Reviews - Contemporary

Confirmed bachelor, Cal Reeves enjoys his nomadic trucker lifestyle. So he's got major decisions to contemplate when his sister dies and names him guardian to his 6-month old niece Magnolia. First, find a babysitter willing to help care for Maggie while he finishes two contracted hauls. Second, return home to Texas and break up with his lazy, mooching girlfriend.

The Valentine Suite
Tracy
Broemmer

Alys Holland checks into the resort her eldest son and his fiancé have chosen for their wedding. Dismayed when a double booking error means she and her ex-husband, Fletcher will have to share the Valentine Suite, she is forced to relive the painful memories of their past.

Oranges for Miranda
Annette
Bower

Miranda Porter is retired, and learned who she is without her career is daunting. Preferring to control as much of her life as possible, she takes a trip to Portugal. Her trip is meant to help her figure out a new direction in life and give her adult children room to grow the business without her. However, when so much of her life has involved her career who is Miranda without it?

In the first story, Chico Burnside despairs of getting fitted for a tuxedo for his wedding to Andy Wells in Konigsburg, Texas. Chico isn’t a formal kind of guy, but in order to appease his mother—who has turned into a control freak with the wedding preparations—he goes along with it. Andy also is depressed; she wants to marry Chico, but doesn’t know if she can handle too much more.

Distracting the Deputy
Shanna
Hatfield

WESTERN: Outdoor adventure guide Zadie Redmond can handle all things outdoors. With a plan to enjoy a quiet birthday weekend, Zadie wraps up her latest adventure and heads home only to find the perfect field to walk through and melt away her latest client fiasco stress.

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