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Blackberry Hill Memorial #2
A Man She Can Trust : Blackberry Hill Memorial
Pregnancy is the last thing on her mind
After all, isn't that one of the reasons Grant walked out on her last fall? He couldn't wait for her practice to settle down to have kids. Not to mention, her husband couldn't seem to commit to one woman. It seems next to impossible that one night of stupidity could lead to her becoming pregnant. She still can't forgive him, but Jill has to tell Grant he's going to be a father.
As if Grant's return wasn't hard enough, the man has provoked someone else -- someone who won't stop the phone calls, the threats.
As much as she hates it, Dr. Jill Edwards's life may depend on her estranged husband.
After all, isn't that one of the reasons Grant walked out on her last fall? He couldn't wait for her practice to settle down to have kids. Not to mention, her husband couldn't seem to commit to one woman. It seems next to impossible that one night of stupidity could lead to her becoming pregnant. She still can't forgive him, but Jill has to tell Grant he's going to be a father.
As if Grant's return wasn't hard enough, the man has provoked someone else -- someone who won't stop the phone calls, the threats.
As much as she hates it, Dr. Jill Edwards's life may depend on her estranged husband.
- GenresRomance
304 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published February 14, 2006
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About the author
Roxanne Rustand
101 books673 followersRoxanne is a USA Today Bestselling, award-winning author of forty romantic suspense, mystery, and heart-warming, emotionally charged relationship novels in the clean & wholesome, as well as inspirational romance genres.
She got her first horse at the tender age of six and grew up riding bareback with wild abandon throughout her small Minnesota town year-round. It was like giving a child car keys!
She showed horses for many years, and later, she and her husband raised quarter horses and thoroughbreds until their kids came along.
She's living her childhood dream, living on an acreage in the country with her husband, three horses (all beloved elderly pasture ornaments, now), a golden retriever, a Mountain Cur rescue, and six fluffy barn cats. It's a much smaller menagerie than when their three kids were still at home!
Ranches, animals, and small-town life frequently find their way into her books.
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She got her first horse at the tender age of six and grew up riding bareback with wild abandon throughout her small Minnesota town year-round. It was like giving a child car keys!
She showed horses for many years, and later, she and her husband raised quarter horses and thoroughbreds until their kids came along.
She's living her childhood dream, living on an acreage in the country with her husband, three horses (all beloved elderly pasture ornaments, now), a golden retriever, a Mountain Cur rescue, and six fluffy barn cats. It's a much smaller menagerie than when their three kids were still at home!
Ranches, animals, and small-town life frequently find their way into her books.
To connect...
https://www.roxannerustand.com
https://bookbub.com/authors/roxanne-r...
https://amazon.com/author/roxannerustand
https://www.facebook.com/Roxanne.Rustand
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May 13, 2015
2 Stars.
What can you say about a book when you can't buy the main characters as they're described? Like, Jill and Grant are supposed to be a doctor and a lawyer, but I have seldom read more immature characters. They never talk, just snipe. Their issues could have been cleared up fairly easily if they'd both just talked and listened to one another—communicated, in other words. They were both far too willing to throw away their marriage...for what? Rumors that Jill knew weren't true? Why didn't Grant ever just explain about Natalie being a client, and the reason for the odd meeting times and places? Instead he just leaves. What a couple of children. Except, I know 4-year-olds who are better at talking out their frustrations and problems, so they're sort of worse than children.
There was also a whole other storyline, a secondary romance, that I could have 100% done without. I largely skimmed that part of the book. That space would have been better used to develop the main character and their relationship, have them actually work through their stupid issues.
What can you say about a book when you can't buy the main characters as they're described? Like, Jill and Grant are supposed to be a doctor and a lawyer, but I have seldom read more immature characters. They never talk, just snipe. Their issues could have been cleared up fairly easily if they'd both just talked and listened to one another—communicated, in other words. They were both far too willing to throw away their marriage...for what? Rumors that Jill knew weren't true? Why didn't Grant ever just explain about Natalie being a client, and the reason for the odd meeting times and places? Instead he just leaves. What a couple of children. Except, I know 4-year-olds who are better at talking out their frustrations and problems, so they're sort of worse than children.
