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Daisy Spencer, the sensible daughter of Trinity Harbor’s self‑proclaimed patriarch, becomes the unlikely guardian of a ten‑year‑old runaway. While Daisy’s past is shadowed, the boy’s arrival offers a fresh escape and a chance to help an orphan. The town’s gossip runs rampant, but Daisy’s calm kindness keeps her focused on the child’s welfare. The real tension arrives when Walker Ames, a tough D.C. cop and the boy’s uncle, visits. Seeing Daisy as both a puzzle and a possibility, Walker grapples with the idea that the town’s polite, small‑town veneer masks deeper feelings. As their paths intertwine, a contemporary romance takes root, with themes of redemption, family, and the challenge of blending past and present in a close‑knit community.
First publish date: June 1, 2001
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Sherryl Woods
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