A widower with four adopted daughters, Emmit McKay likes to keep a handle on things. But nothing can prepare the former FBI sharpshooter for the battles coming to his small hometown. Especially the one which arrives in such a tempting package. Savannah Walker moves to Blue Creek to take over as principal of the school Emmit’s daughters attend. With a masters’ degree in education and a no-nonsense … no-nonsense attitude, she is caught off guard by the behavior of the McKay girls and never expects to fall in love with them–or in lust with their father. But her intimacy with the family stirs up rumors and unearths secrets. Savannah and Emmit cannot deny the chemistry which draws them together, but the closer they get, the more dangerous the stakes become. When a murderer is hidden amongst you, you can’t let the dead lie.
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A great start to The McKay Series! Savannah, Emmit, and his adopted daughters are all unique characters, and I rooted for them the entire time. I was genuinely scared for them as the story reached its climax and worried about what would happen next. Romance, mystery, secrets, and betrayal: this book will keep you guessing. I’m looking forward to reading the next in the series!
A new author to me. I’m not sure if the editing of this book, or the author’s style left me a bit cold but I didn’t enjoy this read as much as I hoped. The story is about Emmitt, a widower, who had adopted four little girls because his wife was not able to have children. The story begins after his wife’s death and then we spring forward two years. At that point, Emmitt’s daughters are starting in a new school having just met the school principal Savannah. She immediately becomes very involved with the family due to the issues that bring the McKay girls to her office.
I like this kind of story. A single dad is my thing but the romance part of the story was quite slow. The parts of the story that I had trouble were with the flow story. I felt it jumped around a lot and I had more questions then answers by the end. I felt the ending was more to set up the next book. I voluntarily received an arc copy of this book from HiddenGems
This is definitely not your typical romance novel, but it is so much more! Each personality of these girls are so unique and yet they work together so well and always have each other’s back. On top of that you have a widowed husband and a new principle in town that just adds to the story. You will be in suspense as to what is happening and even in the end you don’t get all the answers. Great book and I will be diving into the next. Narration was fantastic! Each person had a different voice and you always knew who was talking.
Complex, intriguing, small town story that includes family, friends, romance, deceit, mystery and suspense…this was a story that kept me reading and kept some twists for the end.
Emmit is a man who loves his daughters. He is raising them on his own having been widowed a few months before the story begins. Four unique, headstrong, tenacious and precocious girls that are unusual, to say the least, and have bonded to create an unbreakable force to be reckoned with are the stars of this story. Into the lives of Emmit and his daughters steps Savannah Walker – new school principal. Her first encounter with the sisters during the first week of school is…interesting. Her encounter with their father…even more interesting. Her encounters with others provide background and fodder for the storyline.
The story is fast-paced, action-packed, charming, endearing and has a small town cozy feel to it with a bit of the backwoods in dialogue and behavior, at least at times. The bad guy is not revealed till the very end and is done with a bit of drama. I enjoyed the story and look forward to reading the second book in the series to find out if the questions I had related to a letter will be revealed. I did think the ending a bit abrupt with a significant time span leapt over but all in all this was an interesting and entertaining book.
Thank you to NetGalley and The Wild Rose Press, Inc. for the ARC – This is my honest review.
3-4 Stars