Secrets Lurking in Pinecrest (Pinecrest Series #2) (book) by Trennis E. Killian on AuthorsDen

Reviewed on May 1, 2024

Mary had held a secret love for Mike since their teens when all of them were part of the same group of students graduating... Mike went on to become a ranger and had moved to a new assigned area where after a number of years, he became engaged to a young woman living there. Mike had returned through the years, as Pinecrest Station was his home base and by then Mary had started working for the Station as dispatcher, and anything else needed. She enjoyed the job...

But her best friend, Ashley was now engaged and both were thinking about just how different it would be once she married--to the new pastor, no less, which meant that she'd be called to be involved even more at church. Ashley knew of Mary's first love, but kept on her, suggesting that she needed to forget him, and start dating more often. And so when she was asked to go to dinner, she went! And enjoyed it... What she didn't know that when Mike came back and saw Mary at the Station, she was quite changed from his memory... In fact, he couldn't stop looking...

Mike was now an investigator and was called on to deal with illegal aspects that were slightly beyond the normal duties of rangers... In fact, when he got back into Pinecrest, he quickly was told to be on the lookout for poachers that had been seen in the area. Mike would be patrolling throughout the forest, based upon reported sightings... He was busy, so he was caught off guard when his fiance came to visit without prior notice. He was living in a trailer, so she had to hosted at his parents home. There really wasn't any place where she could stay and be happy. Nor was she thrilled to realize that her normal fine dining activities with Mike were at locations where home cooking was the routine... Everybody could tell that she was unhappy; however, Mike had been transferred to Pinecrest and would probably would remain for at least 3 years...She ultimately decided that she wasn't willing to share Mike's life if it meant it would be in Pinecrest...Somehow, it didn't bother Mike as much as he thought it would...

And when the first dance of the season came in Pinecrest, it seemed just natural that the "new" foursome, which matched Mary and Mike, was fine for everybody, especially Mary... You know, she never did tell him that she'd been in love with him since she was 15... LOL

So, soon the investigation of poaching gets even more of a problem when there was news that drugs also was being passed through their little town... and Mike as the Forest Service Investigator, was right in the middle of it... And, while he was dealing with all of that, a surprise occurred in Mike's life. His first wife had died and he was awarded total custody for his beautiful daughter... This latter event brought the entire town into the lives of this brand new threesome, resulting in one of the most heartwarming stories that the town had ever celebrated! Enjoy! And, if you liked this story, type in T. E. Killian in the search box in the right column for 3 equally delightful books!

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