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Her Guardian Rancher (Martin's Crossing) Kindle Edition

by Brenda Minton (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 101 ratings
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A cowboy veteran is determined to help a fallen solder’s struggling widow in this heartfelt romance of healing, faith, and family.

Three years ago, Daron McKay made a vow to his dying army buddy. Now he’s prepared to keep his promise by watch over the man’s wife and child. He just never imagined he’d fall in love with mom and baby.

As she struggles to hang on to her ranch, Emma Shaw’s daughter faces lifesaving surgery. But Emma doesn’t want a hero, especially one riddled with guilt. But Daron is ready to show the battle-scarred widow that letting go makes you stronger—and that loving is worth the risk . . .
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    Martin's Crossing
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    212 pages
  3. Language
    English
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  5. Publisher
    Love Inspired
  6. Publication date
    January 1, 2017
  7. File size
    1433 KB
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About the Author

Brenda Minton lives in the Ozarks. She's a wife, mom to three, foster mom to five and grandma to a princess. Life is chaotic but she enjoys every minute of it with her family and a few too many dogs. When not writing she's drinking coffee on the patio, wrangling kids or escaping for an evening out with her husband. Visit her online at www.brendaminton.net

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01G1EXNT8
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Love Inspired; Original edition (January 1, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 1, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1433 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 212 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 101 ratings

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Brenda Minton lives in the Ozarks with her husband, three children and a few too many pets. She's a pastor's wife as well as children's ministry worker.

Her hobbies include sitting on the porch drinking coffee and going out to eat with friends.

If you enjoy her Love Inspired Cooper Creek series, you can find Brenda most days drinking coffee and hanging out on facebook.

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4.8 out of 5 stars
4.8 out of 5
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rkaps
5.0 out of 5 stars What a great book.
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2017
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Great book. Daron made a promise to his dying Army buddy he would look after Emma and take care of her. Daron felt like he should do this since he's the one who asked his fellow soldier to go out with him on this last mission. Little by little Daron starts to see Emma in a new light. Emma who was burned by her ex is just trying to get by and raise her daughter. She also takes care of her grandfather. She is not looking for anyone either. These two are just right for each other it just takes them awhile to see that. It's great to see other friends from Martin's Crossing in this book also. 💜💜💜
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Cristine Purdy
5.0 out of 5 stars Martins Crossing series
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2017
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Great read! Can't wait to read more in this series. Good twists in this story. Never expected some of the adventures.
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Candy
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2017
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Good quick read.
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labornotinvain
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read!
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2017
Daron and Boone work together as bodyguards, and Daron spends more time at Boone's ranch than his own, and he is still plagued by nightmares from his time in the military. One night he drives by Emma Shawl's place and notices something very wrong.

When Emma's brother-in-law shows up looking for money to pay for his drug addiction, even though when her husband died everything went to his brother and not to her, but Pete thinks that she is holding out on him. Emma is determined to take care of her family on her own, without Daron's interference.

Will Emma and Daron find that they are just what the other needs?

I like Daron and how he wants to help Emma, and he admires Emma for her strength and determination to raise her daughter without being a burden to others. He loves Jamie, Emma's daughter and he wants to help as much as he can with her upcoming surgery.

Emma is a hardworking mother, who also helps her granddad who is alot like her, in that he doesn't like depending on others and wants to do everything for himself. I admired her mettle, faith, and determination.

Overall a great book with a lot going on, with great humor, Boone is especially apt at pushing Daron's buttons. It has great characters and dialog, and I liked how Daron's goals change over the course of the book.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received one or more of the products or services mentioned above for free in the hope that I would mention it on my blog. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and testimonials in Advertising."
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Kym McNabney
5.0 out of 5 stars NEVER CAN GET ENOUGH OF MS MINTION'S STORIES
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2017
Too much time passes between new releases of BRENDA MINTON books. Each time I am aware of a new one coming out, I anxiously await its arrival. Needless to say, once it is out and in the stories I immediately purchase it. If I am currently reading a book, which is typically the case, I have a hard time not thinking about getting through my current read to begin MS MINTON’S book.

Daron McKay made a vow to his dying army buddy that he would watch over his wife and child. It wasn’t a surprise that he’d keep his promise. What he hadn’t anticipated was falling in love with her.

Emma Shaw is a struggling mother. Daron McKay came into her life due to a sense of duty, mixed with guilt. If only he could set aside both, perhaps she could allow her heart to love him.

As is true to MS MINTON’S stories, HER GUARDIAN RANCHER is well written, with three dimensional characters that you will fall in love with. It is not uncommon for me to fall in love with the hero, but MS MINTON has a way of drawing you into the heroine’s character as well. Not only the main characters, but ALL the characters. The plot is wonderful, not lacking in anything. As typical of MS MINTON’S writing, HER GUARDIAN RANCHER is peppered with original humor and great one-liners.

A quick and easy read. Can’t wait for the next. Would love to read Lucy’s story.
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JU
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2017
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I enjoy the books in this series.
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Linda G.
5.0 out of 5 stars Strong writing & complex characters make for a good read
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2020
I am a picky reader, but I really enjoyed this book. I loved the way Brenda developed her characters so that they were very real, interesting, complex people. Who wouldn't fall a little bit in love with Daron, a man facing his own demons without whining, strong, protective, and just a downright good guy ? And who wouldn't admire a strong, faith-filled woman like Emma who's had a boat-load of hurt and heartache but manages to forge ahead with a positive attitude? I also appreciated the complexity of the plot so that the book was more than a simple love story. Though I haven't read any of the other books in the Martin's Crossing series, I will be looking for them and for other books by Brenda Minton.
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Bunnyhop
5.0 out of 5 stars A Promise Made....And Kept
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2017
I love this series but you don't have to read all the books to read this story! It's a stand alone. Brenda Minton writes such great characters and fantastic true-to-life story lines! This one is relevant to today's times. A young widow, Emma, with a 3 year old daughter is struggling financially on a rundown farm with an ailing grandfather and to make matters worse, her husband was a soldier who was killed in Iraq but they had divorced just before he left for Iraq and he had changed his beneficiary to his brother so Emma didn't get his life insurance money, even though she told him she was pregnant with his child. One of her ex-husband's soldier buddies, Daron, has taken it upon himself to watch over her because he feels so guilty about all that has happened. I can see the story from every person's side. I really enjoyed the different character's, even the additional characters not mentioned here. There is an additional moment of suspense when the drug addicted brother-in-law shows up and demands money. The 3 year old daughter, Jamie, steals the show too as she needs life-saving surgery! There is just so much packed into this book!
I recommend it!
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