Snopek, R: Cowboy’s Lost Family

USA Today bestselling author Roxanne Snopek writes contemporary small-town romance, usually with a dollop of crazy, and a dog or two. Praised for her strong heroines and true-to-life heroes, her award-winning stories always contain complications arising from modern family dynamics. As a former veterinary technician, mother of three grown daughters, and wife of mumble-mumble years, animals, kids, and husbands are her forte. Emotional conflict, tears, angst-those wretched "growth-opportunity" moments your friends comfort you about . . . That's what she writes, and readers love it. Earlier in her career, thanks to her veterinary experience, Roxanne wrote a series of nonfiction books about the human-animal bond, as Roxanne Willems Snopek. During that time, she spoke with many fascinating people, and learned much about service animals, particularly dogs for children with autism. She loves including bits about this in her fiction. So far, she's written two books with autism service dogs (Three River Ranch and Finding Home) and one with therapeutic horseback riding (His Reluctant Rancher), all of which were born out of her earlier research. In her spare time, Roxanne loves to wrangle her suburban wilderness garden, which she shares with deer, coyotes, a bear, a bobcat, and even a cougar, though thankfully she hasn't seen that one. She dabbles in many things, including painting, piano, yoga, and cooking, but her favorite pastime is, of course, reading.

He's looking for the one thing she's done with: family. Brade Oliver arrives in Grand, Montana, looking for blood--and answers. Genetic tests reveal that his biological family may reside in the small, western town, and he's on a mission to finally discover the one thing his adoptive family couldn't give him: the truth. Kendall McKinley craves a normal life, free of the demands, drama, and constraints of her dysfunctional family. Despite being focused on building her career and working on a restoration project, Kendall can't help herself from noticing a handsome stranger the first night he arrives. But when Brade starts asking uncomfortable questions around town, Kendall is determined to protect her community and friends. The harder she tries to steer Brade away from the answers he seeks, the more he pushes back . . . and the more irresistible he becomes. Brade is determined to uncover the truth no matter what, and Kendall finds herself torn between keeping the secrets of people she cares for and finding answers for the man she loves. Contains mature themes.