Over eight years ago, bad boy Zach Corbett had had enough
of the constant fighting with his mother and walked out of
the house that was suffocating him. Now he's returning to
face his demons. His first surprise is Fran Dolton. When he
left, she was a pudgy, take-no-bull girl. Now she's a
beautiful woman, but doesn't realize it. His second
surprise is at the door of his former home -- the daughter
he never knew he had.
Fran has always been the person to save the day. She did it
by caring for her parents until they died. Now she's taken
over reconstruction of the gardens at Bliss House. And
she's giving Zack a place to stay, as well as a job in
return for room and board, until he can straighten out his
past and figure out his future.
The last thing either wants or needs is to fall in love.
Zack's job in Virginia is demanding and unpredictable. Fran
still doesn't trust men after being so badly used in
college, but she does know she wants to become a wife and
mother. They do fall in love, but it takes a near-tragedy
for Zack to realize he can't let Fran go.
This is the fourth story in the Something Blue Series. Zack
and Fran seem like total opposites, but the chemistry
between them is spectacular. I was pleased with the
outcome, even though it left me a little sad. Ms. McLinn
has done a marvelous job creating the stories in this
series.
The prodigal son of Tobias, Wisconsin’s premier family is
coming home, and the town will never be the same. Zach
Corbett grew up as a charming rebel with startling blue
eyes, who shrugged off responsibilities, letting others –
especially his older brother Steve – pick up the slack. Now
he’s going to put the hard-earned maturity he’s gained in
eight-and-a-half years away to the ultimate test – a bigger
test than even he knows.
Zach’s expectations of his homecoming are demolished when a
girl named Nell answers the door at his childhood home and
announces that she is his daughter, and his brother is
raising her as his own child.
Fran Dalton specializes in coming to the rescue, from
nursing her father to restoring the jungle-like gardens
around Bliss House as part of a community project to
renovate the old estate. She’s vowed the gardens will be
her very last rescue project. But when Zach walks back into
Tobias, Fran sees a situation she can’t turn her back on.
Too many hearts are at stake. Nell’s, Steve and his wife’s,
Zach’s. And maybe even her own.
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