One Good Man

Jodie Nathan runs Mountain Crafts and cafe in Pleasant Valley. As a young teen ager she found herself pregant with no where to go but home. With the help of several people and her family she has raised her daughter Brittany,now 15 yrs. old, and started a store on her own. Jeff Davidson, who grew in this same town, has returned home after yars in the Marines. Along with several of his Marine friends he is determined to build a place that will help out young teenage boys who are in trouble with the next step being prison. He needs Jodie's help. They both share their past with each other. Jeff proves to Jodie that he is smart, has clever ideas and has come to love her and her daughter Brit. Another book in a series about the Valley. What a wonderful place to visit. Read the other books in this series. You will enjoy meeting Brynn in the book called Spring in The Valley.

This is a story of second chances, for a lot of people. Jodie Nathan is a single mother struggling to bring up a troubled teenage daughter. Jeff Davidson is the town's former kid-from-the-wrong-side-of-the-tracks, returning (after a stint in the Marines) to open a halfway-house type establishment for teenage boys who would otherwise be sent to prison. The two fall in love, but must each battle personal fears and competing duties to find their happy ending. This book features a truly amazing cast of minor characters. Jeff and Jodie, unfortunately, do sleep together once before their wedding, but the episode is not dwelt on. (In fact, it's so brief and cliched, and adds so little to the plot, I wondered why it was included at all.) You'll find yourself rooting for everybody on these pages, and that's saying a lot. Those who enjoy this story would probaby also enjoy three similar books by Cara Colter : "A Hasty Wedding," "The Heiress Takes a Husband," and "A Bride Worth Waiting For." All three feature heroes who have hearts for troubled kids, having been troubled kids themselves. And all three are exceptional.