The Family Plan

by Cathy McDavid

Is love enough to keep them together?

Jolyn Sutherland goes home to Blue Ridge, Arizona, to rebuild her life after a career-ending fall from a horse. But the onetime star lands smack in the middle of a brewing domestic storm that could sabotage her blossoming relationship with Chase Raintree, her first love.

Jolyn's homecoming is a complication the vet and devoted single father doesn't need. Especially with her family questioning whether Chase is the biological father of his eight-year-old daughter, Mandy. Chase won't let anyone take his child away from him, even if it means losing his second chance with Jolyn…

Genres: Romance, Harlequin

224 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

New York Times bestselling author Cathy McDavid has written over 55 titles, many for Harlequin. She spends her days penning stories about handsome cowboys riding the range, busting broncs, and sweeping gals off their feet — oops, no. Make that winning the hearts of feisty, independent women who give them a run for their money.

Reviews

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good book. Now that Jolyn's riding career is over, she has come home to start her business as a contractor. Her first big job is for Chase, the guy she loved as a teenager, but who had married someone else. He's divorced now, but not looking for any more complications in his life. His ex-wife had had a short affair with Jolyn's brother, and her mother is claiming that Mandy could be Steven's child not Chase's. Jolyn doesn't believe it, and Steven claims he isn't, but Jolyn feels caught in the middle. When Mandy's mother comes back to town threatening to make trouble, she nearly causes a tragedy. Out of the chaos, Jolyn and Chase are able to come together and everything works out the way it should. My favorite thing about this book was the fact that Jolyn had such a nontraditional job. She obviously was very good at what she did, and I loved the way that Chase supported her at it. Jolyn's mom really ticked me off. Even though everyone told her that Chase is Mandy's father, she just wouldn't let it go. The ex-wife was the top of the "love to hate" list though - I just couldn't understand her attitude. It was definitely a book I enjoyed.

[PATRICIA KUNA · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. The characters were great. Jolyn came back home. She wants to start her own construction company. Chase the local vet she knew from back when they were teenagers wants her to put in a bid to build his vet clinic.

They are in contact with each other a lot and a growing attraction. Jolyn mother is a problem because she wants to know with Chase's daughter is her granddaughter but there is not DNA test.

They get through Jolyn mom cancer surgery and Mandy, Chase's daughter fall. They come to love each other and find that love the is meant just for them.

Great read. A sweet story.

[Yaritza · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. I was hooked on it from the very beginning. Love the romance between Jolyn and Chase. The couple who was meant to be together but never got a chance to be together until so many years later. It was a heartwarming story that brought families together after so many disagreements. Loved that Jolyn's career is one in which men rule are mostly the business owners of construction. I was very proud of Jolyn, since she was injured after a horse race and even though she had pain she still pushed on with her everyday tasks. Courage and determination shaped Jolyn has the hero of this book. If you love a book with some western romance please read this amazing book.

[Kate Vale · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jolyn Sutherland begins her new career as a contractor after surviving a near-fatal fall in the rodeo arena. Her first big customer is veterinarian Chase Raintree, who was her first love in high school, but who wed and then divorced Jolyn's sometime friend.

As Jolyn works on expanding Chase's vet clinic, their attraction blooms again, but is also threatneed by her mother's insistence that Chase's 8-yr-old daughter is really her son, Steven's, child. Steven denies it, but Chase refuses a DNA test.

When Chase's ex- shows up and Mandy runs away, the simmering conflicts--on all fronts--explode in a climax that makes clear what is best for all concerned.

[Ashley · Rating 2 out of 5]

well...it was interesting...not my typical read but my friends bought it for me for my birthday, and I think I had more fun reading it out loud to my friend than actually enjoying the story! Read at your own risk!

[Sharon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great characters and interesting sub-plots.. you knew how it was going to end but how it was going to get to a happily-ever-after with Chase and Jolyn and their families and a happy resolution for all makes Cathy McDavid an excellent storyteller.

[Sylvia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Modern

[Julie (Let's Read Good Books) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yay! I love it when everyone gets a Happily Ever After!!

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[Rebecca · Rating 1 out of 5]

Zero character development throughout. Secondary characters were flat, dull, and unnecessary.

[Alisha · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.65

[Shannon · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5
The ending seemed quite rushed.