Long-Lost Son: Brand-New Family

Crocodile Creek: 24-Hour Rescue #8

by Lilian Darcy

A child who needs his father...

Janey Stafford never expected to become a mum, but now she must raise her vulnerable little nephew, who has lost his mother. Janey's only wish is to ensure the boy's happiness--she'll even go in search of Luke, the boy's father. But en route they're involved in an accident--she is hospitalised, and her nephew goes missing... Luke Bresciano keeps a vigil at Janey's hospital bedside, determined to discover why she's in Crocodile Creek, and whether she can help him find his son. Luke and Janey go way back, but could her shocking news unite them--this time as a family...?

Genres: Romance

184 pages, paperback

First published October 1, 2007

About the author

Women's fiction and romance author Lilian Darcy has written more than eighty novels for Harlequin, Silhouette, Mira Australia, and Mills & Boon. Under another name she has also written for Australian theater and television.
Lilian's career highlights include many appearances on the Waldenbooks Romance Bestsellers list, five nominations for the Romance Writers of America's presitious Rita Award, and translation into twenty different languages.
Lilian has an active family life involving kids, chickens, cats, music, scouting, gardening, hiking and horses. Oh, and there's a husband in there somewhere, too.

Her upcoming releases include the first book in her Cherry Sisters trilogy, "The One Who Changed Everything" from Harlequin Special Edition, and a novella, "Marry Me, Cowboy" for Tule Publishing's Copper Mountain Rodeo mini-series, part of the exciting new Montana Born series, with authors such as Jane Porter, Megan Crane and C.J. Carmichael.

Reviews

[Alisha · Rating 5 out of 5]

love Rowdy

[Наташа Алексовска]

Феликс 5 год. на којшто мајка му Алис починала откако ќе престана да и функционира црн дроб. Но, пред се поради доцна повикана брза помош од страна на луѓето во Мандари. Луѓето во Мандари се вегетаријанци, немаат пари за скапи додатоци во исхрана. За Феликс, по смртта на мајка му ќе се погрижи сестра на Алис Џејни. Тие двајцата ќе заминат со автобус на пат до Крокодајл Крик, кај татко му на Феликс Лук Брешано. Инаку татко му, не го видел негов син од 3 месеци.

Низ какви патешествија ќе поминат Феликс и Џејни по патот? Дали конечно Феликс ќе ја открил тајна кои се негови родители? Што ќе се случи во животи на Џејни и Лук? Како ќе заврши оваа возбудлива приказна на тројцата херои: Лук, Џејни и Феликс. Ех, среќен крај не постои само во бајки, туку и во реалноста. А, тоа најмногу зависи од нашите одлуки во животот.

[Joksii · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simpatično. Dobra knjiga da se zavališ, pustiš muziku i da čitaš. Ne moraš da naprežeš mozak. Koliko je to prednost toliko je i mana, jer dok čitaš knjigu ne treba da se isključiš 100%. Kratka knjižica, ne zahteva puno vremena da se posvetiš njoj. Isto tako ne treba ni da se produžava preterano. Nije loše.

[Elena · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh .... lacklustre.... Awkward story .... Although- read in a different language , so im sure lots of little things got lost in translation...

[Suzanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Crocodile Creek #8.

[Caro · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really liked this book. It was well written and expressed emotions well enough for me to feel them. I definitely felt the emotions and liked the self-discovery. I liked how the boy was able to talk again and it really made me kinda mad that the others at the 'community' wouldn't explain better to a little boy and wouldn't seek help with something they didn't completely understand (medical-wise). This was a good passing the time book and I would read it again. Enjoy

[Fiona Marsden · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is another in the Crocodile Creek series. This is the last part of the 4 book story arc around the cyclone.

Janey is a doctor in Darwin, but she is travelling to Crocodile Creek with her nephew after the death of his mother in an alternative lifestyle community not far from Crocodile Creek. She believes that the boys father is based at the medical centre there. When a road slip tips over the bus, Janey is injured and the boy goes missing, along with another child whose story is told in the previous book.

Luke is shocked when he recognises his sister-in-law who he worked with for several years before his sudden romance and marriage to her vibrant sister. The marriage didn't last and his wife left him, taking their son and vanishing. Now he has an opportunity to find out what happened to them and maybe reconnect with his son.

This is an interesting story about two people who had a connection years ago and now have to make sense of things with all the changes brought by the intervening years. It was a very sweet romance and a satisfying ending to the story arc.