She’s just what the doctor ordered… but never knew he neededU.S. Marshal-turned-Sheriff Taylor James can trace her family back to the original thirteen Marshals appointed by George Washington. She’s good at her job, but once they find out she’s the local law, she can’t get even one of her dates to stay past the appetizers. Her plan? Convince good friend and hot neighbor Dr. Gabriel Adams to … Gabriel Adams to give her dating lessons since his dance card is always full.
A survivor of childhood leukemia with no guarantee his remission will last, Gabe lives by two rules: Don’t get emotionally involved and don’t let his well organized life spiral out of control. When he’s given a baby, with his name on her birth certificate, he needs Taylor’s help. But dangling dating lessons in exchange? If that will get the dedicated sheriff to lend a helping hand, could it be a bargain worth making?
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This was an OK read, I didn’t really see the ending coming. It was HEA, just not the way I thought.
I liked that the main female character held a job that is mainly viewed as a male position. It certainly did not detract from her being feminine. This was a nice read!
This is the first book I have read by this author and it was a good story. The story is inspiring both from a health view point and from a love relationship. Boy meets girl, both like the other, but the baggage they both carry around is holding them back. Throw in a runaway new mom who puts the ob doctor down as the father before she leaves the hospital. Gets real interesting trying to tie all of the ends together.
I really enjoyed the story, despite my credibility problems. His hangups are convoluted. The teen mom’s have some credibiility. There is a totally unbelievable twist a little past halfway cause those people would not have done that to the other people. But, it ended up with an ok ending.
If you’re looking for pure entertainment this one may be for you. It’s not really brain-candy, there is some pretty heavy stuff in here. However, it isn’t presented in a way that will drag you down. There is nothing really out of the ordinary or unexpected. It was predictable but I enjoyed it.
She is the temporary sheriff and he’s the obstetrician. She rents one side of his duplex and they become fast friends. He delivers a baby of a girl the sheriff found in labor. The girl takes off after the baby is born and puts the docs name on the birth certificate. They both struggle to care for the baby as they start to have feelings for each other. He has a secret. This is a clean book for those who like that. Easy read
I liked the premise. But I was not a fan of how the baby situation turned out. And honestly I agree with Gabe. How could Taylor do that? She betrayed him after talking him into having a life and making connections and letting people in. Honestly that girl isn’t trustworthy. Just up and say sure move in, take the baby. No. Sorry. Yes people make mistakes and deserve second chances but not that fast without proving yourself. Idk. Personally really upset by how the book route went. Yes it has a HEA for everyone but idk.
Taylor James is a determined woman. She is a US Marshall and has taken on the temporary job as Sheriff of Angel Point. Taylor’s family has a long history of being a part of the US Marshall’s service. She is very proud of this history but she has taken a leave of absence from the Marshalls while she thinks about what she wants to do with her life after a life altering event. She has accepted the short term position as sheriff and is renting half of a duplex.
On the other half of the duplex resides Gabriel Adams, her landlord. He is also known as Doctor Gabe. Growing up, Gabe dealt with a serious illness which he survived but it left him with long term issues. He is bound and determined to never have children and never have a serious relationship. Childhood trauma, if left untreated, lingers into adulthood.
Taylor and Gabe have zings but only decide to act on them when they become the accidental guardians of a newborn. Can these two work through their hang ups and find a happy ever after? Obviously yes since this is a romance book. But it is always about the adventure that leads them to their happy ever after.
This is the first time I have ever read a novel by Susan Lute but it definitely will not be the last one.
I did receive a copy of this novel from the publisher in exchange for a fair and unbiased review.
This was such a sweet read about an abandoned baby left with an obstetrician to care for when the young mother runs off after delivery. With the assistance of the town’s sheriff, the doctor cares for the baby while he looks for a suitable family to adopt the little angel all while falling in love with the beautiful sheriff. The story comes together so well and draws the reader into the Angel Point world right from the beginning and continues to make you feel like a part of the characters’ world through the whole book. A great start to a series that I look forward to reading more of.
This is one of those books that is a slow start for me. But once I got into it, it moved right on along into a nice burning romance of a read. Sheriff Taylor is lucky if she can make i through a date much less get to a second one. And her biological clock is ticking. Then we have Doctor Gabe on the other had hot doc who loves kids but never plans to marry and thinks kids are not in his future. These two share a living space as in duplex and are fast friends. So fast friends that one feels she can ask the other one to help her learn how to over come the never get to the second date jinx. She believes there is more to Dr Gabe than being a good hearted doctor and serial dating. These two are meant to be together as friends and more. So slow start to a burning romance.
Taylor is a US Marshall who left her position there and went to Angel Point to become their Temporary Sheriff. Now she has to decide is she going back to being a Marshal or will she take the permanent position as Sheriff and stay in Angel Point.
