So when would you tell the father of twins that he had
responsibilities? When they were on the way, or when they
arrived or... Adelaide Smythe decided not to tell him. She
and Wyatt Lockhart had a fling but as he's the son of a
ranch owner and she's the daughter of a man who embezzled
ranch funds and ran off with a floozy, Adelaide decided not
to look as if she was asking for anything from anyone.
TEXAS VALENTINE TWINS Jenny and Jake are beyond her power
to cope with alone, however.
Adelaide is getting some work done to her home and Wyatt's
mother has kindly offered to let the little family stay in
a ranch cottage. That means having to face Wyatt, but
Adelaide is determined to tough it out. But quick-thinking
Wyatt has done some homework and due to a past incident in
Nevada, when they were eighteen, he and Adelaide are
connected by a piece of paper.
This is one of those amusing accounts which gets deeper as
you read. There's a complication which had me laughing and
second-guessing the outcome. Modern life isn't as simple as
it was a few decades ago. I was surprised that in a book
about twins, it's all about the adults until almost thirty
pages in, but after that point we get plenty of feeding,
changing, immunisations and messy clothes. Sounds
exhausting, and Adelaide's still a bundle of emotions and
nerves. Really, this is no time to be making life-changing
decisions.
Wyatt lives in a converted barn, a beautiful open-plan home
which is part of his horse ranch business. Descriptions are
a nice part of this account as we get to know the various
places and people. Locals will talk, and the Lockhart
family wants matters to look respectable, but some
undercurrents mean that all the problems can't be ironed
out easily. Another nice touch is that Wyatt, who is
charming and successful, explains he isn't perfect, just
human. As Valentine's Day approaches, the two parents know
each other better than they ever did. But they don't trust
each other.
TEXAS VALENTINE TWINS is an adult romance by Cathy Gillen
Thacker who has written several Lone Star State series
like 'Texas Legacies; The Lockharts'. I enjoyed the twists
that kept taking the book in new directions while the baby-
minding seemed very realistic. Western romance fans will
have a good time.
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