Silhouette Intimate Moments #650: Miracle Man

It is hard not to picture James Arness in the role of U.S. Marshal Lane Monday [on size alone].Lane has the unenviable chore of delivering a prisoner [again - massive], Emmet Rice to the Federal Prison in Lexington, Kentucky."And it was Lane Monday's size alone that had been the reason for his recall from a much needed vacation. ---Who better than a man who could look Rice in the eye and come away grinning?"On the way the twelve seater plane encountered a nasty storm -- Yup! they went down. What a mess! Lane got away before the plane exploded and the ground fell away from him.Ah, Antonette Hatfield was keeping her eye on the approaching storm as she was repairing a fence and decided to make a run for the farm house.Imagine her shock when she saw a body floating down the swollen river. Now she is a tall gal, six feet - hard to look any man in the eye. At 29, she has given up all hope of finding the right man to marry. Now she decides she will settle for just having a baby. [grin] if she can find a man to seduce.The story of her saving Lane's life and trying to seduce him and not fall in love with him makes for a fascinating tale.Lane, himself, has many issues, the least of which is that he will never allow himself to fall for another woman or raise a family.Yet he finds it hard to comprehend Toni's brother, Justin's attitude toward his sister. With seven brothers, Toni has had to be very self-sufficient, though they love her dearly.Toni's need to have a family of her own drives her to the unthinkable. She tempts Lane into leaving behind a part of himself that he will never miss. Oh,Oh! "Just for fun!"She really goes all out for "no strings, no communication, no nothing" It drives Lane crazy! But strange things are already happening. And Emmet Rice surfaces bringing Lane back to Tennessee and Toni. Again "just for fun!" This time with results! [grin] this gal knows what life is all about.Fantastic! Such a great working out of emotional scars [that caused misunderstandings] and then Toni's brother, Wyatt [book #2] shows up and again brings Lane back. Boy, was he in for a surprise and a resurfacing of his old fear. It took Toni and her love to quell that fear.HIGHLY RECOMMENDED --- Definitely worth reading again and again.A big keeper. looks like Wyatt's story will be the same.

The Author has taken two people with completely opposite feelings about their specific future. Traveling a future path of lonliness is the only path that the hero and heroine can forsee in their perspecitve futures. It keeps the reader wondering just how their paths will or if they will merge onto the same path and have a loving and happy ending.