Just out of college and completely alone in the world, Maggie Montgomery has one shot left to save her life from an abyss of poverty and hopelessness. Clinging to the last shred of fuel and hope, she arrives at the mansion of Texas billionaire Conrad Ayer. Although Maggie is clearly not what Mr. Ayer and his wife have in mind for a nanny, they agree to hire her temporarily until they can find someone more appropriate to fill the position. However, Maggie’s whole world is about to be up-ended by two way-over-scheduled children and one incredibly handsome hired hand. As she struggles to fit into a world she was never made to fit in, Maggie wonders if she can ever learn to become a perfect version of herself so she can keep the job, or is she doomed to always be searching for a life she can never quite grasp?

Keith Ayer despises his life. As the son of Texas billionaire Conrad Ayer and the fiance to a Senator from Texas’ daughter, it looks great on the outside, but inside, he is dying. He would vastly prefer to manage and train his father’s racehorses. However, everyone else thinks that is beneath him. He needs to get into industry and build on his father’s success. Suffocating under the constrictions of his life, he meets Maggie who begins to teach him that wealth and power is not everything in this life. But can Keith defy the most powerful men in Texas to follow his heart?

my point of view:

I have had the privilege of reading many of Staci’s novels, and I so enjoyed this one from start to finish! Staci has a way of developing such depth in characters that you feel you know their very soul. Maggie is a beautiful character, inside and out, and she has such a heart for God! Her childhood was so painful, but she never gives up her faith and hope for her future.

Keith is a walking mess, lol, wanting to please his father and gain approval for so long that he is ready to give up all his hopes and dreams to win the favor of his father. You cannot help but love him and want him to find his way. Keith has suffered a huge loss in his childhood as well, and when he and Maggie meet they find in each other a kindred spirit. One of my favorite things in stories is children, and the adorable Peter and Isabella will melt your heart!

Watching Maggie and Keith grow close and seeing how they both learn to truly open their hearts to the doors God has ready for them was a joy. I am so pleased I was able to find this story and write this review! I hope you all will take a chance on reading this amazing novel – it’s only 99 cents on Amazon right now, and I promise you, it is well worth it!

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