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Lawman Joe Sheehan is desperate to bond with the daughter he's just discovered he has. But as a virtual stranger to twelve-year-old Amelia, the task seems impossible. Until Claire Conley moves to town. A social worker renovating a mansion into a foster home, Claire is the first person to get through to Amelia. Falling for the single dad was not on Claire's to-do list. But with Joe and Amelia around, the house finally starts to feel like home. Claire's ready to fight to convince Joe that together they've done more than fix a house…they've built a family.
My Review:
The Dad Next Door
is about second chances especially after some major life interruptions and
revelations. Joe Sheehan is back in his hometown to recover from his injuries
he sustained as a police officer. He is back at his hometown where he was
considered trouble until his adoptive parents took him in and showed him the
kind of love he did not even realize he was starving for. And to his great
shock, he finds out that he has a twelve-year old daughter by an ex-girlfriend
who drops her off and takes off. Now he has to figure out what his life is now
going to look like with a daughter he didn’t know about but whom he already
loves. But Amelia will hardly speak to him. Enter Claire Conley who has a bittersweet
past of her own and with her Joe and Amelia just might find out what being a
family is all about.
Claire is trying to open a children’s home to help get kids
off the street and to do something useful like caring for animals, all the
while being brought up in an environment where they can be safe to just be
children. However some of the town is not willing to let Claire open her
children’s home. Despite the outward
challenges, Claire and Amelia hit it off immediately and the more time Joe and
Claire spend together renovating her mansion inherited from her estranged late
father, the closer they become. But the road to true love is filled with many
obstacles and sometimes the biggest ones are those we make for ourselves.
I enjoyed getting to know this couple, this town, and their
extended families. I am looking forward to reading more of this family series.
I received a copy of this book from the author. I was not
required to post a positive review and all views and opinions are my own.
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