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Doubting Thomas (Bad Boys of Sweetwater Book 1) by [Elizabeth Rose]

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He's a widower with six young boys, accused of murdering his wife. The last thing he needs is a snoopy, sexy social worker showing up at his door!

Accused of murdering his wife, the residents of Thunder Lake are calling Thomas Taylor an unfit father. He fears his six young boys will be taken away from him before he can prove his innocence. All he wants is an angel to guide him. What he gets is a snoopy, but sexy social worker, Angel DeMitri showing up at his door, pretending to be a vacationer. She has the power to take his children from him, but he will do anything to keep that from happening.

Angel DeMitri is a single mother working for Child Protective Services in the state of Michigan. She arrives with her young daughter at the lake for a much needed vacation. Before she knows it, she's being talked into unofficially investigating a man named Thomas Taylor, to determine if his children are in danger.

Thomas is a gruff man with some old-fashioned beliefs, but Angel doesn't think he would ever hurt anyone, and especially not kill his wife! But when push comes to shove, Angel needs to make a decision that will change many lives forever.

Will a woman on a mission keep a family from being torn apart, or will she be the cause of their separation?
Sons of a preacher, but far from saints. These men are nothing but trouble.

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Bad Boys of Sweetwater
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Reading order for the Tarnished Saints Series:Tarnished Saints' Christmas - Prequel (FREE)Doubting Thomas - Book 1Luring Levi - Book 2Judging Judas - Book 3Seducing Zeb - Book 4Saving Simon - Book 5Wrangling James - Book 6Praising Pete - Book 7Teaching Philip - Book 8Loving John - Book 9Playing Nate - Book 10Igniting Andrew - Book 11Taming Thad - Book 12 --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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Welcome to my world of rugged heroes, strong heroines and passionate undying romance!
Many readers have asked for a reading list of my books/series. I have published over 100 books and can't list them all, but here is a list of my series.

Greek Myth Fantasy Series
Portals of Destiny Series
The Barons of the Cinque Ports
Tangled Tales Series
Elemental Magick Series
Legacy of the Blade Series
Daughters of the Dagger Series
MadMan MacKeefe Series
Legendary Bastards of the Crown Series
Below the Salt Series
Seasons of Fortitude Series
Holiday Knights Series
Secrets of the Heart Series
The Highland Chronicles Series
Highland Outcasts Series
Pirate Lord Series
Cowboys of the Old West Series
Bad Boys of Sweetwater: Tarnished Saints Series
Working Man Series
Once Upon a Rhyme Series
Dark Encounters Series

To find out more about my books, see covers and read excerpts please visit my website at elizabethrosenovels.com.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BRYR7GYM
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oliver Heber Books (January 8, 2023)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 8, 2023
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1821 KB
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Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 293 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #7,916 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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Elizabeth Rose is the author of over 100 books and counting. She writes medieval, historical, contemporary, paranormal/fantasy, and western romance. She is an award winning, bestselling author and an amazon all-star. Her books appear as ebooks, print, and audiobooks as well.

Her favorite characters in her works include dark, dangerous and tortured heroes, and feisty, independent heroines who know how to wield a sword. She loves writing 14th century medievals, and is known for her many medieval series.

Elizabeth started writing romance back in 1996 and had her first book traditionally published in 2000.

She loves anything paranormal and is inspired by spending time in nature. Elizabeth has a secret garden that serves as her outdoor office where she writes in her hammock in the summer. This same secret garden inspired her series, Secrets of the Heart.

Elizabeth's website is: http://elizabethrosenovels.com where you will find book trailers, sneak peeks at upcoming covers, excerpts from her books, as well as original recipes of food that her characters eat in her stories.

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Series by Elizabeth Rose:

Portals of Destiny

Highland Outcasts

Pirate Lords

Highland Chronicles

Secrets of the Heart

Seasons of Fortitude

Legendary Bastards of the Crown

Second in Command

Holiday Knights

Tangled Tales

Barons of the Cinque Ports

Legacy of the Blade

Daughters of the Dagger

MadMan MacKeefe

Elemental Magick Series

Greek Myth Fantasy

Dark Encounters

Tarnished Saints

Cowboys of the Old West

Once Upon a Rhyme

Sweet Nothings

A Look Behind the Series

Working Man Series

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S. Diann Cropsey

Good Storyline!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 29, 2023

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Story strong and captivating! Characters well drawn and believable. Romance scenes were lacking and felt rushed and glossed over. Some of the coincidences did not come across as natural especially the one in which the CPS agents were inside the house just as Angel was holding the lost gun.

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Alicia Rowe

Nosy female tries to make amends....

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 26, 2021

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Thomas has always tried his best to be the best father to his six sons, but when the murder of his second wife casts him as a murderer his already difficult life becomes even harder. Between trying to raise six boys in a one bedroom cabin in the woods, proving he isn't a murderer, and making a living Thomas can't seem to catch a break. Now the neighbors are complaining that he can't raise his boys correctly and saying they should be taken away. At the request of her best friend, Tillie, Angel makes an unofficial trip to meet this alleged murderer and find out if he really is abusing his boys. If so she will file a case at her CPS office and get them placed in good homes. However, there is more to this family than meets the eye and when the boys are on the verge of being removed from the home Angel takes drastic steps to save this lost family.
I got this book as a BookBub suggestion in 2019 and enjoyed it. With 'bad-boy' in the title I had a bit higher hopes considering all who know me know if I impulse buy a book it is highly doubtful that I actually read the synopsis. Yes, it is my own fault. No I likely won't change. I really like getting books based on their covers. It has lead to some interesting reads. On to the review!

