Review : Twilight at Wild Springs

Twilight at Wild Springs by Delores Fossen

Genre: Romance, Western,

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Pages: 353

Published:  July 11, 2023

Family is always worth the fight

Lily Parkman has a Texas-size secret. For years, the single mother has managed to keep the true identity of her daughter Hayden’s father under the saddle. But after a mysterious note turns up at Wild Springs Ranch, Lily knows it’s time to come clean…starting with Wild Springs' ruggedly handsome foreman, Jonas Buchanan.

Jonas already suspects that his deceased brother is Hayden’s real father. Still, the widowed rancher isn’t prepared for what Lily’s revelation means for their friendship—or their future. They both soon discover that when there’s more to love, there’s more at stake. And when a troublesome figure from the past comes to Last Ride, they must fight like never before…or risk losing their newfound family forever.

Bonus novella! When Ruby Parkman's daughter elopes with Brennan Taylor's son, the former high school sweethearts join forces to put a stop to the marriage. But fighting their own rekindled attraction might be tougher than convincing their lovesick teenagers to come home.

Lily has a secret to the real paternity of her daughter but is worried it'll be revealed when someone sent her a mysterious letter. Jonas it's under the impression that his brother is a father to Lily's daughter. Jonas and Lily have been friends for a while and refuse to ruin that even with this attraction between the two. But that has to be put on the burner since Jonas is dealing with his own set of family issues.

I really enjoyed this book. I really love the idea of people taking a person in the past and writing a report as like a town history and it was Lily's turn to write about someone who seems to have had a colorful past. There was a lot of rumors and gossip and plenty of old secrets that no one wanted to reveal wanting to make the person of the past left outlandish. It was interesting to see how that played out. Then there was the whole literally having a secret about her daughters real father and having to reveal that but apparently not on her own term since someone may have found out. I was very curious to find out who was behind that and why and if it was connected to the history project that she was working on. It was interesting getting to know Jonas's set of issues as well. Jonas just was best for his son and even if they aren't blood related that is his son. Now the father of that child is sticking his nose in and Jonas clearly isn't going to let his son go without a fight and curious why this person showed up in the first place. That was interesting seeing how his family being played out. . Overall this was a pretty good book I really enjoyed it it was also nice getting a little addition at the end with a little novella.