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Second Start: Family
Hearts can heal … with a little help?
Life’s challenging enough for widower Hall Quick right now. He’s sure not thinking about love.
He has four children -- moody teenager Dan, meddling Molly and Lizzie, and into-everything toddler Bobby – all of them still reeling from their mother’s unexpected death. A ranch that needs more hours than he has to give. A household that passed wrack and ruin a while back.
All he wants from the new schoolteacher is a passable report on his kids so he doesn’t have another problem to deal with.
At least that's what he thinks he wants from Kenzie Smith.
The Wyoming Marriage Association has other ideas. A little nudge here, a little accidental meeting there and who knows what can happen . . . maybe even a family.
The Wyoming Marriage Association – Helping love find a way
Characters from Patricia McLinn’s Bardville, Wyoming and A Place Called Home trilogies, the Wyoming Wildflowers series, and Ride the River join forces to bring together people they hope will find love and happiness as they have.
First Divorce
Second Family
Readers’ raves for USA Today bestselling author Patricia
“Wyoming Wildflowers series is full of joy, sadness, letting go, coming together, love, and the true meaning of family.”
“Even if you never read the other books you'll love this one. … Great read; love all these characters like family!”
“Love the story! Ms. McLinn continues to impress me with her creativity and characters!”
“If you love emotional stories with complex characters, especially strong heroines and heart-stopping heroes, don't miss” the A Place Called Home trilogy.
On Bardville, “Wonderful cowboy stories (that) touch the heart"..."Adventure, romance, and intrigue in a good blend."
Titles connected to The Wyoming Marriage Association
Wyoming Wildflowers series
Wyoming The Beginning (Snowberry)
Almost a Bride (Indian Paintbrush)
Match Made in Wyoming (Fireweed)
My Heart Remembers (Bur Marigold)
A New World
Jack’s Heart (Yellow Monkeyflower)
Rodeo Nights
Where Love Lives (Threadleaf Phacelia)
A Cowboy Wedding (Mixed bouquet)
Making Christmas (Pasque Flower)
Bardville, Wyoming
A Stranger in the Family
A Stranger to Love
The Rancher Meets His Match
A Place Called Home
Lost and Found Groom
At the Heart’s Command
Hidden in a Heartbeat
Ride the Rodeo Knights (romantic suspense, includes cameos from Wyoming Wildflowers characters)
Life’s challenging enough for widower Hall Quick right now. He’s sure not thinking about love.
He has four children -- moody teenager Dan, meddling Molly and Lizzie, and into-everything toddler Bobby – all of them still reeling from their mother’s unexpected death. A ranch that needs more hours than he has to give. A household that passed wrack and ruin a while back.
All he wants from the new schoolteacher is a passable report on his kids so he doesn’t have another problem to deal with.
At least that's what he thinks he wants from Kenzie Smith.
The Wyoming Marriage Association has other ideas. A little nudge here, a little accidental meeting there and who knows what can happen . . . maybe even a family.
The Wyoming Marriage Association – Helping love find a way
Characters from Patricia McLinn’s Bardville, Wyoming and A Place Called Home trilogies, the Wyoming Wildflowers series, and Ride the River join forces to bring together people they hope will find love and happiness as they have.
First Divorce
Second Family
Readers’ raves for USA Today bestselling author Patricia
“Wyoming Wildflowers series is full of joy, sadness, letting go, coming together, love, and the true meaning of family.”
“Even if you never read the other books you'll love this one. … Great read; love all these characters like family!”
“Love the story! Ms. McLinn continues to impress me with her creativity and characters!”
“If you love emotional stories with complex characters, especially strong heroines and heart-stopping heroes, don't miss” the A Place Called Home trilogy.
On Bardville, “Wonderful cowboy stories (that) touch the heart"..."Adventure, romance, and intrigue in a good blend."
Titles connected to The Wyoming Marriage Association
Wyoming Wildflowers series
Wyoming The Beginning (Snowberry)
Almost a Bride (Indian Paintbrush)
Match Made in Wyoming (Fireweed)
My Heart Remembers (Bur Marigold)
A New World
Jack’s Heart (Yellow Monkeyflower)
Rodeo Nights
Where Love Lives (Threadleaf Phacelia)
A Cowboy Wedding (Mixed bouquet)
Making Christmas (Pasque Flower)
Bardville, Wyoming
A Stranger in the Family
A Stranger to Love
The Rancher Meets His Match
A Place Called Home
Lost and Found Groom
At the Heart’s Command
Hidden in a Heartbeat
Ride the Rodeo Knights (romantic suspense, includes cameos from Wyoming Wildflowers characters)
256 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 12, 2023
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4 people want to read
About the author
Patricia McLinn
141 books315 followersUSA Today bestselling author Patricia McLinn’s novels—cited by reviewers for warmth, wit and vivid characterization – have won numerous regional and national awards and been on national bestseller lists.
In addition to her romance and women’s fiction books, Patricia is the author of the Caught Dead in Wyoming mystery series, which adds a touch of humor and romance to figuring out whodunit.
Patricia received BA and MSJ degrees from Northwestern University. She was a sports writer (Rockford, Ill.), assistant sports editor (Charlotte, N.C.) and—for 20-plus years—an editor at the Washington Post.
She has spoken about writing from Melbourne, Australia to Washington, D.C., including being a guest-speaker at the Smithsonian Institution. She is now living in Northern Kentucky, and writing full-time. Patricia loves to hear from readers through her website, Facebook, Goodreads, and Twitter.
In addition to her romance and women’s fiction books, Patricia is the author of the Caught Dead in Wyoming mystery series, which adds a touch of humor and romance to figuring out whodunit.
Patricia received BA and MSJ degrees from Northwestern University. She was a sports writer (Rockford, Ill.), assistant sports editor (Charlotte, N.C.) and—for 20-plus years—an editor at the Washington Post.
She has spoken about writing from Melbourne, Australia to Washington, D.C., including being a guest-speaker at the Smithsonian Institution. She is now living in Northern Kentucky, and writing full-time. Patricia loves to hear from readers through her website, Facebook, Goodreads, and Twitter.
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August 15, 2023
Another fantastic read from Patricia McLinn
I've been waiting for Second Start: Family it seemed like a very long time. But it took me no
time at all to read. I wanted it to go on and on I enjoyed it so much as I do all of her wonderful series. Now I have to wait for the next new release. Patricia has the wonderful talent to keep a story line going to the point it's so very difficult to put the book down.
I've been waiting for Second Start: Family it seemed like a very long time. But it took me no
time at all to read. I wanted it to go on and on I enjoyed it so much as I do all of her wonderful series. Now I have to wait for the next new release. Patricia has the wonderful talent to keep a story line going to the point it's so very difficult to put the book down.
December 1, 2023
A very emotional story about aman trying to save his family. It was quite heart tugging and you were made to feel for the father. Very entertaining.
December 3, 2023
SECOND START FAMILY is a lovely and clean romance. I enjoyed it tremendously
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