There was also a whole other storyline, a secondary romance, that I could have 100% done without. I largely skimmed that part of the book. That space would have been better used to develop the main character and their relationship, have them actually work through their stupid issues.
January 26, 2013
Jill and Grant are well-drawn characters, people who readers will care about. They have been separated but are not yet divorced. Grant returns to town and they are finally drawn back to a caring relationship made stronger by adversity. Good development of secondary characters as well.
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November 12, 2019A young couple experience marital difficulties due to both having high level careers ( her doctor, him lawyer) He wants children but she's not ready. They both have stressful situations with their jobs as well as outside issues that turn out to dangerous for them both when one his former clients starts harassing and threatening.
August 4, 2011
The second book in the Blackberry Hill Memorials trilogy. Estranged spouses, a haunted house, a weird cat and shaggy dog. Add a mysterious red head and death threats and you have a great suspense romance. Let us not forget a fifteen year old dropped off to his Great Aunt Grace while she is told that he has one chance left before taken away.
Dr Jill Edwards had her medical practice and the Victorian house she always wanted. Her estranged husband had his law practice and Jill figured he had another woman. He had been seen at all hours with a red head. He had moved away but now that his dad was in the hospital Grant was back in Blackberry Hill to run the law office for his dad.
Threats brought them back together and in one night of passion, Jill finds herself pregnant and looking at a life of single parenthood. In a big empty house that seemed to be haunted and Grant had brought Sadie to her, a huge black hairy dog. To top it off a disgruntled client was threatening them.
Roxanne gives more then the main characters a chance to say what is happening in their lives so there are several stories going on at once.
Dr Jill Edwards had her medical practice and the Victorian house she always wanted. Her estranged husband had his law practice and Jill figured he had another woman. He had been seen at all hours with a red head. He had moved away but now that his dad was in the hospital Grant was back in Blackberry Hill to run the law office for his dad.
Threats brought them back together and in one night of passion, Jill finds herself pregnant and looking at a life of single parenthood. In a big empty house that seemed to be haunted and Grant had brought Sadie to her, a huge black hairy dog. To top it off a disgruntled client was threatening them.
Roxanne gives more then the main characters a chance to say what is happening in their lives so there are several stories going on at once.
August 26, 2013
I adored the characters in When He Comes Home. It truly was heartwarming, which says a lot, considering the frigid, northern Wisconsin in winter setting. It was also suspenseful enough to hold my attention and keep me up very late trying to finish the book. Each of the sub-plots and secondary characters was also endearing - I would enjoy reading a sequel because I loved all the characters so much, both older and younger. Roxanne's descriptions were wonderful - I could see and feel the cold breezes and chilly weather so vividly I felt like I was there. A very good read!
April 3, 2012
This book actually deserves 3.5 stars!
I really liked the characters and the pacing of the story. By the last three chapters, I was sneaking in time during my coffee break to race to the conclusion and what I hoped would be a satisfying ending.
The subplots were what made this story special, and I wish it had been a little bit longer so they could have been flushed out a bit more. Some of them seemed a bit rushed or tacked on.
Definitely a sweet, enjoyable read!
I really liked the characters and the pacing of the story. By the last three chapters, I was sneaking in time during my coffee break to race to the conclusion and what I hoped would be a satisfying ending.
The subplots were what made this story special, and I wish it had been a little bit longer so they could have been flushed out a bit more. Some of them seemed a bit rushed or tacked on.
Definitely a sweet, enjoyable read!
August 17, 2016
Small town tale, won't call it a romance because other H and h had little or no depth. There was also a secondary romance of supporting characters, a haunting, a crazed murderer (or near enough) and a rebellious teenager. And still I was so bored that I resorted to skimming through sections.
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