, and he wore tight-fitting blue jeans and a plaid shirt beneath a thick denim jacket.

"Mabel," the rancher said, looking past Taylor.

"This is the new schoolteacher."

"Well, for goodness'sake, miss, why didn't you come right out and say so?" Without a second's delay the clerk reached beneath the counter and brought out a tablet and started listing the items Taylor had wanted to purchase.

"Does this mean you'll accept my American Express? My Visa? My check?"

"No, I feel bad about that, but most of the commercial people in these parts don't do credit card business with those big banks. I'll just write down these items here and send you a bill at the end of the month the way I do with most folks."

"But…you don't know me." The woman hadn't so much as requested identification.

Mabel waved her hand, dismissing Taylor's concern. "I feel terrible about this."

Taylor turned her gaze to the cowboy once more. "Thank you."

He touched the brim of his hat in a quick salute and started down the aisle toward the younger girl.

While Mabel was writing up the sale, Taylor watched the exchange at the rear of the store. The teenager was standing beside a cosmetic display, gesturing wildly.

"If you could just sign here," Mabel instructed, turning the tablet around for Taylor. "I can't tell you how pleased we are that you've come to Cougar Point. There won't be much of a social life for you, but we have our moments."

"Yes, I know," Taylor murmured. She hadn't accepted this teaching assignment because of the potential nightlife. She'd specifically chosen the backwoods of Montana in an effort to give herself the necessary time to heal after her disastrous affair with Mark Brooks. She'd moved to Cougar Point so she could immerse herself in her chosen profession—and deal with the bitterness of losing Mark. Next year she'd leave Cougar Point again, rejuvenated and whole. Her family, especially her father, had assumed she'd taken this job on impulse, and although her actions were often spontaneous, for once her father was wrong. The decision to spend a year in Montana had been well thought out, the pros and cons carefully weighed. She was taking this time to mend a badly broken heart, hoping twelve months in the country would do what six months in the city hadn't.

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
Quick, Light Read
By drebbles
Debbie Macomber's "The Manning Sisters" consists of two earlier books of hers originally published in the 1990's; "The Cowboy's Lady" and "The Sheriff takes a Wife".

In "The Cowboy's Lady", Taylor Manning has moved from Seattle to Cougar Point, Montana after a failed romance. She is planning to teach there for a year until her heart is healed. The last thing she wants or expects is to fall for Russ Palmer - a rancher who believes women should be barefoot and pregnant. Russ finds he disagrees with Taylor on most things, but they both find it difficult to stay away from each other.

"The Cowboy's Lady" had some good moments. Taylor is a nicely developed character - strong, good at her job as a teacher, recovering from a broken heart and fighting her attraction to Russ. Russ is well written, but his male chauvinistic qualities make him unlikable. Russ's sister Mandy is also well written. There is a nice sense of humor throughout the story including when Russ tries to cook, a scene when Russ is drunk, and a scene where he tries to get Taylor to go to the movies with him. The romantic chemistry between Russ and Taylor is palpable and "The Cowboy's Lady" is steamy for a Debbie Macomber book (which means lots of kissing but nothing else), but ultimately I found Russ to be too much of a chauvinist and wondered why Taylor put up with him.

In "The Sheriff Takes a Wife", Christy Manning travels to Montana to visit her pregnant sister Taylor. Taylor goes into labor right after Christy arrives and Christy meets Sheriff Cody Franklin when he helps get Taylor to the hospital. There is an instant attraction between Cody and Christy but there's also an obstacle - Christy is engaged to someone back in Seattle. Christy must choose between staying engaged or following her heart.

Like "The Cowboys Lady", "The Sheriff Takes a Wife" was an okay romance. Christy is a good heroine, wanting to please everyone, yet not weak. Cody is a great character - hurt in romance before and almost afraid to take another chance on love. The romance between Cody and Christy happens very quickly and the chemistry between them is hot (again, being a Macomber romance, there is only heavy kissing). My biggest problem with this story is that Christy's excuses for first not revealing she is engaged and then not breaking off the engagement began to be unbelievable and some of the circumstances Macomber came up with felt contrived. Ultimately, I felt sorry for Christy's fiancé, James. Also, Macomber has a habit of repeating plot devices in her books and the weddings in both stories are strikingly similar.

