God, Country, Home, Family, all American values and there is no one better at sharing what it is like to grow up in a big family, than Sherryl Woods. On good days, everyone wants a grandfather like Mick O’Brien and on days when he’s interfering with her life, Carrie Winters tries to avoid him. In this book you also get a taste of what life is like in a small town; where everyone knows everything and there is no such thing as a secret!.
Carrie is trying to find herself after a disastrous relationship and an end to her public relations career. She is back home in Chesapeake Shores with a family she loves, but she has no idea where to go from there. She gets off on the wrong foot with Sam when she criticizes his parenting skills.
Sam has just been left sole caregiver of his six year old nephew after the death of his sister and brother-in-law. One minute he is a carefree bachelor and the next minute there is a tragic car accident and he is a Dad. It is fun watching Sam figure out that he isn’t so bad at the parenting thing after all, but the real fun is when the sparks fly between Sam and Carrie. If a husband and children are what you are dreaming of, do you take a chance on a man who suddenly finds himself with an unexpected child?
I enjoyed watching Sam and Carrie trying to decide if this is true love or if it is just a matter of close proximity. Between family dinners, cooking lessons, Carrie opening a day care center and a lot of interference by well meaning relatives, you learn what it’s like to be part of a large family.
If you experienced a dysfunctional family growing up, you long for a close happy one and if you grew up in a big, interfering home, you dream of being an only child. We all have our own dreams of that perfect family and I hope you find yours!
Happy reading, Linda
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