Hallie's Hero

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Summary: Fascinating, upbeat romance
Review: Jack Dakota found out that he has a son from an eight year old liason. Dakota is a gamblin' man.

Enter Hallie Ryan, a scruffy young woman, trying to save her ranch. She has debts from a gamblin' father and a seventeen year old brother trying to follow in daddy's footsteps.

Dakota buys the ranch, Eden's Canyon, out from under Hallie. And being as how she knows more about ranching than Jack, he keeps her on to learn ropes.

Not too much angst, but an attraction that keeps growing stronger despite the differences that should keep them apart.

Hallie teaches Jack about the everyday running of a ranch and how to relate to his son, Ethan. Jack teaches Hallie to loosen up and enjoy some womanly pleasures and how to act in company.

And little by little Hallie's brother, Ben changes for the better and slowly a family is melded together through their supportive trials.

Definitely recommended - thoroughly enjoyable but ah well!