The Cowboy and The Angel, by Romance Author, Marin Thomas

Harlequin American #1236
ISBN-10: 0373752407
ISBN-13: 978-0373752409
November 2008
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The Cowboy and The Angel

Tis the Season…For Miracles?

Renée Sweeney will do whatever it takes to keep a roof over the heads of Detroit's street kids. Even if it means stepping in front of a ten-ton wrecking ball aimed at their temporary home. And especially if it means clashing with gorgeous corporate cowboy Duke Dalton.

To Duke, the blue-eyed blonde seems more like an angel than a social worker. Until he discovers a group of runaways camping out in his warehouse! The Tulsa businessman came to set up shop in a new town, not provide free housing for the masses. But Renée and the kids are making him rethink his bottom line…and what the spirit if the Christmas season really means.

Now his cowboy Santa is looking to give Renée--and her young charges--a gift straight from his heart!


The romance between the COWBOY AND THE ANGEL is cleverly done to serve as a backdrop in many ways to saving the children as Marin Thomas makes each of her teens and preadolescents seem fully developed with genuine flaws and fears. Thus besides a strong contemporary romance, the audience sees a powerful look at how complex and difficult social work can be. This is a great tale and perhaps Ms. Thomas can provide a futuristic anthology focusing on these children as adults (instead of where are they now – where will they be).
      --- Harriet Klausner

Social worker Renee and developer Duke face off over the future of a Detroit building that's illegally housing six runaways. When Renee lets Duke in on the secret, he helps her to get all the kids homes for the holidays. Duke wins her heart with his treatment of the children, but can he convince her to forget her past and give his love a chance? Packed with details about the Detroit area and the challenges of social work, The Cowboy and the Angel (4 1/2 ), by Marin Thomas, is a heartwarming story. The standout supporting characters will have readers clamoring for spin-off stories, but Thomas deserves special props for writing six children and teenagers whose attitudes and actions are believable!
      --- Whitney Kate Sullivan, www.romantictimes.com

Social worker Renee wants to give a special group of homeless kids living in an abandoned warehouse a real Christmas. But her plans to save them go awry when real estate developer Duke Dalton swaggers in, ready to knock down the warehouse. The cowboy is mightily impressed by the petite blonde, and comes to love the children under her care and her cause. But does Renee's heart have enough room for him, as well as all the needy children of Detroit?

This was a lovely story--a well-researched tale that looks into the plight of homeless children and orphans. Thomas has penned a heartbreaking eye-opener, and one that will leave you aching.
      --- Vicki So www.eharlequin.com





   


Excerpt from: In a Soldier's Arms by Marin Thomas
    Copyright (c) 2008 by Brenda Smith-Beagley
ISBN-10: 0373752040
ISBN-13: 978-0373752041
By: Marin Thomas
Imprint and Series: Harlequin American
Copyright ©: 2007, 2008
By: Marin Thomas
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