orphans

Liberty Jones fell in love with Hardy Cates when she was fourteen and three quarters and he was seventeen. However, Hardy wasn't going to let even love stand in his way of his ambition to escape the poverty of his childhood. He had left town - and Liberty broken hearted. But Liberty is a survivor and determined to make a better life for herself and little sister.

Social worker Renee wants to give a special group of homeless kids living in an abandoned warehouse a real Christmas. But her plans to save them go awry when real estate developer Duke Dalton swaggers in, ready to knock down the warehouse. The cowboy is mightily impressed by the petite blonde, and comes to love the children under her care and her cause.

A fast read, and definitely a page turner. It seemed that the story ended too soon... Hopefully Marliss will keep writing stories like this one. It was truly touching, and had a feel of realism you don't see often in Romance writing. Keep up the good work! I give this 4.99 stars out 5! (5 stars is where you run out of the house and immediately get a copy to read!)