Daddy's Home and Daddy for Keeps

by Deb Kastner, Pamela Tracy

Daddy for keeps: "The moment Lucas 'Lucky' Welch sees the boy at the rodeo, he knows. The child is his late brother's son. But why was little Robby kept a secret? He demands answers from Natalie Crosby, who claims to be Robby's mother. But the pretty, protective woman isn't forthcoming. Lucky knows he just has to hang on tight and keep showing Natalie that his wish is true-blue: to be a daddy--and husband--for keeps"

464 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published March 27, 2018

About the author

Publishers Weekly Bestselling, award-winning author of over 50 novels and two million books in print, Deb Kastner enjoys writing contemporary inspirational and sweet western stories set in small communities, often including animals as major secondary characters.

Deb lives in beautiful Colorado with her husband, her puppers Gabby and Sadie, and two mischievous bonded brothers, black tuxedo cats Hype and Dab. She recently went through what she terms her midlife crisis and adopted her very first ever real live horse whose name is sweet Moscato.

She is blessed with three adult daughters and two grandchildren with #3 on the way. Her favorite hobby is spoiling her grandchildren, but she also enjoys reading, watching movies, listening to music (The Texas Tenors and The High Kings are her favs), singing in the church choir and exploring the Rocky Mountains on horseback.

Reviews

[Patricia Solla · Rating 4 out of 5]

Daddy's Home by Deb Kastner is an oddly compelling read. A second chance romance the story revolves around Christopher Jordan and Dr. Jasmine Enderlin. Christopher and Jasmine were boyfriend and girlfriend all through high school; going to college Christopher tells Jasmine he will wait for her to finish her education before they get engaged and marry. Jasmine goes off and Christopher marries her sister who is having a baby. On top of that her sister dies and Christopher runs away leaving his child in the care of Jasmine's family. Jasmine is now back at the family home, a doctor, and Christopher comes back wanting back into her and the child's life. Christopher wants to explain what happened, believing that Jasmine will understand his reasoning; but Jasmine is fighting him and his connection to the child. The story ends with an explanation of what actually happened and why Christopher married her sister and he gets his HEA with Jasmine.
Daddy for Keeps by Pamela Tracy runs along the same lines with the interaction of Lucas Welch and Natalie Crosby. Natalie is raising her sister's son as her own but runs into financial problems after the death of her father and goes to Lucas for financial help knowing that his brother has died but she has nowhere else to turn to. The story revolves around Lucas' family not knowing anything about their son/brother's child and Natalie trying to keep the little boy from being taken away from her. The interesting aspect of this story is that Lucas is the one who has a strong faith in God and has fallen for Natalie but questions her association with his brother. The HEA is very satisfying.