In the end, "The Manning Sisters" is a quick, light read.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
Not the same as the original versions
By Romance Reader
I bought this combined edition as I did not have a copy of the Cowboy's Lady. I re-read the Sheriff Takes a Wife from this copy and realized that the love scenes were removed! Now I am looking for original Silhouette Special editions of the Manning Series, as I think all the combined editions have been watered down :(

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Pleasure of Good Writing
By Teresa L. Pompa
I have read many of Debbie's books this summer & fall. This book was funny easy to read. She lets you feel like you know these folks personally. I am looking forward to reading about the Manning Brothers next.
Thanks Debbie hours of enjoyment

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Ryan Devaney hated holidays. Not only were they lousy for business, but the few people who did walk into his Boston pub were usually just about as depressed as he was. The jukebox tended to blast out its most soulful tunes, which might have reduced him to tears if he hadn't given up shedding them a long time ago. Thanksgiving, with its bittersweet memories, had always been worst of all. And this year promised to be no different.

Outside there was the scent of snow in the crisp air, and back in Ryan's kitchen, his cook was already baking the dozens of pumpkin pies Ryan would be taking to the homeless shelter and also serving to the handful of people who showed up at the pub for a lonely meal tomorrow. Ryan had a very dim recollection of a time when both aromas would have stirred happy memories, but those days were long gone. It had been more than twenty years since he'd had anything at all for which to be thankful.

Even as the thought crossed his mind, he brought himself up short. Father Francis-the priest who evidently considered saving Ryan's soul his personal mission-would blister him with a disapproving lecture if he ever heard him say such a thing aloud. The priest, whose church was just down the block and whose parish benefitted from Ryan's generosity, had a very low opinion of Ryan's tendency to wallow in self-pity around holidays.

"You have a roof over your head. You have money in your pocket and warm food in your belly," Father Francis had chided on more than one occasion, disappointment clouding his gaze. "You have a business that prospers and customers who rely on you. You have countless others who depend on you for food and shelter, though they don't know it. How can you say there are no blessings in your life? I'm ashamed of you, Ryan Devaney. Truly ashamed."

As if Ryan had conjured him up just then, Father Francis slid onto an empty stool at the busy bar and gave Ryan his usual perceptive once-over. "Indulging again, I see."

Ryan winced at the disapproving tone. "Haven't touched a drop," he said, knowing perfectly well that liquor was the last concern on the priest's mind.

"Ah, Ryan, my boy, do you honestly believe you can get away with trying that one on me?"

Ryan grinned at the white-haired man, who still had a hint of Ireland in his voice. "It was worth a try. What can I get you on this chilly night?"

"Would a cup of Irish coffee be too much trouble? The wind is whipping out there, and my old bones can't take it the way they once did."

"For you, Father, nothing is too much trouble," Ryan told him with total sincerity. As annoying as he sometimes found the priest, Ryan owed him his life. Father Francis had snatched him out of the depths of despair and trouble many years ago and set him on a path that had landed him here, operating his own business, rather than sitting in a jail cell. "Why aren't you home in front of a fire?"

"I've been to visit the shelter. We've a new family in there tonight. Can you imagine anything sadder than being forced to go to a homeless shelter for the first time on Thanksgiving eve, when everyone else is fixing turkey and baking pies and preparing to count their blessings?"

Ryan gave him a sharp look. It had been Thanksgiving eve, seventeen years ago, when Father Francis had taken him to the St. Mary's shelter, scared and hungry and totally alone. Just fifteen, Ryan had been angry at the world and had barely managed to escape being arrested for shoplifting, thanks to the priest's influence with the local police precinct and the outraged shop owner.