I can't say that I had a favorite character in this book. I had a love hate relationship with them all. Maybe Daniel, the oldest son. He had a strong sense of duty to family, but wasn't stuck in his ways as his father. Angel was...difficult. I loathe CPS workers due to childhood issues, so I really wanted to hate her. She gained points for quitting, I'll give her that, but the grudge remained. Thomas I was a bit back and forth on as well. Internal monologue was very "I don't have emotions. Emotions is for the weak!". Then proceeds to have extreme mood swings for the entire book. No emotions my ass. Also, doesn't allow his children to cry? Processing emotions is a THING.

Lets move away from the characters to the story itself. I can understand going to extremes to keep a family together, especially if it was due to your nosiness that the kids are in danger anyways. The fact that Thomas is a preachers son and has 11 bothers who were all named after apostles is definitely different. I liked the book for the most part. Sexy backwoods mechanic trying to do right by his family against the gossip of a small town. I am down. Him being tall and a brunette is a total plus. Besides, there is just something about a man who knows his way around a vehicle. I am, however, still trying to figure out why he refers to himself as an outsider to the town and is thereby not accepted when he used to own a garage in town and his parents were from the town. Didn't make a lot of sense to me.

I seen the "who did it" coming from the beginning. No real surprise there, but other reviews I have seen were surprised by who the murderer was. It was just a bit obvious to me. I can't say that this book has turned me off the series, however. I am curious about the other brothers and their stories. I am sure that the next story will be between Levi and Tillie and I may enjoy that one more. Especially considering she isn't a social worker.

If you don't have anything against CPS workers I am sure you will enjoy this book more than I did. Personal grudges and all that.

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Carol

Bad boys of Sweetwater

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 30, 2023

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This book was a good start to the series. I enjoyed all the characters and the story. They were true to their struggles. Love conquered all with this storyline. On to the next book.

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Brebre716

Thomas the eldest

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 19, 2023

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Thomas the eldest of 12 story ,
how his doubts and anger from his previous marriage that ended in murder and the Angel who brings love back into his life and the lives of his boys. I enjoyed the story, the struggle of the characters were well written.

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Loved this

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 24, 2023

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Loved everything about this book, the angst, the sweetness and the romance. I will read the others in this series.

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Dawn M

Tortured person barely holding on gets his wish for an angel.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 19, 2023

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You read how the struggles of life is pulling a family of seven down till a tragedy strikes and the father is stamped a murderer. With the threat of his family being taken apart a woman comes into hold them together.

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Bonnie Raymond

An Angel to the Rescue

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 9, 2015

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Having read and enjoyed "Tarnished Saints' Christmas," the prequel to this series, I was delighted to have the opportunity to read "Doubting Thomas." This first book in the series about the Taylor Twelve is about Thomas, the oldest of the twelve Taylor brothers. Married twice with six boys of his own, Thomas is doing his best to raise his boys to be good men but when his second wife is murdered, rumors flourish that he is a murderer and an unfit father. That's enough to send his life into a tailspin that costs him his business, his home and his reputation. He prays to God for an Angel to rescue him and his prayers are answered in the form of a single mom with a young daughter of her own. Love eventually blossoms as this woman throws herself, heart and soul into keeping his family together and out of the clutches of Child Protective Services. There is romance but it's also a mystery of sorts as the search continues for the true killer of Thomas's second wife. The characters are real and likable with a storyline that will keep you reading long after you should have turned out the light and gone to sleep. It is always a pleasure to read a book that isn't filled with foul language and gratuitous sex scenes which add words without furthering the story. "Doubting Thomas" is well written and doesn't need to sink to such tactics to keep the reader engaged. Towards the end of the book, the reader gets the first introduction to the next brother, Levi, who is the next brother and the subject of Book 2 in the Tarnished Saints Series, "Luring Levi." I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the books in this engaging series by Elizabeth Rose.

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HeyerFan

First in a Series

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 23, 2018

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The first full length book in the contemporary series about the 12 sons of a preacher (Tarnished Saints). Single father, Thomas Didymus Taylor has a bucketful of pride, which leads him to reject all offers of what he sees as charity and has led to him and his six sons being isolated. Laden down with money worries, suspected of wife murder and with a 6 year old who refuses to talk or be touched since the death of his mother; the last thing Thomas needs is a woman poking her way into his life particularly when her interference brings child protection down upon him. I thoroughly enjoyed this story, though there is a scattering of typos.

M,WHITWORTH

Thoroughly engrossing

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on November 28, 2017

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Not normally a book I would read , but loved every page of it .
A thoroughly engrossing and heart rending story of a man trying to bring up his 6 sons .
All the while getting over his first wife’s death , his second wife’s murder and facing possible charges for that murder, and at
the same time , having to develop new bonds with his children and being investigated by the child protection agency.
It’s beautifully written and is a wonderful start to the series

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Beatriz Garcia

Loved it!

Reviewed in Brazil 🇧🇷 on August 4, 2016

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The story is sweet, strong and lovely. The characters are só believable that makes the whole plot even more especial. I really enjoyed it.

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