Harmony Cross is a lady who knows how bad life can be.
She's turned around, gone to rehab and junked the toxic
prescription drug habit. Now she's back home in Dawson,
Oklahoma, hoping to reconnect with her faith and herself.
The girl who used to ride barrels surfaces when she spots a
neglected Appaloosa in a corral, and she steps in to buy
him from a farmer grieving for his lost soldier son.
SINGLE DAD COWBOY is Dylan Cooper, who went to school with
Harmony but didn't see eye to eye with the rich girl. The
two kids he cares for aren't his, but he took them on after
their mother died. Now he hauls Harmony's new horse to her
home. That's one fine horse, or he will be once he's fed,
but he's never been broken and Harmony isn't physically
strong due to a car accident. To stop everyone in town
worrying, Dylan offers to stop by and help anytime; while
he thinks it would be great if Harmony played with the kids
occasionally and got family off his back about his needing
to find a lady friend. Harmony resents interference, but
they do live close to each other, and well-meaning people,
like the preacher and his wife, keep coming to see if she's
okay. Maybe they could both get some peace, though she's
determined not to lie to anyone.
Dylan is weary. Two kids under five, car seats and
responsibilities, make him feel older than his age, while
his single friends can go out dancing. Harmony surprises
herself by enjoying the senseless chatter of toddlers in
the diner, taking her mind off herself. These are two
interesting people, young to have experienced so much, with
a lot to work through before they can feel free again. I
took no time in deciding I liked them both.
This is part of the Cooper Creek series so we meet
other
characters over family meals. However I found the story
held together well as a standalone. Harmony raises the
issue of having a birth mother who was an addict, and
wonders if it led to her own problems, so we can reflect on
the long-term damage that drugs do to our society. Brenda
Minton writes about incredibly real people, accompanied by
animals, laughter and some tears. She says SINGLE DAD
COWBOY will be the final book in this series but I'm sure
she'll keep bringing us more tales of people learning to
trust themselves and love one another.
Determined to start over, Harmony Cross returns to Dawson,
Oklahoma. She needs time and space—not complications.
Especially not in the form of the charming Dylan Cooper. But
the handsome cowboy is not the man Harmony remembers. Now
he's a single dad with two sweet and vulnerable children to
take care of. Harmony never thought she'd see the day—not
only is Dylan more kindhearted than she ever imagined, but
she's falling for the last man she ever thought she'd love.
Can this unlikely hero give her a perfect forever?
Cooper Creek: Home is where the heart is for this Oklahoma
family.
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