Cold Hands, Warm Hearts Book

When Char Simmons' ex-husband disappears while their daughter, Abby, is struggling to cope with a serious illness, Char's angry and upset—and knows enough about why he might be missing to also be afraid. Hoping to stay out of whatever problem her ex-husband has gotten himself into, Char brings Abby to a lake home in northern Minnesota to recover. The "lake home" is an isolated cabin in the remote snow-covered woods, and Char is determined to do everything she can to make the place a safe refuge for herself, her daughter, and their little Pomeranian.

Her determination is shaken when she meets Max Wilson, a federal agent on leave, who finds out that Char's ex-husband is under investigation. Though initially suspicious, Max ends up helping Char and Abby untangle their problems so that all of them can reach their happily ever after.

Publishers Weekly

Young mother Char Simmons knows fear; her ex-husband, the attorney Theodore Bainbridge, has vanished, leaving her with total responsibility for their daughter, Abby, who's recovering from brain surgery. After selling most of her possessions, Char takes Abby to the remote Silver Lake, Minn. cabin she's inherited from her aunt. A scare with their Pomeranian, Cinnamon, leads the mother to local vet, Dr. Philip Wilson, whose recently deceased parents owned the neighboring vacation home. Philip, along with his brother Max, a federal agent on leave, hire Char to help clear out their family's cabin and an attraction develops. But Max has a hidden agenda; he's hoping to catch Char's slippery ex, who is suspected of embezzling from his clients. Tightly mixing romance and thriller elements, Jacobs (Love By Design) excels mostly when depicting the bond shared by mother and daughter and the lengths to which Char will go to protect it.
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