Karen Jamison Bücher

Tramaine Taylor gave birth to a son when she was eighteen years old. She experienced tragedy when the baby died and her fi ancé broke up with her. A long time friend fi nds a newborn baby abandoned in a garbage dumpster. It is just one month after the death of Tramaine's son and she convinces her friend to raise him as her son. Years later Tramaine takes on the responsibility of three other children. Her life revolves around her children and her job. Things change for Tramaine when she is reassigned to another location. Tramaine ends up in a relationship with Joe, her new boss. She is happy until her ex-fi ancé shows up. Joe Hamilton is one of Houston's most eligible bachelors. He and his brother run a multi-million dollar construction company. Joe is a confi rmed bachelor and he likes it that way. He came from being shuffl ed around foster homes to owning a thriving company. He attributes it to the family that loved him and adopted him. To Joe family is very important. Joe always thought his mother was the kindest woman he has ever known until he meets Tramaine. He is instantly attracted to her. Joe agrees to accept Tramaine and her children with no questions asked. Joe becomes angry when he fi nds out things about Tramaine that shatters his image of her.

This is an excellent book about the battles and travels of a young military person. The battles are very unique and different in a special way. The young military person is fighting machines, machines that he has personally helped develop. Even though he was commissioned to do so by his own government, he goes to prison for developing them. His commanding officer, Nimrod, is the person that should be going to prison, but he is a star witness against the young man in court. The young man vows to get revenge in the end, and he does. His commanding officer was a liar, and he never forgets it. While he is on a different planet, he is ordered to terminate his commanding officer by the president of his world. He finds that the planet he is on has some strange death penalties and procedures, but abides by them to the end, so far as personally cutting out his commanding officers heart. After all the bad that he has been through, he and his crew continue to do right by helping to feed starving planets. He travels the galaxies trying to help feed and develop the planets. He and his crew work hard to help make the newly discovered planets capable of feeding themselves.

Quinton’s storyTina Jackson ends up living in New Orleans with Quinton Lawson and his daughter. Her family back in Atlanta thinks she has been kidnapped because she didn’t show up for her wedding and her apartment looked as if it had been ransacked.Quinton is faced with a dilemma. He is in love with Tina and thinks she is in love with him but finds out she is confusing gratitude for love. He tries to fight his feelings for her, but it is a losing battle.Elston’s storyRoxanne Keyes is a prime example of an ugly duckling turning into a swan. She has been deeply hurt by men in the past. And now with a body to die for all she does is use men.At one time Elston Baker was considered the essence of tall and handsome. After an accident, his wife cleans out their joint bank accounts and divorces him. Those incidents caused him to become a very angry and bitter man, especially towards women.Quincy’s storySharon James goes against her father’s wishes and gets into a world of trouble. A month later he kicks her out of his house and life when he finds out she is pregnant.Quincy Lawson has seen his brother and best friend fall in love in the midst of unusual circumstances, get married, and have children. He feels as if he is missing out on something. He desperately wants the feeling of fatherhood.

Second Chance Marteen takes on the financial responsibility of her family and decides to get married for money to her friend who needs a wife to claim his inheritance. She knew going in it was a business arrangement, but her feelings changed. Jamie watched the first woman he has ever loved walk out of his life. After that he becomes a successful business man with hopes of someday winning her back. He learns there is someone else in the picture and hope he is not too late.

Janette Christopher has two young girls to raise; her daughter and niece. She can have any man she wants, but she is not looking for a relationship. Her first marriage ended tragically and left her broken-hearted and broken financially. She hadn’t thought about marriage in years. She changes her mind when she gets rescued repeatedly by the same policeman.Officer Eddie LeBeau is a stickler for the law. He is a very responsible and caring man. He is at a point in his life where he wants happiness aside from his family’s happiness. He wants to settle down and get married and have his own family. And when he comes across Janette, it is love at first sight for him.Janettes’s dead husband’s cousin has secretly loved her for years. He tries a lot of underhanded schemes to try and break up Janette and Eddie. Also, Eddie’s younger sister has issues with him marrying Janette. These two people cause a strain on their relationship and test their love.