She currently rents a duplex from the towns Playboy Dr., Dr. Gabe Adams, and she agrees he is a hunk. She finds a young lady at the bus station who has just turned 18 and is about to have a baby. The girl seems to be afraid of something and can’t afford to go to the hospital. Taylor calls Dr. Gabe and takes the girl, Daisy to the hospital. Daisy has a cute baby girl that she names Rose. She doesn’t want to hold the baby or have anything to do with her. While Dr. Gabe is talking to Daisy on his rounds in the hospital, Daisy is filling out the birth certificate. Then later that day he gets a call from the hospital telling him to get there fast. He does and guess what he finds.
Read the book and you won’t be disappointed. Or at least I wasn’t.
This is my first book by Susan Lute.
What I liked:
The writing style
The characters
Part of a series: Angel Point
Standalone
HEA
I look forward to reading the next book in this series.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC from Tule Publishing.
There are definitely two sides to this book. When it comes to the actual storyline, I loved it and loved the chemistry and connection the main characters have. There are some particulars about raising babies that just drove me crazy though. But let me talk about the good first.
Both Sheriff Taylor and Doc Gabe are wonderful people. They care about their community and, most of all, the people in their community. Although Gabe is looked at as a sort of playboy, everyone still loves him since he is very up front with his intentions and he’s just so nice. Taylor is quite new in town, but the citizens have adopted her as one of their own and she feels a strong bond to the people already. No matter how much everyone loves Taylor, she can’t seem to do well on dates so Gabe is always trying to give her pointers all while trying not to fall for the strong-minded sheriff. When the two of them band together to care for an abandoned baby, the pull they feel becomes very hard to ignore.
Again, I’ll say I enjoyed the chemistry and arc of this story. There were some things I felt were told and not shown in their relationship. That was mostly things that had to do with them co-parenting Rose, not their actual relationship with each other.
As for Rose, the baby. Gabe is supposed to be an obstetrician. Sure, he’s not a pediatrician, but I’d assume he’d know the ins and outs of baby raising. At least to a certain extent. At first, I was able to somewhat ignore the odd mention here and there about Rose’s sleeping habits and such, but seriously. Not only did this man put the newborn baby to sleep with a loose blanket multiple times, he also put her down on her belly. I know, you may think I’m overreacting. But I’ve been living with my baby granddaughter since she was 2 months old and I know these are all no-no’s. In fact, the sleeping on the belly thing was a no-no back 22 years ago when my second son was born. So it was an annoyance to me. I fully realize I tend to be picky about strange things. But it’s such a simple thing I felt the author (or her editor or beta readers) should have caught before the book got this far.
Overall, this is a very enjoyable story. I will definitely seek more form this author and hope to read the next in this series.
**I received an ARC of this book courtesy of the publisher. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and given freely**
I really enjoyed Taylor and Gabe’s sweet love story in The Sheriff’s Baby Bargain by Susan Lute, book one in her Angel Point series. Taylor James took a break from her job as a U.S. Marshall to temporarily be the sheriff for the coastal town of Angel Point. Taylor is a good person, wanting to find the one, her Mr. Right but as soon as her dates learn about her job they desert her before the meal is served. She decides to ask her landlord and good friend Dr. Gabriel Adams for dating advice and lessons since he has no trouble finding dates. Gabe is a survivor of childhood leukemia and fears that although he has been in remission for years, that it won’t always be the case. So Gabe decided to live by two rules: do not get emotionally involved, and not to let his well organized life get out of control. When a young teen, found at the bus station, gives birth and abandons her baby at the hospital. Gabe finds he has more than a missing patient; she put his name on the baby’s birth certificate. Gabe asks Taylor to help him, dangling dating lessons in exchange. Gabe and Taylor soon discover they have more in common than taking care of the baby; magnetism and chemistry. This ends of causing both of them to re-think their feelings for each other and considering becoming a family of three. At least until life throws them a curve or two.
Ms. Lute wrote a wonderful, sweet and emotional story that is definitely not to be missed. She provided a tale rich with chemistry, amusing banter, and endearing characters giving Taylor and Gabe a chance to reassess their feelings for a future together. I highly recommend The Sheriff’s Baby Bargain to other readers.
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.
The Sheriff’s Baby Bargain by Susan Lute
She’s just what the doctor ordered… but never knew he needed U.S. Marshal-turned-Sheriff Taylor James can trace her family back to the original thirteen Marshals appointed by George Washington. She’s good at her job, but once they find out she’s the local law, she can’t get even one of her dates to stay past the appetizers. Her plan? Convince good friend and hot neighbor Dr. Gabriel Adams to give her dating lessons since his dance card is always full.
U.S. Marshal-turned-Sheriff Taylor James can trace her family back to the original thirteen Marshals appointed by George Washington. She’s good at her job, but once they find out she’s the local law, she can’t get even one of her dates to stay past the appetizers. Her plan? Convince good friend and hot neighbor Dr. Gabriel Adams to give her dating lessons since his dance card is always full.
A survivor of childhood leukemia with no guarantee his remission will last, Gabe lives by two rules: Don’t get emotionally involved and don’t let his well organized life spiral out of control. When he’s given a baby, with his name on her birth certificate, he needs Taylor’s help. But dangling dating lessons in exchange? If that will get the dedicated sheriff to lend a helping hand, could it be a bargain worth making?
This is Taylor James and Dr. Gabriel Adams’s story.
The clam chowder is great,” Taylor said as casually as she could manage, despite the thump of her heart, as butterflies dive bombed in her stomach. In fact, Camille’s shellfish stew was known far and wide as the best along the Pacific Northwest coast. “I recommend the chowder bowl.”
“Chowder bowl it is, then.” Bill smiled at her. That was a good sign, wasn’t it?
Forcing a normal breath, she placed their orders with Camille Rivers, owner of The Chowder House. Camille cast Taylor that look. The encouraging one that said, Good luck, honey.
She nodded in Gabe’s direction. “Mother Nature threw out the mold when she made that man.”
Taylor resisted glancing at her landlord where he still lingered with his date, laughing at something the blonde said. “Uh…no.”
The playboy doc with the heart of gold, as Gabe was affectionately known behind his back, going out with the girl who couldn’t get a man to stay through a whole meal? A pity date? Wouldn’t that be a laugh? On her. Better they just remain friends.
The Sheriff’s Baby Bargain by Susan Lute is a 4 star book.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader copy.
Susan’s Books with Tule:
The Sheriff’s Baby Bargain
Angel Point
I received this arc from Tule Publishing in exchange for an honest review. This was a nice sweet romance about Taylor, who finds it difficult to know how to date. She is awkward on her dates, not knowing what to talk about or how to act around a man she is interested in. She is on temporary assignment in Angel Point as their sheriff/Chief of Police. She is a federal Marshall whose partner got injured when they were on a job. She moved and took the job to recover from the incident. Taylor is renting half of a duplex From Dr. Gabe Adams, an OB, also known as the Playboy Doc. They have become friends, having pizza together on Fridays.
Taylor is on a run, passing the bus station when they call her over to ask for help as one of the passengers has gone into labor. She contacts Gabe and they have the girl, Daisy, taken by ambulance to the hospital. Gabe delivers the baby and Taylor is there for Daisy. It’s a girl and Daisy names her Rose. They go to visit Daisy and Rose and the nurse tells them Daisy left without Rose. She put Gabe’s name on the birth certificate and left her for him.
We learn that Gabe had leukemia as a child and knows that even though he’s in remission, it could come back. As a result, he won’t have a serious relationship and knows he can’t father children. He blurts out that he had leukemia to Taylor without sharing any details. He’s using this as a reason to not keep Rose, but rather find her a 2 parent home. Taylor has no experience with babies so Gabe has to teach her the basics. Gabe and Taylor strike a bargain. She will help him care for Rose and he’ll give her dating advice.
There were some unexpected twists in the story, including the arrival of Taylor’s dad and the view into their relationship and the final placement of baby Rose. There is an eventual HEA and the book is very enjoyable to read. I look forward to the next books in this series.
The Sheriff’s Baby Bargain by Susan Lute is the first book I have read by this author. I don’t know if she is new to writing or if somehow I have missed her book s in the past. I won’t be missing them in the future because I will be actively looking for them. What looked to be a simple romance was a wonderful sweet read with twists, events I didn’t see coming and characters that I truly liked.
There were several other things I liked about the story. First off this is not a secret baby or oops-I’m-having-your-baby kind of story. Next, from the title I assumed the sheriff is the male in the story but that is not the case. The sheriff is Taylor James, a US Marshall, one tough, clever, sensitive, caring woman. Nor is she having an unplanned pregnancy. Dr. Gabriel Adams is also clever, caring, sensitive man even if he is afraid to count on the future.
While the newborn, Rose and her future are at the center of much of the story there are also other situations, complications, and relationships to the story with some dramatic events happening in the community of Angel Point. Some more surprising than others. The ending may seem a little easy but in this time of “sheltering at home” the ending was a great reminder that better days are coming.
Take it from me, don’t dwell on the silly title. Take a chance on The Sheriff’s Baby Bargain by Susan Lute because it is a wonderful, engaging read.
4.5 Stars
An ARC of the book was given to me by Tule Publishing which I voluntarily chose to read and reviewed. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Stars
This is a heartwarming sweet romance that will draw you in and keep you engaged until the last looking forward to more in this series
Both Dr. Gabriel Adams and Taylor James have past that shape their future He suffered from childhood leukaemia and won’t allow himself to love as he is afraid he won’t always be in remission. She has followed the family business and become a US marshal though she is currently on lave and acting as Angel Points Sheriff she has problems dating as the moment men find out her job they can’t get away fast enough. She is the tenant in one side of the duplex that Gabe owns. She asks him for dating advise and he needs her help when a baby is left on his doorstep Can they both let down their walls and realise what is actually between them and can they allow themselves a future together
Ms.Susan Lute is a new author to me one I will be reading more of in the near future.Loved these characters and their storyline.
It was a great book to review because I
This is book #1 of the Angel Point series I was given an ARC in exchange for my own review.
Great story, interesting characters, and Gabe’s childhood leukemia really an extra reasons for tissues, besides the new born baby abandoned by its mother.
Twists I wasn’t expecting, plus some senior romances heating up the plot kept me flipping the pages.