Review: A Creed in Stone Creek, Linda Lael Miller

Title: A Creed in Stone Creek

Series: The Creed Legacy
Author: Linda Lael Miller

Mass Market Paperback: 384 Pages
Publisher: HQN
Release Date: 2/22/11
ISBN: 978-0373775552

*I received a copy from HQN*

Description:

When single attorney Steven Creed becomes the guardian of an orphaned five-year-old boy, he trades his big-city law firm for a ranch near his McKettrick kin in the close-knit community of Stone Creek, Arizona. Taking care of little Matt and fixing up his run-down ranch house with its old barn loosens something tightly wound inside him. But when Steven takes on the pro bono defense of a local teen, he meets his match in the opposing counsel—beautiful, by-the-book county prosecutor Melissa O’Ballivan. It’ll take one grieving little boy, a sweet adopted dog and a woman who never expected to win any man’s heart to make this Creed in Stone Creek know he’s truly found home.

My Review:

After attorney Steven Creed adopts the orphan son of his best friend he thought it would be best if he is raised on a ranch.  Together, they leave the home they knew travel to Stone Creek.  The home Steven buys needs work and the barn even more.  With all intentions of camping out his distant cousin Meg showed up with her famous country singer, Brad, the brother of the sexy woman he had met earlier.  Brad offered Steven and his new son Matt the use of his tour bus until he can get the ranch up and running.

Melissa O'Ballivan, Prosecutor, avidly denied the opportunity of being the head person for the Parade Committee.  She wanted no part of it in fact one of her sisters would be a better person for the job.  That was until the words; there isn't going to be a parade?" caught her attention.  Then the words of the little dark hair boy stating that was the reason he didn't runaway was because of the parade and the rodeo.  Now, Melissa feels as if she needs to put on this parade rather if she wants to or not.

Both had their hearts broken, Steven vowing of all lawyers and anyone that works for them.  When he told his fiancée about Steven she said he had to choose between her and Matt, he chose Matt.  Melissa had her heart broken by a single dad with two boys she loved those boys and knows that it would not be wise to involve herself with another single father.

I enjoyed reading about Steven and Melissa.  Two separate people vowing never to involve themselves with the kind that had already broken their hearts.  However, destiny has other plans.  Matt, the little boy, had my heart from the beginning.  As they say, sometime children are too smart for their own good, including Matt.  It was because of Matt Melissa and Steven met, and it was also because of Matt that they first had dinner, and the first date. 

In A Creed in Stone Creek, you had a touch of their backgrounds but not enough to drown the book in heartbreak and heartache.  I very much enjoyed reading A Creed in Stone Creek and I cannot wait to read about Steven's sexy twin cousins.

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