Donna Alward

I rxed this book in the mail today and then had to run off to work! I came home after work and devoured it in one sitting.

I am glad to say this book is as good as I wanted it to be. I did cry many times because Donna got it- she really got it. The fear for Jonas that Shannyn feels is believable and so close to my heart.

     I've been looking forward to reading this story for quite awhile now... ever since I read a review for it... I think it was Sadhbh ~ and again a book that she really enjoyed came up another winner.
     I was so hooked on what Jonas was going through, both physically, mentally and emotionally... and Shannyn was fantastic with him.  Donna did a fabulous job taking us through Jonas' struggle and it reads very true to me... as does his insistence that he can get through it on his own.  Whenever I read something like this, my eyes are opened to what servicemen and women in battle go through.  Then for them to return home and try to go on as before after these lifechanging experiences.  It's just incomprehensible to those who've not experienced it, but Donna puts a human face on this struggle and I applaud her.
     I loved the relationship that Jonas built with Emma ~ and her love and acceptance of him was beautiful... she was so happy to have a daddy!
  I did have some issues with Shannyn from time to time, but that just shows how real she came across... definitely someone that was believable.

RATING:
Excellence: Great to Excellent ~ 3.5 stars
Steaminess: Romantic

I read this book late into the night as I just could not put it down.  It was a wonderfully sweet story I had particularly bought after reading the author's most recent release.

I was not disappointed and now, having worked backwards, I'm reading "Hired by the Cowboy"!

Shannyn hadn't known when he left that Jonas was going to be the father of her baby.  The baby she didn't know she was carrying.  That was six years ago, and now he was back.  Broken and bitter, and demanding to know the little girl that had his eyes.

Secrets are hard to keep in a small town...But Grace Lundquist is determined to hide her pain. Hardworking and always cheerful, she's the town's sweetheart. Everybody loves her....Grace knows that one man isn't fooled. When Mike Gardner looks at her, she feels he can see right into her soul.

Grace works herself into the ground trying to escape her memories but she's not fooling Mike. He left her years earlier because he had nothing to offer her but now it's time for them to pick up where they left off. But Grace isn't the same. Can he overcome her objections and convince her they have a future together?

Alexis nearly faints in front of Connor and when he needs a bride and realises she's alone and pregnant they strike a bargain. He gets his trust fund and she gets a breathing space to sort herself out. But falling in love was never part of the agreement!

Shannon is shocked when he walks into the Physical Therapy Office that she manages. Jonas Kirkpatrick left town six years ago for special forces training. She never thought to see him again. Shannyn thought she was doing the right thing by keeping his daughter from him but now...