Hardworking Man

Family Found #2

by Gina Ferris

Genres: Romance, Category Romance

250 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1993

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]

This is the story of the oldest sibling, the one who remembered losing all his siblings and became a solitary man with only his teenage son in his life. The heroine works for the hero in the first book and tracks down the hero in jail, where he is falsely lodged. She believes in his innocence and also rescues his son Shane. The hero isn't interested in a family reunion and only wants to build a life for his son. Of course the h/H fall in love while on their way to meet his family. The hero does hold on to his aloofness a bit too long but I loved his adorable son.

[Katie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Here's where I'm going to contradict myself, because even though the writing left a lot to be desired in this book, I still enjoyed it far more than I maybe should have. It's the second in the "Family Found" series - seven brothers and sisters who were separated as children, and reconnected one book at a time. This isn't the strongest of the series, and the heroine - detective Cassie Browning - was far too quick to cry and weep when being touted as strong and tough. But even a neat-and-tidy romance with character flaws is better than real-world politics right now, so it was a winner for me.

[Linda C · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cassie Browning, apprentice P.I., is tracking Jared Walker, one of 7 children split up when their parents died 24 years ago. One daughter has started a hunt for her family. Cassie finds Jared in jail for suspected armed robbery, but her instincts tell her he is innocent. She starts trying to substantiate his alibi. Getting him cleared is just the first step, and then she has to convince this loner to return to Dallas to meet his family. Nice series addition.