"No, I can't imagine anything sadder," he said tersely. "As you well know. What do you want?"

Father Francis smiled, a twinkle in his eye. "Not so very much. Will you talk to them tomorrow? Your own story is an inspiration to many in the neighborhood. Hearing what you've accomplished under difficult circumstances will give them a reason to hope."

"I imagine you think I can find work for at least one of them, as well," Ryan said with a note of resignation in his voice.

There had been a time when he'd had a formal business plan for his pub, complete with goals and bottom-line projections. Taking in Father Francis's strays had pretty much thrown that plan into chaos, but if the priest had asked him to cater a funeral in hell, he would have found some way to do it. Hopefully, this latest request would require less drastic action.

"Well?" he prodded.

"One…or both. The fact of the matter is, I understand the mother is a wonderful cook. Didn't you tell me that you're short-staffed in the kitchen?" Father Francis inquired innocently. Before Ryan could reply, he rushed on, "And with the holiday season coming on, you'll be busier than ever in here as folks gather to warm up a bit after their shopping. And some of the local businesses like to use your back room for their Christmas parties, isn't that right? Perhaps you could use another waiter, at least through New Year's."

Ryan cursed his loose tongue. He was going to have to remember that Father Francis was a sneaky, devious man, always looking to pair up his strays with people who casually remarked on some need or another. There had been one point when half his waitresses had been unwed mothers-to-be. For a brief time, he'd been certain his private dining room was going to wind up as a nursery, but even Father Francis had stopped short of making that request. The priest's grudging acknowledgment that a pub was no place for infant day care suggested, however, that the thought had crossed his mind.

"Hiring an extra waiter is no problem. As for the woman, can she fix corned beef and cabbage, Irish stew, soda bread?" Ryan asked.

The priest looked vaguely uncomfortable. "Isn't it time for a bit of a change?" He pulled the bright-green, laminated menu from its rack on the counter and pointed out the entrées that had been the same since the opening on St. Patrick's Day eight years ago. Even the daily specials had remained constant. "It's a bit boring, don't you think?"

"This is an Irish pub," Ryan reminded him dryly. "And my customers like knowing they can count on having fish and chips on Fridays and stew on Saturdays."

"But people eventually tire of eating the same old things. Perhaps a little spice would liven things up."

Spice? Ryan studied him warily. "What exactly can this woman cook?"

The priest's expression brightened. "I understand her enchiladas are outstanding," he reported enthusiastically.

Ryan frowned. "Let me get this straight. You're asking me to hire someone to cook Mexican food in my Irish pub?"

He shuddered when he considered how his bornin-Dublin cook was likely to take to that news. Rory O'Malley was going to be slamming pots and pans around for a month, assuming he didn't simply walk off the job. Rory, with his thick Irish brogue and a belly the size of Santa's thanks to his fondness for ale, had a kind heart, but he could throw a tantrum better than any temperamental French chef. Because his kitchen had never run more smoothly, Ryan tried his best to stay out of Rory's way and to do nothing to offend him.

The priest plastered an upbeat expression on his face. "Ryan's Place will become the most talked-about restaurant in the city, a fine example of our melting pot culture."

"Save it," Ryan muttered, his already sour mood sinking even lower, because despite the absurdity and the threat of a rebellion in the kitchen, he was going to do as he'd been asked to do. "Send her in day after tomorrow, but she'd better be a quick learner. I am not serving tacos in this place, and that's that. Does she at least speak English?"

"Enough," Father Francis said.

He spoke with the kind of poker face that had Ryan groaning. "I should let you be the one to explain all this to Rory," Ryan grumbled.

"Rory's a fine Irish lad and a recent immigrant himself," Father Francis declared optimistically. "I'm sure he'll be agreeable enough when he knows all the facts. And surely he'll see the benefit in the positive reviews likely to come his way."

"On the off chance he doesn't take the news as well as you're predicting, I sincerely hope you can find your way around a kitchen, Father, because I have an apron back there with your name on it."

