Family for Keeps (Love Inspired #183) [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Margaret Daley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 20, 2005

Pediatric nurse Tess Morgan had dreamed of having a large family. But when her fiancé was murdered, her hopes and dreams, along with her faith, were shattered by a single bullet. Then she met widowed single father Peter "Mac" MacPherson. The former football legend had lost his wife and father, but he turned to the healing powers of God and family to help him through his grief. Can Mac's love help Tess regain her faith?

Available only in Christian Fiction 6 & 8.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: Thorndike Press (April 20, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786274735
• ISBN-13: 978-0786274734
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,439,122 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Margaret has been writing for over 20 years. She started writing in the late 1970s because she wanted to see if she could put a whole story down on paper. That book is still in the drawer and will never see the light of day. But she was able to finish a book, which was her goal.
She decided after that to get some help, and joined a writers' roundtable where she met once a week with some fellow writers who went over each other's work. She sold her first book in the early 1980s and has been selling ever since.
She loves to tell a story. When she was a little girl she made up stories while playing with her dolls. On long trips with her family she would weave a story about the surrounding countryside. From those early beginnings grew a love of entertaining people with a story.
When she went away to college, she met her husband, Mike, to whom she has been married for over 30 years. He is her support and her best friend. She has always felt she was the luckiest woman the day she bumped into him on campus.
When they married, they moved to Tulsa, where she finished her degree in special education and began teaching. She still teaches today and loves working with students with special needs. They help her remember what is important in life. She also participates in the Special Olympics as a coach with her students and has attended the State Games in May for years.
Besides teaching and writing, she is also a mother of one. Her son, Shaun, loves animals and there have been times they could have their own zoo at the house. The most interesting pet Shaun has is a leopard tortoise, which could outlive him. She has joked that his children will be inheriting a tortoise. Shaun is getting married to his high school sweetheart. Margaret hopes that they are as happy as she and her husband are.
When she isn't working, she loves to read, travel, and go to lunch and a movie with a friend. She has been to many countries in the world and loves to meet new people. Her favorite place is Tahiti -- Bora Bora. It is as beautiful as all the pictures portray it.
In her travels she has found herself in some interesting situations. Once, in London, she got caught in the middle of a protest that later turned into a riot over poll taxes. In the rain forest of Costa Rica, she was covered from head to toe in mud and ruined a perfectly good outfit. She should have remembered it was going to be wet since it was called a rain forest. In Rio, she and a friend were left with no means to get back to the hotel on the other side of the city. Neither Margaret nor her companion spoke Portuguese and there wasn't a cab in sight. Thankfully one finally pulled up to the curb at the museum because she couldn't see herself hiking across Rio to get back to the hotel.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Warm, Wonderful Story!, February 1, 2003

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This review is from: Family for Keeps (Love Inspired #183) (Mass Market Paperback)

Ms. Daley tells such a warm, wonderful story! Her characters feel so real. I'm so glad to see that Ms. Daley has more books coming soon.

4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet Story, April 26, 2011

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M. Palmer "Michelle P." (Arkansas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Family for Keeps (Love Inspired #183) (Mass Market Paperback)

For the most part, I really liked this book. There were a couple places in here where I got sort of turned off, which is why I gave it four stars instead of five. For instance, when Tess confessed her past to Mac, it seemed it just abruptly ended. This was a really deep turmoil for her, and it shouldn't have ended that way...The conversation shifted quickly from heart-wrenching to light-hearted...

Also, the conclusion just didn't get me...The issues seemed to be dealt with too easily. I don't know, I was just a bit disappointed in it.

But this is a really sweet story and real worth the read.

5.0 out of 5 stars Family for keeps, November 8, 2010

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Barbara Butler (Portland Oregon) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Family for Keeps (Love Inspired #183) (Hardcover)

Thank You so much for the book I didnt know It was large print I was so glad