Loving And Giving

Family Found #5

by Gina Ferris

Outrunning danger and a gut-wrenching past, Ryan Kent switched identities so often, sometimes he lost track of who he was. Still, certain things no man should forget. Like the long-lost family now searching for him. Like a woman he'd loved more than life itself . . .

Yet in the shattered jigsaw of Ryan's yesterdays, key memories were missing. Which suited the steely security agent just fine. Until hauntingly attractive Taylor Simmons kidnapped his heart---and lovingly demanded all of him.

251 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published August 1, 1994

About the author

Gina Ferris Vaughan Wilkins
aka Gina Wilkins, Gina Ferris, Gina Ferris Wilkins

Gina Ferris Vaughan was born on December 20, 1954 in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA, daughter of Beth, an executive secretary, and Vernon Vaughan, an electrician. She raised and still resides in central Arkansas. She prepared for her writing career with a degree in journalism from Arkansas State University. In February 1972, she married John Wilkins, a wood turner, and they had three children—two daughters and a son. With her husband, her most loyal supporter, she have raised their three extraordinary children, all pursuing careers in science and medicine.

She working in advertising and audio-visual production until fulfilling a lifelong dream with the sale of her first book, a romance novel to to Harlequin Temptation in 1986, and she has been a full-time writer ever since. Bestselling and award-winning author, she was a four-time winner of the prestigious Maggie Award for Excellence and a former nominee for a Lifetime Achievement Award by Romantic Times Magazine, she has written more than ninety books for Harlequin/Silhouette. Her books are translated into 20 languages.

A member of Romance Writers of America, Diamond State Romance Writers and Novelists, Inc., she is a past president of Fiction Writers of Central Arkansas. She is a frequent speaker at civic organizations and writers' clubs, but she particularly enjoys speaking to middle-school and high-school students about literacy and goal setting.

Reviews

[Saly · Rating 3 out of 5]

When I read the last book, I knew the setup for this one. The hero would turn out to be the love the heroine lost two years back. However that reveal only comes after the hero has won over the heroine. The hero runs into the heroine and catches a fancy to her while he is essentially spying on his family deciding whether he wants a reunion or not. I found his lies really off putting even though he pursued the heroine genuinely. I did feel she forgave his deception way too quickly. This was just average.

[Freya · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very predictable.

[Linda C · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the story of Ryan Kent, aka Bobby Walker, the last of the Walker orphans split up 26 years earlier and now getting back together through the efforts of one sister. In this story Ryan is in Dallas to scope out his lost family before making himself known to them. In his incognito identity he meets his sister Michelle’s best friend Taylor Simmons. He feels an immediate connection, but has never met her. She sees strong visual similarities between him and her late lover from 2 years earlier. As their love grows and family connections are made, the backstory gets pieced together. A satisfying conclusion to the Walker saga.