"exciting contemporary romance"
In Bedford, Rhode Island, one year ago today, Annie
Hunter's beloved husband Richard suddenly died of a massive
heart attack at forty-two years old. Though still
grieving, Annie's interior decorator business remains a
success though her personal life is a zilch. Annie comes home from work only to see a young adolescent
sleeping on her porch with her dog resting next to him.
She calls the police who take Cullen Gallagher down to
station, but not before he claims Annie is his mother and
Richard his father. At the police station, Annie learns
that Cullen lives at Noah House for Troubled Boys, managed
by Linc McCoy. As Annie and Linc overcome their initial
distrust of one another they work together to learn the
truth behind Cullen's continual claim that Richard is his
father. They fall in love with one another, but both
believe that the other is wrong for them even if they work
so well together. Dee Holmes furbishes her fans with an exciting contemporary
romance that will grab the heartstrings of the audience
because of Cullen's need to belong to a family. Linc and
Annie are a fine couple, but the tension between them
changes rather quickly from suspicion of motive to that of
love. Readers will receive plenty of pleasure from BOY ON
THE PORCH, a wonderful character study that supports a
tough love approach to the problems of youth. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted December 25, 2002
USA Today bestselling author Dee Holmes brings us a deeply
moving story of a woman whose life is transformed by a boy
who suddenly appears on her porch one day...
SummaryOn the one-year anniversary of her husband's death, Annie
Hunter comes home to find a ragged-looking boy asleep on
her porch. When he awakes, she discovers his name is Cullen
Gallagher--and that he's convinced that Annie is his
mother. Everyone knows his claim is preposterous,
especially because she and her late husband, Richard, never
had the chance to fulfill their dream of having children.
Yet Annie finds herself drawn into the boy's search for his
birth parents--and to Linc McCoy, the handsome, rough-edged
director of the home for troubled boys where Cullen lives.
Slowly, Annie begins to imagine making a place in her life
for young Cullen--and for Linc, the one man who could heal
her wounded heart...
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