Sadie Harris is having a really tough time. Her marriage to
Sly, a mean, abusive cop, is over and she is trying to get a
divorce. Since she moved out of their home, Sly has been
stalking her and making her life hell. He is in denial
about his failing marriage and is doing anything he can to
force her back home. Sadie wants sole custody of their five
year old son, Jaydan, who Sly thinks is a sissy and he can
make him a "real man." Sadie needs to be financially
independent of Sly but in the small, close town of Silver
Springs, he is the local hero. Each time Sadie tries to
have an interview for a better job than working in the
diner, Sly threatens the locals and she is never hired.
Until today when she answers an ad from Dawson Reed
seeking help.
Dawson Reed has just returned to his farm after being
falsely accused of murdering his adoptive parents, and
serving a year in prison. A big sign MURDERER is splashing
across the front of his house and can be seen as far away as
the highway. He has specific goals and will not stop until
he gets his mentally challenged sister home from a state
institution that has cared for her since he was imprisoned.
He must discover who killed his parents. He seeks a
hitchhiker who he picked up the night they were killed and
the police refused to look for. Dawson must get the house,
which had been vandalized, in shape so that he can bring his
sister, Angela, back home. He advertised for a
housekeeper/caregiver so he can work to restore the farm and
earn some money.
An appointment with Sadie is set and when she arrives she
is nervous and guarded, but Dawson treats her like a perfect
gentleman and when he tells her about his sister, Angela,
and how he wants to get her back to the only home she has
ever known, Sadie accepts the job. They work well together
and a close relationship begins between Dawson and Sadie.
Sly is angry and is set on causing damage, serious damage,
to Sadie.
Brenda Novak is a favorite author of mine. Ms. Novak has a
knack for always telling a good story with a cast of
characters, some good, some bad, that you will root for or
boo. This is Sadie and Dawson's story and they are both
good people, with big hearts and strength of character. A
story of second chances, family, a bad cop who is protected
by his fellow officers and his Chief until he goes over the
line. Sly is easy to dislike and he is someone to fear.
Dawson protects Sadie and falls in love with her, while
caring for his sister, getting to know and care for Jaydan,
and making the farm become profitable again. Their
relationship is sweet and his patience in caring for her is
special. Dawson is very loving to Jaydan and in the end
happiness comes to the Reed farm. NO ONE BUT YOU is a lovely
story,
told beautifully by Ms. Novak. Thank you. I loved it!
New York Times bestselling author Brenda
Novak welcomes you to Silver Springs, a picturesque small
town in Southern California where even the hardest hearts
can learn to love again…
Struggling to make ends meet after a messy divorce, Sadie
Harris is at the end of her tether. Her waitressing gig
isn't enough to pay the bills let alone secure primary
custody of her son, Jayden, a battle she refuses to lose.
Desperate, she accepts a position assisting Dawson Reed—the
same Dawson Reed who recently stood trial for the murder of
his adoptive parents. Joining him at his isolated farm seems
risky, but Sadie is out of options.
Dawson has given small town Silver Springs plenty of reasons
to be wary, but he's innocent of the charges against him. He
wants to leave his painful past behind and fix up the family
farm so he can finally bring his dependent sister home where
she belongs.
As Sadie and Dawson's professional relationship grows into
something undeniably personal, Sadie realizes there's more
to Dawson than the bad boy everyone else sees—he has a good
heart, one that might even be worth fighting for.
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