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When Finn O'Grady's father died, he left her enough money to purchase the house she has always wanted, March Winds. True, it's dilapidated, but nothing can quash the bliss she feels when it's finally hers and she can put down roots at last. Nothing, that is, except her new neighbor, Cade McDaniel, a crusty bachelor who is trying to be a parent to Emma, a 10-year-old niece he barely knows. Emma is terribly lonely, and not at all happy when Finn moves in, so she vandalizes the house. Cade feels that it's his duty to make repairs, just as he fixes every mess his family makes. As Finn gets to know the real Cade, she begins to empathize with poor Emma. Then, just before the neighbors marry, their lives are turned upside down once again. Cates weaves a tantalizing and emotional tale that strums the heartstrings and keeps the reader spellbound until the joyful, gratifying ending. Maria Hatton
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Romantic Times
"Moving drama and rich characterizations are hallmarks of Kimberly Cates' work."

Jill Barnett, bestselling author of Sentimental Journey
"Cates is an extraordinary storyteller."

Book Description
Finnoula O'Grady had never had a home Growing up in foster care, Finn had spent her childhood longing for a little house with a white picket fence. Years later her dreams came true when she inherited the rundown March Winds. But someone else was in love with her house--young Emma, the lonely niece of her next-door neighbor Cade MacDaniel. Cade knew nothing about being a single parent. The only love and caring he'd ever done were for the old houses he restored for a living. But there was no denying that Finn's arrival had him feeling decidedly more human than usual. And when Emma finds a child's 150-year-old diary, they unearth a story that brings the three wounded souls together and begins to change March Winds from just a house. . .into a home.

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Finnoula O'Grady had never had a home

Growing up in foster care, Finn had spent her childhood longing for a little house with a white picket fence. Years later her dreams came true when she inherited the rundown March Winds. But someone else was in love with her house--young Emma, the lonely niece of her next-door neighbor Cade MacDaniel.