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Not a Marrying Man
MR. NOVEMBER
Who: MacCasky lord, former U.S. Marshal.
Type: Tough, rugged, fiercely independent.
Latest Mission: To find the mother of the little girl who'd appeared on his doorstep.
Unforeseen Complication: Enigmatic Banner Keaton. She was not the woman she seemed....
All Mac ford had wanted to do was hand in his badge and retire to the country. Then an unexpected twist of fate left his young niece in his care. Determined to reunite the child with her remaining parent, he traced elusive Banner Keaton to a deserted island ...only to make a stunning discovery!
Mac was not a marrying man, but soon, this pretty, passionate woman had him wondering if he was headed for wedded bliss, after all...
Who: MacCasky lord, former U.S. Marshal.
Type: Tough, rugged, fiercely independent.
Latest Mission: To find the mother of the little girl who'd appeared on his doorstep.
Unforeseen Complication: Enigmatic Banner Keaton. She was not the woman she seemed....
All Mac ford had wanted to do was hand in his badge and retire to the country. Then an unexpected twist of fate left his young niece in his care. Determined to reunite the child with her remaining parent, he traced elusive Banner Keaton to a deserted island ...only to make a stunning discovery!
Mac was not a marrying man, but soon, this pretty, passionate woman had him wondering if he was headed for wedded bliss, after all...
187 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published November 1, 1991
About the author
Dixie Browning
143 books32 followersDixie Burrus was born on September 09, 1930 in North Carolina's Outer Banks, U.S.A, where her family had lived for generations, to sea captain Dozier Burrus and Achsah Williams. Her father was the professional baseball player Maurice Lennon "Dick" Burrus, she has two sisters, Mary and Sarah Burrus.
Dixie is an artist and romance writer. She began writting contemporany romance novels as Zoe Dozier, now she writes her contemporary romances with her married name, Dixie Browning, and historical romances with her sister, Mary Burrus Williams as Bronwyn Williams, one combination of their married names. She has been awarded a Romance Writers of America RITA Award, and been a five-time RITA finalist. She has also won three Maggies, and numerous awards from the National Federation of Press Women and the NC Press Club.
Dixie is an artist and romance writer. She began writting contemporany romance novels as Zoe Dozier, now she writes her contemporary romances with her married name, Dixie Browning, and historical romances with her sister, Mary Burrus Williams as Bronwyn Williams, one combination of their married names. She has been awarded a Romance Writers of America RITA Award, and been a five-time RITA finalist. She has also won three Maggies, and numerous awards from the National Federation of Press Women and the NC Press Club.
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April 13, 2024
3.5⭐️ czego mozna oczekiwac od ksiazki za zlotowke, no idealna na sloneczny dzien na ogrodku kiedy sie nie chce uzywac mozgu
August 26, 2018
An odd but enjoyable Harlequin. The story just wasn't sure what it was...
Mac is a 38 yr old but reads more like 58. He's a set-in-his-ways loner, recently retired from the military and the US Marshall's service.
He's recently returned from helping to bring a drug lord to justice, and recovering from injuries. While recuperating in his hotel, an unknown woman drops off her little 5 yr old daughter with a note pinned to her jacket. Apparently, the girl's name is Ellie and she's his step brothers daughter, but the girl doesn't speak and has obviously had a hard life.
Trying to locate her mother, he finds his step brother's first wife, Banner.
Banner is a teacher taking time off to close up a family cottage on a remote island off North Carolina. At this time of year she is the only resident on the island, until Mac shows up with Ellie and a lot of accusations and assumptions.
She's 30ish and divorced from Rory, the child's father, for well over 5 years.
I liked the MCs, including the little girl.
Gradually Mac learns how wrong he was, but for a while, they are stuck on the island with Banner.
One thing leads to another and eventually they act on their mutual attraction.
There is also some evidence that they are not the only people on the island, as they had at first thought...
The ending was sweet but a bit anti-climactic.
mild spoiler
I was still happy with the romance and convinced that he loved her. His declarations at the end were quite sweet and there's a lovely epilogue.
So don't pick this one up if you are looking for suspense and intrigue!
Safety is good
Mac is a 38 yr old but reads more like 58. He's a set-in-his-ways loner, recently retired from the military and the US Marshall's service.
He's recently returned from helping to bring a drug lord to justice, and recovering from injuries. While recuperating in his hotel, an unknown woman drops off her little 5 yr old daughter with a note pinned to her jacket. Apparently, the girl's name is Ellie and she's his step brothers daughter, but the girl doesn't speak and has obviously had a hard life.
Trying to locate her mother, he finds his step brother's first wife, Banner.
Banner is a teacher taking time off to close up a family cottage on a remote island off North Carolina. At this time of year she is the only resident on the island, until Mac shows up with Ellie and a lot of accusations and assumptions.
She's 30ish and divorced from Rory, the child's father, for well over 5 years.
I liked the MCs, including the little girl.
Gradually Mac learns how wrong he was, but for a while, they are stuck on the island with Banner.
One thing leads to another and eventually they act on their mutual attraction.
There is also some evidence that they are not the only people on the island, as they had at first thought...
The ending was sweet but a bit anti-climactic.
mild spoiler
I was still happy with the romance and convinced that he loved her. His declarations at the end were quite sweet and there's a lovely epilogue.
So don't pick this one up if you are looking for suspense and intrigue!
Safety is good
December 12, 2020
A child is dumped on Mac and he sets out to find the mother only to learn he has got the wrong woman. Now they are stuck on an island during a storm and have to wait for transportation to get back to the mainland so Mac can track down the right woman. Of course, the problem is he has fallen for Banner and little Ellie. What is a man to do?
I enjoyed this story. Mac is curmudgeonly. Banner is reserved. They are an interesting combination. Add in Ellie and her muteness and an unusual bond is created between the three which I hoped would become more. Fortunately all worked out in the end and I got what I wanted.
I always enjoy Dixie Browning's stories.
I enjoyed this story. Mac is curmudgeonly. Banner is reserved. They are an interesting combination. Add in Ellie and her muteness and an unusual bond is created between the three which I hoped would become more. Fortunately all worked out in the end and I got what I wanted.
I always enjoy Dixie Browning's stories.
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