About That Man (2001) - Sherryl Woods

Sherryl Woods

Category: Contemporary

Narrator: Unknown

Tags: Contemporary, Romance

The picture-perfect town of Trinity Harbor, Virginia, is in an uproar when Robert King Spencers sensible spinster daughter takes in a modern-day Huck Finn she found hot-wiring her car. But Daisy, a spirited beauty with a tragic past, needs this orphaned ten-year-old boy to love. Shes confident she can handle her bullheaded father - the self-appointed town patriarch - her two bossy brothers, concerned pastor and social services. The only real obstacle is . . . that man., That man is Tommys uncle, Walker Ames, a tough D.C. cop whose ex-wife gave up on him as a husband and father years ago. Perhaps this unexpected nephew is Walkers chance to redeem his failure as a family man. Soon hes commuting to the charming fishbowl of a town where everyone assumes hes seduced Daisy Spencer, their best Sunday school teacher. But to Walker, Daisy is a disconcerting mix of smart-mouthed innocence and wicked temptation . . . ., For Daisy, Walker and Tommy, a long, hot summer in the town thats not as slee