A woman is the last thing on Ben Morgan’s mind as he comes home to Morgan’s Run, his family’s ranch in Saguaro Valley. Doctor’s orders, he’s home to heal, but the sooner he can get back to Santa Barbara, the better. Then he runs into Maggie Williams on Main Street, prompting vivid memories of a magical night, and Ben’s ailing heart skips a beat. Father of her beloved five year old daughter, the … the eldest of the Morgan sons is the last person Maggie expects to have crash into her car and back into her life. For years, she has struggled to forget him and to make a life for herself and her daughter, Emma, the mirror image of a father, who is unaware of her existence. Now, here he is, looking more gorgeous than the day he ran out of town. Maggie swears Ben Morgan will never break her heart again.
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A fun quick read!
This book was really a great book. The characters were someone you would want to know.
What I liked about the book was it was easy to read, it wasn’t hard to get into the characters like some books I’ve read.
What I didn’t like was Ben one of the main characters was introduced as a doctor, then later in the story he said he had an engineering degree, and then he had a practice. So which was it? Is he a doctor, or engineer. It wasn’t consistent. Also, when he found out he was a father of course he was mad, then he wasn’t but they never discussed it as a couple, the situation just resolved itself. The main problem I had with the story was the daughter was supposed to be a spitting image of her father, but no one knew for sure but Emma’s father. Give me a break, if you live in a small community and the daughter looks just like her father you would think that the other side of family would figure it out!
All in all it was a sweet story with inconsistencies.
… And the mama wolf kept her fangs out ready to tear into anyone who messed with her plans … too bad, this time she bit off more than she could chew! Ben’s mother, Lenora, was a control freak as well as a judgmental, arrogant, self-righteous woman. She had a lot to learn…
Eighteen year old Maggie was going places. College bound with academic scholarships assuring her of a brilliant future. Unfortunately those career aspirations were thrown out the window when she realized she was pregnant, unwed and the baby’s father long gone. She quit college and returned home determined to be the best mother around.
And that she was. She underwent the small town’s gossips, humiliation and belittlement and became the mother of a precious little girl named Emma. Between Maggie and grandpa Ned, Emma was in good hands. She was a strong little girl who was crippled from a drunken driver collision two years earlier when she was two years old.
And now enters Ben. He and Maggie had a drunken one night stand at party. Little does he know he’s now a father. He hightailed it out of that small town and never looked back…. UNTIL … medical issues forced him to take a break and get away from his successful but stressful business. He visits home and runs into Maggie, literally
Herein begins the story. There are trust issues, there are family issues and then there’s Emma…. right in the middle of it all. Ben falls in love with Emma and doesn’t even realize he’s her daddy. When he finds out, well let’s just say, he’s not happy. Maggie thought she was protecting Emma by keeping the daddy a secret. She didn’t want Emma to be hurt anymore thinking her precocious daughter had suffered enough. No way she wanted her to to meet her daddy and then lose him. Again, trust issues are big.
Maggie and Ben love their daughter and have a long road to travel if they are to make things work … I hope you enjoy their journey.
^ OBSERVATIONS/ QUESTIONS
… Maggie and Ben had a one night stand. How did he break her heart when he left town? They didn’t date, weren’t friends or anything, so how did he betray her when he didn’t call or check on her?
… Ben’s mother needed a comeuppance, Nuff said
… This is a sweet love story in the making. Lots of doubt, lots of mountains to climb and a journey that wasn’t easy for anyone. And the ending just might have you shed a tear or two.
… Maggie needed to let go of her pride and accept some help for her daughter.
… Dumb, dumb, dumb…. how on earth did Ben think finding his soon to be mother-in-law and inviting her to the wedding would be a good idea?
I cried, laughed, and was annoyed at different characters at different times in this book. By the time I was finished, I was exhausted. Beautifully written. Beautiful story. Wonderful characters. Spell binding.
Wow simply loved the family dynamics and purchased the series. Loved the characters and how they were intertwined in each book. This author is amazing and will continue to look for other books that have been published.
Didn’t finish it.
good book
A wonderful story of reunited love.
Fast paced, wonderful characters, great storyline.
The story is such a tender love story.
This is the first book by this author that I’ve read and I’m hooked on the whole series! The twists in the plots of this and the subsequent books come like curve balls. I’m definitely going to blow my monthly book budget this coming weekend.
Great
Great book. I can’t wait to read more of this series!
Great characters and a lovely setting
good book
Love her characters.
It was a page turner
An easy to read HEA book which portrays, betrayal, pain, hardship and love of family which trumps it all. Ben and Maggie overcome and work through real obstacles and challenges in their life. I fell in love with little Emma and the extended family.
I gave it four stars because I didn’t expect it to be so sexually steamy, but the story itself was very good.