Home with You
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4.8 • 10 Ratings
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- $5.99
Publisher Description
A tragedy brings sudden responsibilities—and more—to a stubbornly single professor in a “sweet [and] enjoyable” tale by the USA Today–bestselling author.
The Bradshaw brothers never dreamed they’d return to their hometown. But tragedy has brought them back together in Benevolence, Washington, where they’re finding generosity, surprising revelations—and unexpected love . . .
Sullivan Bradshaw is in way over his head. A car crash killed his brother, Matthias, and critically injured his sister-in-law. It’s Sullivan’s turn to care for the couple’s six children and the ancestral farm, but the die-hard bachelor and art professor is hardly family-man material. What he needs is the perfect nanny-miracle worker-saint. What he gets is pretty Rumer Truehart, a free spirit who will change everything he ever thought he wanted . . .
Rumer learned the hard way that nothing is for sure, much less forever. And she certainly understands why Sullivan’s unhappy childhood makes him a strictly no-commitments kind of guy. But she can’t help being drawn to this thoughtful, gentle man. And when trouble strikes, she’s determined to win his trust—and show him love can be a promise for keeps.
Praise for Shirlee McCoy’s Sweet Haven
“Fans of Debbie Macomber will appreciate McCoy’s sweet, funny, heartwarming romance with its friendly, small-town setting.” —Booklist
“A delicious small-town treat.” —Library Journal
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
First in a series set in fictional Benevolence, Wash., this sweet contemporary is enjoyable but suffers from an implausible setting. Sullivan Bradshaw, bachelor and academic, is called to family-owned Pleasant Valley Organic Farm after his brother, Matthias, is killed in a car accident. Matt's wife, Sunday, is in a coma, and their six adopted children need care. Sullivan can't cope but Rumer Truehart can. She's a former foster child with a master's in early childhood development, and she instantly diagnoses and addresses any situation the children can cook up. She's in urgent need of cash and reluctantly agrees to a job as housekeeper. The adults' connection is well-executed, if inevitable, but how is it that Rumer, who hails from another local farm, has never heard of Pleasant Valley? Who's running the agricultural operations while Rumer keeps house and Sullivan writes his research paper? And why did no one from the allegedly supportive Benevolence Baptist Church offer help until weeks after the tragedy? The setup, to a distracting extent, is not thought through. The book is worth reading for the cute kids, but readers shouldn't expect an immersive experience.
