"A story that brings both laughter and tears."

For some, life isn't always easy. But for Mary Lee Clawson, life is never easy. That's why she knows that going home to take over her father's Motor Court is just the break she needs. It's also a chance to turn her life around and to prepare for the baby growing inside her.

Jake Ramero knows he should stay as far away from the young widow as possible; he has enough problems without taking on hers too. Despite this knowledge, he can't help but be drawn to Mary Lee.

But there's someone who isn't so taken with the fiery redhead's charms. Someone who stands to lose a lot if her baby is born and will do anything to make sure that doesn't happen.

Even with ever-growing odds stacked against her, Mary Lee has never been one to give up without a fight. And with the help of her friends, it's sure to be an interesting battle.

Full of fun, laughter and tears, not to mention steamy romance, this book is sure to capture the heart of the romantic in everyone.

Reviewed by B.L. Willes
Posted June 4, 2004

In Depression-era America, U.S. Route 66 beckoned to those who yearned for a better life. Dorothy Garlock celebrates the dreamers who rode westward on....

Hope's Highway

Summary

Margie Kinnard is thrilled when the father she barely knows agrees to take her to California. For years, she has yearned to try her luck in Hollywood. But her troubles start the moment she steps into his truck.

Ornery and embittered, Elmer Kinnard couldn't care less about his daughter or the families in their small caravan: the parents whose blind son longs for a radio career; the brother and sister united by fierce loyalty and hope. But Margie is intensely interested in everyone---especially the rough-hewn rancher who later joins their little convoy with his young niece. Brady Hoyt, who knows all about heartbreak, has no intention of getting involved with Margie, just as she has no intention of sacrificing her movie star dreams for a man with a ready-made family.

Tragedy strikes, someone turns traitor, and a dangerous stalker threatens them all on the highway they call Route 66.