Review: Sweet, heart-warming romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 16, 2011
Sam is a widower who struggles to run his ranch and look after his 3 children. He loves them but sees no way to manage and - with a heavy heart - decides to send them to their wealthy grandparents back east. The children misunderstand and, thinking that he longer wants them, decide to run away. They `steal' a pie and are discovered by Emily. She takes the children in for the night and has an overwhelming desire to help them.Emily has deep-rooted insecurities and will not allow herself to hope for a real husband and family of her own. She wants to help and also sees Sam and his family as a way to fulfil her dream of being part of a family.  Sam is reluctant to marry, but it offers a solution to keep his children with him.The story is a warm coming-together of all the members of the family and the slow and steady breakdown of self-imposed barriers between Emily and Sam. Past secrets come to light and explain the people they have become. The wealthy grandparents endanger their new family and create plenty of dramatic tension in the story.This is a relatively short, but satisfying love story with drama and humour and romance. I will definitely look out for future books by Margery Scott