"Let's pray it doesn't come to that," the priest said with an uncharacteristic frown. "If it weren't for Mrs. Malloy at the rectory and your own Rory, I'd starve." He glanced toward the doorway, his expression suddenly brightening. "Now, my boy, just look at what the wind's brought in. If this one isn't a sight for sore eyes. Your good deed is already being rewarded."

Ryan's gaze shifted toward the doorway where, indeed, the sight that greeted him was a blessing. A woman that beautiful could improve a man's mood in the blink of an eye. Huge eyes peered around the pub's shadowy interior. Pale, fine skin had been stung pink by the wind. Waves of thick, auburn curls tumbled in disarray to her shoulders. Slender legs, encased in denim and high leather boots, were the inspiration for a man's most erotic fantasies. Ryan sighed with pleasure.

"Boy, where are your manners?" Father Francis scolded. "She's a paying customer who's obviously new to Ryan's Place. Go welcome her."

Casting a sour look at the meddling old man, Ryan crossed to the other end of the crowded bar. "Can I help you, miss?"

"I doubt it," she said grimly. "I doubt all the saints in heaven can solve this one."

Ryan chuckled. "How about a bartender and a cranky old priest? Will we do? Or is there someone you're supposed to be meeting here? I know most of the regulars."

"No, I'm not meeting anyone, but I'd certainly like an introduction to someone who can fix a flat. I've called every garage in a ten-mile radius. Not a one of them has road service tonight. They all point out that tomorrow's Thanksgiving, as if I didn't know that. I have a car loaded with food, thank you very much, and given the way I hate to cook, I flatly refuse to let it all spoil while I'm stuck here. Of course, since the temperature is below freezing, I'm sure I'll have blocks of ice by the time I finally get home."

Ryan wisely bit back another chuckle. "Do you have a spare tire?"

The look she shot him was lethal. "Of course I have a spare. One of those cute little doughnut things. Don't you think I tried that? I'm not totally helpless."

"Well, then?"

"It's flat, too. What good is the darn thing if it's going to be flat when you need it most?"

Ryan decided not to remind her that it probably needed to be checked once in a while to avoid precisely this kind of situation. She didn't seem to be in the mood for such obviously belated advice.

"How about this?" he suggested. "Have a seat down here by Father Francis. I'll get you something to drink that will warm you up, and we'll discuss the best way to go about solving your problem."

"I don't have time to sit around." She regarded the priest apologetically. "No offense, Father, but I was supposed to be at my parents' house hours ago. I'm sure they're getting frantic."

"Did you-"

She frowned at him and cut him off. "Before you say it, of course I've called. They know what's going on, but you don't know my parents. Until I actually walk in the door, they'll be frantic anyway. It's what they do. They worry. Big things, little things-it doesn't matter. They claim their right to worry about their children came with the birth certificates."

Ryan had a lot of trouble relating to frantic parents. His own hadn't given two hoots about him or his brothers. When he was nine they'd dumped the three oldest boys on the state, then vanished, taking the two-year-old twins with them. If there had been an explanation for their cavalier treatment of their sons, they hadn't bothered to share it with Ryan or his brothers.

He could still remember the last time he'd seen seven-year-old Sean, crying his eyes out as he was led away by a social worker. Michael, two years younger, had been braver by far…or perhaps at five he hadn't really understood what was happening to them. They'd never seen each other or their parents again.

Most of the time, Ryan kept those memories securely locked away, but every once in a while they crept out to haunt him…most often around holidays. It was yet another reason to despise the occasions when anyone without family felt even more alone than usual.

"You're closing in an hour or so, aren't you, Ryan?" Father Francis asked, snapping him out of his dark thoughts. There was a gleam in the old man's eyes when he added, "Perhaps you could give the young lady a lift home."

Before Ryan could list all the reasons why that was a lousy idea, a pair of sea-green eyes latched on to him. "Could you? I know it's an imposition. I'm sure you have your own Thanksgiving plans, but I truly am desperate."

