Life goes on whether you like it or not. The quality of that life is up to you. That is the lesson both Logan and Nora have to learn but before they can do that they have to realize they deserve to be happy. Their happiness seems rather illusive as their pasts keep haunting them -- riddling them with guilt. Loan's guilt stems from his inability to prevent the death of his young son. Nora's is her inability to measure up to her deceased husband's idea of the perfect ranch wife. Leave it to a kid to bring a parent to the breaking point.

Nora's oldest son Sean is haunted by memories of his father's death and the only one who seems to be able to reach him is the younger brother Harry. Nora valiantly tries to give Sean the benefit of a doubt but his misbehaving seems to be getting out of hand. Sean needs his mother as an ally but can't seem to earn her trust. Now he is facing blame for damages at Two Wings their neighbor, Logan Cathcart's wild bird sanctuary and as expected has no one willing to listen to his side. Nora's truly worried about how solitary Sean has become and thinking to tackle two issues at once suggests to Logan that he allow Sean to come work at Two Wings to amend for the damages he did there. Logan, at first, worries about getting involved with the Archer family, most pointedly Nora. There is no doubt that he is acutely aware of a growing attraction to the widow Archer but is sure that it will go nowhere. They are in socially and financially different leagues and for now his life revolves around getting Two Wings ready for its public opening. But life has a way of interfering with the best of plans and as Logan begins to spend more time with Sean he sees past the troublemaker to a troubled kid that he could help. Sean might not have broken wings but his broken heart is preventing him from learning to fly just the same. Logan could very well be the best thing to happen to this Archer family in a long time. Now he just has to realize it.

This is an engaging story about trust and love -- essential elements in any relationship -- easy to lose and difficult to earn back. No one here is anything other than ordinary but their problems seem to need some intervention. Mother's are notoriously good arbitrators as you will once again see in this story. Enjoy.

Book Summary

It all starts with the kid...

Life was better for Logan Cathcart before he crossed paths with nine-year-old Sean Archer. Because now he has to face the kid's mom, Nora. It's not that Logan doesn't like Nora. He does--a lot. Perhaps too much. Even though she's captivated him from the moment they met, socially he and the wealthy widow next door are leagues apart.

Still, keeping his distance is next to impossible with Nora constantly on his ranch, determined to clean up the mess Sean made. With the kind of sparks that erupt whenever she and Logan are within touching distance of each other, there's a whole lot of trouble in Logan's future...the adult, let's-get-serious kind of trouble.

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