Silhouette Special #745: Silent Sam's Salvation

This is subtitled "Cowboy Country" and is the stories of the Dawson siblings and Grandma D.Sam opened his mouth and put his foot in it. Saying one of the brothers should get married - Hank was laid up with a broken [almost shattered] let.Becky has left and is now pregnant with Pete's child [her husband]. Hank is obnoxious in recuperating from his leg -- so Grandma D walks out with Hanks daughter Tina.Sam must run the ranch almost single handed [don't remember any ranch hands] so Hank is left home alone a lot. He turns out to be a rotten housekeeper. What a shock Dani gets when she sees the condition of the kitchen and the rest of the house.Sam has never been hugged before [at least not by a woman he felt an attraction for] and starts running scared.When Dani finds out that Sam is sending monthly checks to Ginny Bradford, enter the green-eyed monster. Sam is not willing to get married. Is Ginny his mistress?The biggest surprise came when Dani saw the ease with which Sam got along with her son, Colin and daughter, Kim.But Sam's secret was tearing him apart and driving Dani away. Wonderful array of characters - very realistic problem situations -- such optimism from Dani [she seduces Sam] to Sam's hidden secret [he refuses to tell] what a mix of emotions.Excellently written story but for their situations in life to give into hormones -- affairs while continuing to deny the idea of marriage? Bad judgements! Sounds like crazy mixed-up ideas of love.Will recommend as a very good read -- will grace someone else's library!

Silent Sam's Salvation is the second book in Myrna Temte's Cowboy Country series. Sam Dawson returned from the war a different man. Later, after his parents died, he took over the responsibility of running his family ranch and looking after his brother, sister, and grandma. Now in his forties Sam's brother Hank decides to help his brother find a wife by placing a personal ad, of course, he does this without telling Sam.Dani Smith wants a better life for her children than what she is able to provide them in Chicago. Dani decides to do something completely out of character by responding to the personal ads. Dani begins corresponding with Sam (unaware that she is actually writing Hank). Before she knows it `Sam' asks Dani and her kids to come to the ranch for six months as a trial visit.Sam is stunned when Dani and her children show up at his ranch. Sam is ticked at his brother Hank, but feels he most honor the invitation to let Dani stay for six months. The only difference is that Sam lets her stay as his housekeeper not his potential wife.Dani's time at the ranch turns into an interesting, fun, and romantic read. Dani and Sam are great primary characters, but tons of secondary characters add their own interest to the story. The first two books in the series were good and I look forward to Hank's story.