A midnight tryst, an unknown admirer and a baby that is delivered to church with just a short note.
On the day Deacon Hudson was set to be ordained, a bundle shows up at the church with a simple note on it. Deacon Hudson is the father. Take care of her.
Deacon knows he’s not the father. The Immaculate Conception was a one time thing. But the baby needs a parent, and he has to decide if he will … was a one time thing. But the baby needs a parent, and he has to decide if he will give up his life dream of being a pastor to take the child, despite the fact that the note is a lie. Can he do it without resenting the child?
Blair Dixon made an unthinkable decision and sacrifice, driven by the unfathomable love a mother has for her child.
She served her time. Now she’s back to fix the mess she made.
It might not be possible to straighten everything out.
It’s definitely not possible for her to get everything she wants – the best everything for her daughter and the love of the cowboy she chose to be the father.
But small town gossip can be vicious, and unless she comes up with a plan, she could ruin his life a second time.
After what she’d done, love was impossible. Or was it?
Reviews for A Secret Baby in the Show Me State:
★★★★★ “I really enjoy seeing Jessie put real life thoughts and conversations in her books that really do go through the minds and hearts of Christians.” – Tiffany
★★★★★ “Lots of emotions in this story, just as in Chandler’s. And the author was spot on with how judgmental church people can be.” – Judy
★★★★★ “I honestly think this book should become recommended reading for all new Christians. While all the Hudson brothers are good men, Deacon embodies what forgiveness and compassion should look like as a Christian.” – Kati
★★★★★ “I can’t say enough good about these stories in this series, characters are awesome, story line are so interesting. Love the fact I can share with my mom and she has clean interesting stories to read and we can talk about!” – Kindle Customer
★★★★★ “A romance where the girl doesn’t think she is good enough for the guy. Makes for an interesting story.” – Pam
Books in the Cowboy Crossing series:
- Best Friends in the Show Me State
- Sold! in the Show Me State
- A Secret Baby in the Show Me State
- The Beast Gets His Cowgirl in the Show Me State
- A Marriage of Convenience in the Show Me State
- A Second Chance in the Show Me State
- A Mistletoe Mishap in the Show Me State
- His Best Friend’s Sister in the Show Me State
- The Cowboy Finds Love in the Show Me State
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I had an ARC copy of this book, but this is my voluntary and honest opinion. Jessie Gussman does it again. What a great story! She shows God’s perfect timing and forgiveness at work for sure in this book. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would highly recommend it.
A Secret Baby in the Show Me State
Jessie Gussman
Deacon was all set to become a preacher man. They were going to question him that evening and he was deep in prayer in the church. He hears a car seat being set down where he is in prayer when he finishes talking to God he noticed the baby and a pink paper written saying the baby is his. Clearly shocked knowing he hasn’t ever been with a woman he cries out to God and hears him say it’s his plan… Tinsley is now his life. He couldn’t imagine life with out her.
Blair came home to Cowboy Crossing. He mother isn’t doing well. She has MD and struggling to move. Blair has a past that she isn’t proud of. She was in prison and before that she has a baby, she had someone drop the child off to Deacon before she was locked up.
As soon as her mother is well enough she plans on leaving again. But Deacon and God have other plans!
Great story, I enjoyed reading this book.
My disclaimer…
I was given a copy of this book for my honest review.
Any book or novels I leave reviews on are not dependent on the book/novel review author’s opinion. No one influenced my voluntary review for any of the books or novels I read, they are my own opinions.
Jessie Gussman has a knack for making her characters come to life on the page. Deacon and Blair are two characters readers won’t soon forget. The story is engaging and heartwarming. This series just gets better with each book. I look forward to the next one.
I received this copy free from the author and am under no obligation to leave a review. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and am freely sharing my opinion.
I really like this series by Jessie Gussman. I loved that this book was about Deacon. I have been wondering about his story from the first book. I love that he is such a good man that he was willing to take in a baby that wasn’t his even though it threw off all his plans. I love how he helps Blair to heal and to know that her past doesn’t have to define her. I love that although neither of these people are perfect, they are perfect for each other. I love the theme of forgiveness and being able to start again to be better that is in this book. I look forward to the other books in this series.
I received a complimentary book from publishers, publicists, and or authors. A review was not required and all opinions and ideas expressed are my own.
Normally I don’t care for the really emotional tear-jerker stories. I prefer a light HEA. This book is the exception. Even with the hard topics — and there were several — it was FILLED with hope and love. It was a wonderful story!