Not on Her Own

by Cynthia Reese

She wanted to make it on her own, but she never thought she'd be so lonely.… The moment the truck set the house down on her very own land Penelope Langston knew dreams could come true.

But just as she starts making plans for her farm, she discovers it already has roots, and they stretch back to Brandon Wilkes. Handsome and determined, the sheriff's deputy will stop at nothing to get his family's property back. Still, Penelope had nothing to do with the so-called theft of his farm, and if she can only make Brandon understand how important the land is to her…

Genres: Romance, Contemporary Romance

256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published September 1, 2007

About the author

Though she was a lifelong scribbler, Cynthia Reese finished her first manuscript in 2005 as the result of a December 2004 New Year's Resolution. That manuscript wound up tucked safely under her bed…and she went on to write three more manuscripts in 2005, one of which became The Baby Wait, her first of four published novels.

She lives in rural Georgia with her husband and their daughter, whom they adopted from China in 2002. When not at the computer, Cynthia spends the time with her daughter and her husband and often serves as a referee to the three family cats, two dogs, and two goldfish and the critters' inevitable squabbles.

Besides writing, she loves to read just about anything, even the back of the cereal box. It's a good thing she can write, because she can't dance, can't sing and her cooking is spotty at best—but her family loves her anyway.

If she ever found oil under the petunias, she'd hire a personal chef and a housekeeper, travel the world to all the places she's always wanted to see…and never feel guilty again for curling up with a good book instead of doing the laundry.

Reviews

[Paula · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great book from Cynthia Reese. Set in Georgia, this book has a wonderful cast of characters. I loved Brandon and Penelope, who were divided because of family loyalty concerning ownership of the land that Penelope now calls her own. It was also a treat to meet up again with familiar faces from Ms. Reese's previous book, Where Love Grows.

[Jeanne (love2cook) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Brandon Wilkes and his Uncle Jake are partners in farming the uncles land. However, Uncle Jake has been swindled out of half of his land by Richard Murphy. To make matters worse Murphy's grand daughter Penelope Langston has out bid Brandon for the land when it came up for auction. Now she's moved a house onto the property. Brandon is trying to figure out a way to get the land back. Penelope believes her grandfather to be a good and honest man. So her and Brandon don't see eye to eye even though something's attracting them to each other. A good little romance story.

[Sylvia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Modern

[Faith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book. (: