"A 'smile one minute/cry the next' book!"

This is not a conventional romance by a long shot. First of all, the couple in the book is already married and secondly, they are having serious marital problems, but this did not halt my enjoyment of this smile one minute/cry the next book!

This is the story of Max and Kelly Walker. Kelly's sister Erin had her story told in CHILD OF HIS HEART and her other sister, Geena was the heroine of CHILD OF HER DREAMS. Kelly and Max married right out of high school but before they married Max's parents sent him to a ranch for the summer. They were very much against their only child marrying so young. Kelly had just broken up with Max and he had a quick torrid affair with one of the girls at the ranch. She got pregnant and had a child. Each of their parents urged them to give the child up for adoption and Max never even saw the child.

Now Kelly and Max have four girls and Max wants more children. Kelly has been working as a real estate agent and that seems to be taking more and more of her time. Max urges Kelly to get help for the girls and for the house but she thinks she's Wonder Woman and can do it all.

When Max gets a letter from a Randall Tipton who tells him he's his son and wants to meet him, Max doesn't know what to do because he never told Kelly about his fling. Max is in a quandary. Even though he loves his girls dearly, he has always wanted a son. Now here's his chance to meet and get to know his son. How can he tell his family? Will it rip the whole family apart even more than they already are?

Joan Kilby's Hanson sisters' stories really touched my heart. I thoroughly enjoyed the whole series and look forward to Joan's next book!

Reviewed by Kathy Boswell
Posted February 25, 2003

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Summary

He wants a son.

Max Walker loves his daughters with a ferocity and depth that constantly surprises him. But in the deepest corner of his heart, in a place not even his wife knows about, he's always wanted a son.

She wants a life.

Kelly Walker adores her children—and she adores her husband of thirteen years. But recently she's developed interests outside the home.

They each get what they want...in unexpected ways.

Now they ought to be completely happy together. So how come their marriage is falling apart?