Naturally Katherine is upset by Dani’s appearance, because it makes her question her husbands feelings for her and it reminds her of her own inability to conceive children.

Having lost her mother at a very young age, she sees Katherine as a sort of surrogate mother.

But more than anyone else, she wants the approval of Katherine. She adores Bailey, the 15-yr-old with Down Syndrome and finds herself falling in a different kind of love with Alex. As Dani gets to know Katherine and her children, she falls completely in love with them. Alex is the oldest and a beautiful little girl with HIV is the youngest at 5. You see, The Senator and his wife, Katherine, have adopted 8 special needs children over the years.

Dani was a good heroine, even if she did start to annoy me toward the end of the book with her obsession to commit the “ultimate sacrifice” for the “greater good”. He has her investigated and insists on a DNA test, even though Mark is convinced Dani is his daughter. If finding her real father isn’t bad enough, dealing with an attraction to Alex is just the icing on the cake.Īlex is skeptical of Dani’s claim that she’s Mark’s daughter and takes it upon himself to watch her like a hawk. Her spiteful grandmother informed her that Dani’s mother had had an affair and Dani was the result.ĭani learns her biological father is a State Senator, Mark Canfield, who’s thinking of running for president. To get to him she must go through his eldest adopted son, Alex. She’s had a pretty bad run of luck throughout the series, but the most devastating blow -even worse than her husband divorcing her after she nursed him back to health, or her first lover after the divorce turning out to be married – was the fact that she wasn’t truly a Buchanan. For a recap of Dani’s previous escapades and the rest of the Buchanan clan, go check out Mollie’s review at Biblioharlot’s Bookshelf.ĭani is the youngest of the Buchanan siblings and the only girl.

This is the fourth book in the Buchanan Series and Dani Buchanan’s much awaited story. But Dani and Alex are forced to trust each other, and when trust turns to passion, the potential for disaster is only a tabloid scandal away. The last thing either of them wants is love, especially with scandals brewing and family trouble on the way. As his long-lost 'love child,' Dani could seriously derail the election-something his handsome campaign manager Alex Canfield isn't going to let happen.ĭani isn't about to let Alex run her life, no matter how tempting she finds him-and Alex isn't going to allow Dani to melt his cynicism, no matter how close he has to get. She goes looking for her biological father, but never expects to find a senator running for president. Amazon | Barnes & Noble | The Ripped Bodice | Google Play BooksĪfter three romantic flame-outs in a year and a restaurant career going nowhere, Dani Buchanan needs a fresh start.

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