"Fine romantic thriller"
Callie Lambert fears her abusive stepfather who she
assumes killed her mother; however her trepidation is not
so much for herself, but for her younger half-brother and
two half sisters. Feeling a need to protect them, Callie
abducts her siblings and flees New York for her birth town
Homestead, Texas using a different identity so as to make
sure she cannot be traced. She assumes that law
enforcement will ultimately catch up to her vile
stepfather. Callie knows having four young people move into the small
town would not allow them to stay in hiding, but she plans
to insure nothing would place her in the spotlight of the
sheriff's office. However, that is before she met Sheriff
Wade Montgomery, who seems to have more than just a
passing interest in her and her charges as they are
attracted to one another form the first encounter. Still
he upholds the law so she dreads what he will do if he
learns the truth. Wade realizes she hides a secret that
keeps her anxious especially around him, but wants to help
her even if it means losing the job he always wanted for
not helping her means losing his heart. The duo enhanced by the antics of her siblings and the
townsfolk make for a fine romantic thriller with the
suspense coming early and late. The ensemble cast is top
rate with the varying individuals having differing
personalities. Though the stepdad is mean to the bone
with no redeeming quality, fans will appreciate this
return Home to Loveless County entry due to a fine plot
focusing on the trepidations of Callie cautious distrust
of falling in love. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted November 15, 2005
SummaryCallie Lambert flees New York with her three young siblings
for the small Texas town where she was born, waiting for the
day their abusive stepfather is put in jail and it's safe to
return to the city.
The four of them quickly become attached to Homestead and
its people—especially Sheriff Wade Montgomery, a man
who knows what it's like to lose everything.
But what will happen when he finds out Callie's secret? Will
he turn her in, or help her at the risk of losing his badge?
No matter what the future brings, she's made a promise to
bring the kids back home...but what if they're already there?
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