A heart is called home…
Famous photojournalist Ryan Hunter has come back to a family torn apart by mistrust and resentment – to the father who disowned him, to the brother who betrayed him, to the little boy who shares his features. Ryan, the charismatic ‘bad boy’ son, has returned – stirring up past conflicts like a whirlwind… and throwing Kara Delaney’s fragile, passionate heart into turmoil.
… and love is waiting.
Kara has struggled back from a disastrous marriage to build a new life for herself and her little girl – a peaceful existence now jeopardized by vicious, small town politics, by her daughter’s fanciful ghost stories… and by Ryan’s return. Now nature’s impending fury threatens to expose long-buried secrets. And Kara must join with the enigmatic, misunderstood Ryan – to discover the truth that will save their families…. and to explore a dangerous, irresistible love as mighty and enduring as the onrushing river.
Ryan’s Return had a bit of everything – romance, family secrets and misunderstandings, birth and death… and even a ghost. There were a lot of people in this book, which could have become confusing but didn’t. Even the river seemed to be a character itself. Kara was a strong, independent woman, who had been let down by a hopeless husband, but was now rebuilding her life to create a safe place for her daughter, Angel, and herself. Ryan had left town twelve years earlier, and hadn’t had any contact with his family since then, but had been invited back by Kara for the town’s Centennial Celebration. Ryan’s brother, Andrew, and father, Jonas, were not at all happy about his return, and soon secrets began to be uncovered. Meanwhile, heavy rains had raised the normal flow of the Snake River to a dangerous level and Kara’s daughter, Angel, was convinced she’d been talking to a ghost.
Ryan’s Return revealed the secrets of the past in a fast moving tale that was really enjoyable reading. I loved the character of Angel and the stories that she came out with. I would recommend this book to anybody who likes a nice romance with added excitement and a bit of mystery.