"What about a cab? I'd be happy to call one, and you'd be home in no time."

"I tried," she said. "It's a long trip, and a lot of the drivers have gone home because of the holiday. There aren't a lot of people out and about. Most are home with their families. Both companies I called turned me down."

"Ryan, my boy, if ever there was a lady in distress, it would seem to be this young woman. Surely you won't be saying no to such a simple thing," Father Francis said.

"I'm a stranger," Ryan pointed out. He scowled at her. "Don't you know you should never accept a ride with a stranger?"

Father Francis chuckled. "I think she can take the word of the priest that you're a positive gentleman. As for the rest, Ryan Devaney, this is…?" He glanced at the young woman and waited.

"Maggie O'Brien," she said.

A beaming smile spread across the priest's face. "Ah, a fine Irish lass, is it? Ryan, you can't possibly think of turning down a fellow countryman."

Ryan suspected Maggie had spent even less time in the Emerald Isle than he had on his ventures to learn the art of running a successful Irish pub. She sounded very much like a Boston native.

"I think we can probably agree that Ms. O'Brien and I are, indeed, fellow Americans," he said wryly.

"But you carry the blood of your Irish ancestors," the priest insisted. "And a true and loyal Irishman never forgets his roots."

"Whatever," Ryan replied, knowing that for the second time tonight he might as well give in to the inevitable. "Ms. O'Brien, I'll be happy to give you a lift if you can wait till I close in an hour. In the meantime I'll give you the keys to my car. You can transfer all that food you're carrying to it." He shot a pointed look at the priest. "Father Francis will be happy to help, won't you, Father?"

"It will be my pleasure," the priest said, bouncing to his feet with more alacrity than he'd shown in the past ten years.

"Ms. O'Brien," Ryan called after them as they headed for the door. "Whatever you do, don't listen to a word he says about me."

"I always sing your praises," Father Francis retorted with a hint of indignation. "By the time I've said my piece, she'll be thinking you were sent here by angels."

"That's exactly what I'm afraid of," Ryan said. For some reason he had a very bad feeling about this Maggie O'Brien getting the idea, even for a second, that he was any sort of saint.

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Brothers Lost...
By terrylynn
First released in 2002, The Devaney Brothers is a series written by Sherryl Woods about five brothers separated from one another at a young age when their parents inexplicably abandoned the oldest three, Ryan, Sean and Michael to be raised in a number of foster homes. The parting was wrenching for the young boys who have now grown into men who carry the effects of their family imploding by shutting off their hearts to the possibility of love since for them... love means pain.

Ryan, the oldest of the boys lives a somewhat solitary life running his Irish pub in Boston, always wondering in the back of his mind where his lost brothers are and if they're ok, but never having the nerve to try and find them. But life takes a wonderful and unexpected turn when beautiful Maggie O'Brien blows into his pub one snowy night needing help. Maggie comes from a large, loving Irish home and she sees in Ryan a man who suffers from his past and because of it is missing out on the best of what life has to offer... love and family. Determined to bring him out of his shell one layer at a time, Maggie and Ryan's good friend Father Francis, encourage him to try and heal the wounds by searching for his brothers and parents. Ryan realizes that in order to move forward with Maggie, he has to try and deal with the past, no matter how much is might hurt. This story is a great beginning to the series and it all but demands that you read the following books to learn about what has happened to his brothers and parents. Maggie and Ryan are appealing characters and family or the lack of it plays a huge role in this heartwarming story.

Sean is brother number two and a fireman living just a few miles from Ryan all this time without ever knowing it. After a fire in an old Victorian apartment building leaves a young woman and her adorable son homeless, Sean is moved to help them and soon the man who has always protected his heart finds that a woman like Deanna and a fatherless boy like Kevin might just be worth risking his heart for, especially since connecting with his oldest brother Ryan has helped ease some of the pain from his past. Can he and Ryan find their brothers and maybe even their parents and if they do will it make things even worse or finally set them free?

