Catherine Anderson: Silver Thaw (Paperback)

New Leaf Barney Sterling couldn't believe his ears when Taffeta Brown proposition him. Taffeta needs help to get her daughter back, but all she can think of is that if she gets married it will show the courts that she was wrongly accused. Barney doesn't what is true or not, but agrees to do it. A heartwarming story by Catherine Anderson. She writes from her heart for all those that go through hard times . Funny , sweet, and must read!!!

We get to visit Mystic Creek and the Sterling family again. This time, Barney is up to bat. Taffeta is new in town, and has opened a health food store but tries to just blend in and in no way stand out. Barney is one of the town's deputies and gets called to Taffeta's house for disturbing the peace. The story builds from there. We eventually learn that Taffeta is living moment to moment after loosing her daughter in a custody battle with her ex husband. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and Taffeta approaches Barney with a proposal. The story progresses from there with all the conflict, romance and resolutions we have come to expect out of this very gifted author. My disappointment in this book comes from not really interacting more with Barney's family. I missed seeing how Jeb and Amanda are doing with their new family. We do see a little bit more out of Ben in this book, and his reaction to another new comer to town. So, me thinks this will be Mystic Creek #3 novel! Another winner under Catherine's belt!