Orphaned by tragedy, Rein Mackenzie was taken in by his
benevolent uncle at the Kinnison ranch alongside two others
abandoned at a young age. Now, he and his ‘brothers’ carry
on Jed Kinnison’s dream of making the ranch a haven for
those who need hope. But when a woman arrives claiming to be
related to the Kinnisons, she brings danger—not only to his
heart, but to those he calls family. Liberty’s
presence is a surprise to the family she’s never met, and
while she yearns to belong, she knows her presence is a
reminder of their painful past. Fearless, she dives
in, losing her heart to the ranch, to the community, and to
an unexpected summer fling. But when dangers from
her past catch up to her, they may cost her everyone and
everything she has come to love.
Note from Amanda:
I credit Anne
River Siddons with jump-starting my love of summer
reading! When I read COLONY,
it planted the seeds for a love of in-depth,
character-driven stories that would take root inside and
continue to influence my joy in writing and reading many
years later. Many other authors followed with great summer
reads--Antoinette Stockenberg, Nora
Roberts, Barbara
Freethy, Susan
Mallery, and Susan
Wiggs, to name a few. The colorful characters in small
towns, beach houses, lakeshore cabins will always be my idea
of a great summer read! While there are many new authors out
there to enjoy (and I hope you'll pick up either RUGGED
HEARTS or RUSTLER'S HEART in my Kinnison
Legacy contemporary rancher series!!) sometimes I enjoy
going back to my "keeper shelf" to become inspired all over
again!