Ryan's Place and Sean's Reckoning are warm hearted tales about two men who struggle to get beyond the pain of their past and make a life for themselves by letting love in. Ryan and Sean are appealing men as are the secondary characters that come and go in their lives... Maggie's big, loving Irish family is a perfect example of what can and should be and you find yourself hoping that these brothers will somehow be reunited again and put the pain of the past behind them. I enjoyed these stories and will look forward to reading The Devaney Brothers: Michael and Patrick coming April 29, 2014.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
Sweet story
By Virginie Kraan
I really liked both these books, very sweet stories. I did miss in the second book more interaction with Ryan, the main character from the 1st book. Ryan comes up a little but it would have been nice to have more of a link with the first story, since they are so related. It was almost as if they have nothing to do with each other. But apart from that, really easy but nice and sweet stories.

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Ryan and Sean Devaney
By Linda Chilson
Another Sherryl Woods hit, as usual she never disappoints. Ryan and Sean both having been abandoned by their parents when they young need to learn that it is possible to love and be loved. Maggie and Deanna are there to help them discover this.

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Bestselling author Sophie Littlefield delivers a riveting, ripped-from-the-headlines story about a family put to the ultimate test when two men take them hostage inside their home 

Jen Glass has worked hard to achieve the ideal life: a successful career, a beautiful home in an affluent suburb of Minneapolis, a seemingly perfect family. But inside the Glass house, everything is spinning out of Jen's control. Her marriage to her husband, Ted, is on the brink of collapse; her fifteen-year-old daughter grows more distant each day; and her five-year-old son barely speaks a word. Jen is on the verge of breaking, but nothing could have prepared her for what is to come…. 

On an evening that was supposed to be like any other, two men force their way into the Glasses' home, but what begins as a common robbery takes an even more terrifying turn. Held hostage in the basement for more than forty-eight hours, Jen and Ted must put aside their differences if they have any hope of survival. They will stop at nothing to keep their family safe—even if it means risking their own lives. A taut and emotional tale of a family brought together by extraordinary forces, House of Glass is a harrowing exploration of the lengths a mother will go to protect her children, and the power of tragedy to teach us what truly matters. 

"Sophie Littlefield shows considerable skills for delving into the depths of her characters and complex plotting."  

—South Florida Sun-Sentinel

• Sales Rank: #405127 in Books
• Brand: Littlefield, Sophie
• Published on: 2014-02-25
• Released on: 2014-02-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.23" h x .82" w x 5.43" l, .50 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

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Jen Glass has worked hard to put her dirt-poor childhood behind her, but her perfect suburban life is showing cracks. Her unemployed husband is possibly having an affair instead of renovating the bathroom, her young son will not talk to anyone outside the family, and her teenage daughter is, well, a teenager. After a weekend spent with her impoverished sister dealing with the death of their very estranged father, she hopes to come home and restore her happy middle-class life. Then the Glass house is broken into by two men who seem to know a lot about the family’s wealth, and they want all of it, even if it takes several days. The tension is high as the Glass family is imprisoned in the basement, and every time Jen fails to seize an opportunity—to grab a gun, to run for the door—the reader sees how far she has drifted from the little girl who had to fight to survive. Don’t expect a big payoff from the climax, although Littlefield goes to some unexpected places. --Susan Maguire

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"Littlefield has a gift for pacing...page-turning action and evocative, sensual, harrowing descriptions." -Publishers Weekly

"Sophie Littlefield shows considerable skills for delving into the depths of her characters and complex plotting." -South Florida Sun-Sentinel

"Littlefield...makes her tale resonant and universal...gripping."

-Publishers Weekly

"Suspense, mystery, and love drive the intricate plot in this moving drama of women in a Japanese American family over the course of three generations.... The shocking revelation is unforgettable."

-Booklist

"Mesmerizing...it possesses elements of mystery that give way to shocking revelations and heartbreaking yet inevitable conclusions. A story of unspeakable injustice and bitter sacrifice, it will leave you shaken."

