01741cam a2200277 i 4500 1333253981 TxAuBib 20240617120000.0 040720s2004||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780739442753 $9.99 0739442759 $9.99 TxAuBib rda Anderson, Catherine, (Adeline Catherine.) Bright eyes [PB] / written by Catherine Anderson. New York : Signet Books, [2004] ©2004. 419 pages cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Zeke has no intention of getting married—until he buys a ranch next door to Natalie Patterson, a sexy divorcee with two kids, a zany extended family, and a philandering ex-husband involved in shady business dealings. When Natalie’s twelve-year-old son vandalizes Zeke’s property, and Natalie is unable to pay for the damages, Zeke offers to let the boy work off the debt. As Zeke struggles to instill a sense of responsibility and self-worth in the troubled youngster, he finds his life being turned upside down by Natalie, whose sultry singing voice and striking eyes disguise her underlying lack of belief in herself or in her dream of becoming a professional singer. With rugged determination, Zeke undertakes to bolster her confidence, revive her ability to trust men…and thoroughly seduce her. But just as their attraction begins to blossom, a twist of fate gravely threatens their life together... 20240617. Ranch life Juvenile fiction. Romance-language fiction Fiction. Fiction. lcgft