The Second Son by Joanna Wayne

A mystery woman shows up at the Randolph's just in time to hand over a baby and pass out from blood loss after being shot in the shoulder. What is a sheriff to do?

The woman said the baby belonged to one of the Randolph men. Each of the Randolph men denied fathering that baby. Mary Randolph took the child in and fought off Social Services when they wanted to take Betsy.

After the victim is hospitalized, Sheriff Branson Randolph finds out she has a criminal record and her name is Kate Gilbraith. While investigating Kate's last known address, for clues of the surprise baby, Branson runs into Lacy, Kate's sister and saves her when a bomb is tossed through the window.

Kate disappears from the hospital. Is she on the run? Did someone kidnap her? Mary is taken to the hospital and leaves three of the four Randolph men doing their best to take care of Betsy. Lacy left her fiancé at the alter. Where is Kate? Who shot her? Where did the baby come from? Who is after Lacy? And why? Both sisters have people trying to kill them. One is on the run and one is being protected by the sheriff.

Don't you wonder which of the Randolph men fathered baby Betsy? You will want to read the rest of the series. You will fall in love with the Randolph men and cheer for them as they do their level darndest to raise Betsy while their mother is in the hospital.

Joanna Wayne lives with her husband just a few miles from steamy, exciting New Orleans, but her home is the perfect writer's hideaway. A lazy bayou, complete with graceful herons, colorful wood ducks and an occasional alligator, winds just below her back garden.

I read this straight through in one evening. You won't want to put it down. A fun read.

4 stars.

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