A baby girl’s future hangs in the balance~when Cash’s only sister leaves guardianship to her best friend instead of him.Successful contractor, Cash Langley doesn’t have time for love. He’s happily single and immersed in his business. When his baby sister Dena and her husband die in an auto accident, little Angie is left an orphan. At the reading of the will, Cash discovers that Angie’s guardian … guardian is Jane Everett, not him. It must be a mistake—one he won’t stand for.
Loving, stylish Jane Everett grew up next door to the Langleys. While Dena and Cash were still very young, their mother left the family and Dena spent more and more time with the next door neighbors Dena and Jane, the same age, became best friends, almost sisters. Before Dena died, the thought that Angie would become hers had never entered Jane’s mind.
Unwilling to take the matter to court, Cash and Jane face the situation. Jane owns a dress shop in a small tourist town in the north woods of Wisconsin while Cash owns a multi-million dollar construction company in Chicago. How can they share custody of a toddler?
Much to Jane’s dismay, Cash finds a way. It’s not that Jane doesn’t want to share Angie with her uncle. But because Jane fell in love with Cash at her sweet sixteen birthday, having him almost daily in her life again shakes her to her core. Unfortunately Cash still only sees her as his baby sister’s friend. And after his mother’s abandonment and a failed engagement, he has a heart of stone. Will Jane hold so tightly to Angie that Cash finally loses patience and sues for custody or will Cash open his heart to Jane and all the love she has to give him?
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Great story.
Very good read.
Great love story with characters that are real and endearing
It didn’t hold my interest
A story that touches the heart. From loss and grief to learning to find hope and love in the future, this story captured me from the beginning. Great read. I received a complimentary copy of the book. No review was required.
A Heart of Stone is the fourth book in the Opposites Attract series, yet can be read as a stand alone novel. There was great tension between Cash and Jane. This tension began early on in the story with Cash’s anger and resentment regarding the placement of his adopted niece with Jane instead of himself as guardian. I enjoyed watching as the tension turned from one of anger to one of attraction, yet in a realistic way. At the beginning of the story, I really did not like Cash, however, as the story progressed, I began to see the potential he had to really love Jane.
A Heart of Stone was a moving story about relationships and loss, and finding joy through knowing the Lord.
I received a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions are my own.
A Heart of Stone by Lyn Cote
Opposites Attract Series Book Four
Cash Langley has lost everything. His parents…his only sister and her husband, and now, his niece. He can’t understand why his sister left in her will to let Angie go to her best friend instead of her only living relative. Well…this businessman isn’t going to take no for an answer. He’s going to get custody of his niece one way or another.
Jane Everett loved Dena like a sister. And if Dena and John wanted her to raise their baby girl…that’s what she’ll do. Even if it means having contact with the one man she’s ever loved. A man who only sees her as a little girl.
Cash goes to greater lengths than Jane ever expected to be near his niece. Closer to Angie, though, means closer to Jane too. A great story of family, love, romance, and an adorable little girl bringing people together. I love Lyn Cote’s stories.
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Really enjoyed reading this book. When Cash’s sister and her husband die in a car crash, she leaves guardianship of her daughter Angie to Jane her best friend. Cash is livid and Jane refuses to cede custody to him. Cash is very closed off emotionally and Jane is his exact opposite, very friendly, outgoing and part of a huge extended family. They are both in for a rough time before they can get their HEA.
I received a free arc from the author and this is my voluntary, honest review.
Never has a book been so aptly named as this one – A Heart of Stone. In this exceedingly well written story, the characters are amazingly well portrayed. I felt like I was there watching this story unfold. Bu the end, I counted several characters as friends. I think Grandma Lucy may be my favorite character! If you enjoy close families, small towns, clean romance and watching God work his wonders, you must read this book!
I think this is a creative, inspirational story that I like a lot. Interesting that Cash’s sister gives her daughter to Jane, her best friend & not her brother. He is a very angry man over this which may be why his sister didn’t give the baby to him? The answer isn’t revealed till near the end of the book. It is a true-to-life reason however which Cash accepts because it is true for him. There is an HEA. I received an ARC. This is my honest, voluntary review.
A Heart of Stone by Lyn Cote is the fourth book in her Opposites Attract series. Cash Langley wants no part of love. He’s happy as a bachelor. When his sister dies in a car wreck, she leaves guardianship of her infant daughter to her best friend, Jane Everett. Protesting that there has been some mistake, Cash seeks to fix things. Not wanting a big court battle Cash and Jane try to work out their differences for the good of little Angie. What a sweet story! Cash and Jane are complete opposites, when together the sparks fly! Baby Angie was so cute you just wanted to hold and cuddle her. I thought Cash was a bit hard and callous in the beginning, but the way he treated Angie was so endearing. As Cash and Jane worked together to overcome their past you could feel the timbre of the story change. If only we could recognize the examples of love all around us everyday maybe we wouldn’t have to go through such trials!
I received this e-book from the author in return for my honest review.