-RT Book Reviews

"Garden of Stones is a remarkable work of fiction...that is quite engaging and unique. The book and writing are immediately engrossing and engage the reader's sympathies deeply. Reading this dramatic, affecting account is an illuminating and insightful journey."

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About the Author

Sophie Littlefield grew up in rural Missouri and attended college in Indiana. She worked in technology before having children, and was lucky enough to stay home with them while they were growing up. She writes novels for kids and adults, and lives in Northern California. Visit her online at www.SophieLittlefield.com.

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Scary Good!
By Julie Merilatt
This book was so intense and captivating, I read most of it in one setting. Take the horrific scenario of a home invasion and the superb writing of Littlefield and you get a phenomenal novel. I was engrossed by the story of the Glass family as they endure the terrifying threats made against them in their own home. But the victims aren't entirely innocent, and Jen, her husband Ted, and their children Livvy and Teddy have to come to terms with their own flaws to survive their ordeal. I found the characters relatable in their fallibility, and the two perpetrators are utterly detestable. Littlefield doesn't shy away from violence, and the fear and hopelessness she conveys on the page are palpable. As the situation in the Glass house becomes more desperate, the intensity increases to such a degree that I found myself gasping aloud. This is one of the scariest books I have read in a long time because the plot is so plausible (Littlefield based her story on the Cheshire, Connecticut case from 2007). The idea of being endangered in your own home, the one place you feel safest, is horrifying. Littlefield did an amazing job making it realistic, brutal, and addicting.

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HOUSE OF GLASS is a spell-binding page-turner
By Bookreporter
Jen Glass keeps a notebook filled with her to-do lists to tally up her obligations, such as parents' association meetings, volunteering at her children's schools, meetings with the speech therapist who is working with her four-year-old who quit speaking to anyone but family members the year before, and so on. Today, her to-do list sets forth an hour to tour the apartment in which her father recently died and another half hour to deal with the funeral home. As she and her older sister, Tanya, accomplish these tasks, they muse on how disconnected they've felt from their father, who they haven't had any communication with for nearly 30 years. Jen can't help wondering why they are even bothering to look at his home as she takes in the dismal apartment in which he passed away. That night, she has her recurring nightmare featuring a screaming red bird.

The next day, as she approaches her home, dread fills Jen. Her husband, Ted, has been laid off from his job. Supposedly he is remodeling their bathroom, but his progress has been ridiculously slow. In addition, she has found flirty notes penned by his cute, young assistant from his previous job and doesn't feel that she can confront him about them or his frequent poorly explained absences. In truth, she feels that her marriage, once so strong, is unraveling. That, coupled with young Teddy's problems with speech and a growing distance from Livvy, their teenaged daughter, is sending Jen into a blue funk.

At home, Jen can't help looking in the laundry basket and wondering what Ted, who never helps with laundry, did with his dirty clothes from the day before. Has he hidden them or thrown them away? If so, why? Yet Ted doesn't seem to be covering anything up as he greets her and then warns her that he damaged the floor and wall when he moved the old tub out of the bathroom. Jen is overwhelmed at the sight of the destruction, along with everything else in her life. As she allows Ted to comfort her, she in turn reassures him when he confides that he feels inadequate as a provider. Jen reminds him that, luckily, they have a considerable emergency fund in the bank. Surely, she says, they can weather this interlude until he finds more work. She wonders how she could have doubted him, although she soon has an uneasy feeling about him once again.

A couple of days later, Jen confronts Ted, which leads to a disagreement. Their discussion is interrupted by a knock on their bedroom door. As Jen heads to open it, she worries that Livvy has heard them arguing. Those concerns instantly vanish when she opens the door to find two strange men with her children --- one holding a gun to her daughter's head. Soon, Jen and her family are being held hostage in the basement. The intruders seem to know all about Jen and her family, although they are strangers. How can this be? What unleashed these criminals on the Glass family? An even more urgent question emerges as things start to go south in the most nightmarish way: Will Jen and her family actually survive?

