Fourth-generation cattleman Luke Parker looks into his childless future and wonders what will become of the ranch he’s worked so hard to preserve. Sarah Magarity’s job with the Department of Children and Family Services has exposed her to the worst side of parenting. So much so that the altruistic redhead doubts she’ll ever have children of her own.The solution to both their problems might be a … problems might be a five-year-old boy abandoned on DCF’s doorstep just days before Christmas, but only if the cowboy can convince a jaded social worker that he’s good father material on a two-week cattle drive through Florida’s version of the Old West.
* This book was originally published in 2012.
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Gorgeous, sweet, perfect start to a series. Highly recommend!
If you’re a fan of feel good Hallmark movies, this is the series for you. Not only is it written by Hallmark Publishing’s launch author, Leigh Duncan, but it’s full of warmth, emotion, and family goodness.
Bonus – if you’re a Kindle Unlimited subscriber, you can read this entire series for free!
A sweet story about lost love, the futility of child protection services, and how both bring three people together. Strong characters with happily ever after. No sex or foul language.
A heartwarming story that tugs at your heart.
Cowboys, social workers, and rattlesnakes kept me turning the pages of this compelling tale. While five-year-old Jimmy captured my heart, Luke and Sarah needed to communicate with each other. But it all works out in the end. I figured out who the father was early on, but I wasn’t 100%, so it was nice to have my guess validated.
I find many new authors through sales on their books especially the ones that are free for a limited time. The second book in this series was free but I’m trying real hard to start series from the beginning so I bought Luke too. I wasn’t disappointed.
It’s the holidays and Social Worker Sarah Magarity is getting ready to shut down the office and start her two week vacation. First she is cleaning up from the holiday party they sponsored for clients. With the sound of the door opening everything changed. Sarah is about to break a few rules as she listens to the woman who brought the child in.
As she perused the paperwork she wonders if it’s possible that the father listed on the birth certificate is the same Luke Parker she had an altercation with over two boys sent on a cattle drive.
In an effort to keep the child out of an inappropriate group home, she agrees to Luke taking him on the Cattle Drive but only if she goes along.
While Luke is sure Jimmy isn’t his son he is determined to see the boy has a good time on the roundup. He also finds himself more than a little attracted to Sarah.
I love the way this plays out, there’s lots of emotion, some tears, some angst and just the right amount of heat.
I will definitely be reading the rest of this series!
Finding Home
Sarah was doing last minute paperwork before leaving in Christmas vacation. She worked at DCF and a lady & little boy came in. Poor Jimmy’s mom passed away in NYC and her mom’s friend brought him down to a father that didn’t know about him. Luke was getting the ranch ready for winter round up when Jimmy & Sarah came into his life.
This book lets a little boy steal the story. It is about Jimmy Lucas Parker and finding his forever home. Sarah Magarity works for DCFS. She tries to find homes for foster kids. Only on her last day before her vacation, little Jimmy Lucas Parker walks in and her heart melted. No way could she put him in a group home. Luke Parker is running the family ranch. Just when he thinks are running smoothly, a bump in the road occurs. No way is the child his. He wants nothing to do with him but Jimmy has a way about himself. He just crawls into your heart and stays there.