Publication Date: August 5, 2014
Publisher: Berkley
Series: Second Chance Ranch # 1
From USA Today bestselling author
Catherine Mann comes this beautiful, heartwarming novel about a returning
military officer, the daughter of his fallen commander, and a very special dog
with a mission. For fans of Jill Shalvis and Susan Mallery.
Nestled in the sunny fields of Tennessee lies the McDaniel family’s Second Chance Ranch Animal Rescue. Two new arrivals are on their way, but only one is the four-legged kind.
Staff Sergeant Mike Kowalski wants only one thing after he gets home from Iraq: to sleep in a king-sized bed with clean sheets. But first, he has to hand off his fallen commander’s dog, Trooper, to his family without handing off his heart to Sierra…
Sierra McDaniel needs a break. Her family life is crazy, and when she’s not mucking out kennels, she’s slogging through grad school. Sierra certainly doesn’t want another dog, especially one that reminds her of her father. And she definitely doesn’t want to see Mike with that charming smile of his…
But Trooper has a mission of his own. Before too long Mike is moving to the ranch to lend a hand—and hoping for his own second chance with Sierra.
Nestled in the sunny fields of Tennessee lies the McDaniel family’s Second Chance Ranch Animal Rescue. Two new arrivals are on their way, but only one is the four-legged kind.
Staff Sergeant Mike Kowalski wants only one thing after he gets home from Iraq: to sleep in a king-sized bed with clean sheets. But first, he has to hand off his fallen commander’s dog, Trooper, to his family without handing off his heart to Sierra…
Sierra McDaniel needs a break. Her family life is crazy, and when she’s not mucking out kennels, she’s slogging through grad school. Sierra certainly doesn’t want another dog, especially one that reminds her of her father. And she definitely doesn’t want to see Mike with that charming smile of his…
But Trooper has a mission of his own. Before too long Mike is moving to the ranch to lend a hand—and hoping for his own second chance with Sierra.
As if there weren’t already enough reminders of her dead dad. She blinked back tears. Was it so wrong to want some part of her life that wasn’t military issued and full of good-byes?
Sierra. The daughter of his mentor. Off-limits.
Untouchable. And total Kryptonite to a man who’s spent twelve long months
dreaming of her citrusy scent to escape the pungent stench of war.
Kneeling, she offered her hand for the dog to
sniff before stroking his head. Her eyes glazed with unshed tears, but her ease
with the strange dog was unmistakable. Her mom had a Dr. Dolittle gift.
Sierra McDaniel has a lot on her plate. She is
an ambitious character and this is what I loved most about her. She was,
without a doubt, my favorite. She was dealing with her father’s death, attending
grad school, and all while trying to help out at her mom’s animal rescue.
Sierra is a character worth following. She has true grit and determination when
it comes to all the things going on in her life. She really struggled with the
idea of letting Mike in again and it was nice to watch her go through those
emotions and really take the time to discover what was best for her. Her
character was well-developed and truly a believable one.
This story is an emotional one. It is not only
Sierra and Mike’s story but it’s a story of Sierra’s entire family and of
Trooper, Allen’s trusted companion. I usually hate books that make me cry, but
this was much needed and the message behind this book was all too powerful. I
later found out that this is going to be a series and the next book is set to
release in January. It looks just as charming and as endearing as this one was
and I highly recommend to any and every one. This is a story of more than just
romance, but of real, solid, everlasting relationships as well.
***A free copy of this book was provided to me
by the publishers at Berkley in exchange for my honest review***
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