Sophie Littlefield’s HOUSE OF GLASS is a spell-binding page-turner (I devoured it in two rapt sittings). I was immediately pulled into Jen's life, and then into the terrifying predicament she found herself enduring. While certain revelations about Jen's experiences as a girl seemed oddly timed (and possibly even unnecessary), this felt like a minor flaw in an otherwise gripping read.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Falls Short
By Karie Hoskins
I chose “House of Glass” as a summer read – something to get lost in for a bit while sitting in the sun. My expectations weren’t too high given that – but this book still fell a bit short.

There are several holes in the plot – some plot points that make suspending disbelief a difficult exercise. The events in the book are loosely modeled on the horrific home invasion in Connecticut in 2007. (The mother in the book even has the same name as the main character in this book.)

Here – an “average” suburban family has their lives turned upside down when two men invade their home and hold them hostage. Things get even worse from there and several dark family secrets are revealed in the process.

The criminals seem, well, criminally stupid. They seem not to have thought at all about disguising themselves, or keeping the family from items that might help them escape. Their reactions when one of the family members does escape seems ludicrous at best. One of the men, Ryan, is supposed to be the more dangerous one – but comes across as just incredibly annoying in addition to being irritatingly stupid.

When given charge of the hostages, he loses control of the situation by letting them into the kitchen. The kitchen that is filled with tools and knives and heavy objects…

"No, I didn't let them have the run of the place," Ryan snapped, mocking Dan with a reedy falsetto. "Livvy had to take her brother to the bathroom and I was getting drinks. She threw of coffeepot at me. I'm supposed to know she's going to throw a coffeepot at me?"

This sounds like a husband and wife spat – with Ryan as the wife irritated at the behavior of the guests. He's holding grown hostages in a kitchen - with knives/things they can fight back with and he's put out that he got hit? And later…

"Ryan noticed blood on his own shirt. "Aw, man..." He tore off the shirt, wiping his hands on it before throwing it into the corner of the room. Underneath, his chest was white and hairless." Did I get it on my pants? Jen, do I have any on my pants?" He turned around, looking over his shoulder.” Not only is this a ridiculous image - him trying to look at his own rear - he's asking the wife of the man whose blood it is and he sounds like a naggy, whiny, dainty teenage girl.

There are some moments in “House of Glass” that show some insight into the lives of the people under attack. "Ted wasn't who he used to be. But the problem was that he seems to have lost track of who he was supposed to become." And: "Jen hesitated, wishing she could keep the truth from her, that she could send her daughter back forty-eight hours into the fairy tale of Before, into the dumb luck good fortune of the life they never appreciated enough."

But those moments of insight are far and few between. This book was more irritating than engrossing…with villains that didn’t inspire much fear or suspense and main characters that seemed more ink print than flesh and blood.

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A princess is horrified when a cranky, old king arrives at the palace intending to marry her. She must first pass the frozen peas test to prove she is a real princess. But does she want to?

• Sales Rank: #612465 in Books
• Published on: 2014-02-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.00" h x 5.75" w x .25" l, .15 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 31 pages

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Hopscotch Twisty Tales are a great way to introduce children to fairy tales... a witty retelling. -- Parents In Touch 20130301

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Joelle Dreidemy a commence a dessiner avant meme de savoir marcher. Les gribouillis c'est toute sa vie ! Cette petite illustratrice pleine d'energie vit a Paris et travaille depuis une dizaine d'annees pour la France mais aussi pour l'Angleterre, les Etats-Unis, l'Australie, la Coree... ou elle a illustre de nombreux albums, romans, magazines, cartes de v ux et gagne des prix pour deux albums.Egalement professeur a l'ecole Emile Cohl, karateka et bassiste dans un groupe de rock, Jojo n'a decidement pas beaucoup de temps pour souffler ni pour arroger ses plantes vertes...Son site: www.joelledreidemy.fr

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