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Big Luke, little Luke

4 Strong Men (Harlequin Superromance No. 653)

by Dawn Stewardson

Published 1995297 pagesISBN 978-0-3737-0653-2

Navy Pilot Luke Dakota--the third of Four Strong Men Luke Dakota--His life was sent into a tailspin the day he learned that Mike Alexander, his buddy during Desert Storm, had committed suicide, leaving behind a wife and child-a child who'd been named Luke, after him. Caitlin Alexander-With a business in the red and a child to raise alone, Caitlin had her share of trouble. And she still couldn't believe that Mike had killed himself! Then Luke Dakota arrived on the doorstep offering to help, and he brought back feelings she thought she'd buried with her husband .... Luke soon found himself in over his head. He'd made the trip because Mike had been closer than a brother to him. But there was nothing brotherly about Luke's feelings for Caitlin!

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Balanced tone · Steady pace

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Reading lengthA standard-length read297 pages in this edition
Publication eraModernFirst published or edition dated 1995
Primary categoryFictionExplore similar books below
ISBN-13
978-0-3737-0653-2
Language
English
Edition record
OL24375610M
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A comfortable full-length choice for steady daily reading.

Begin with its place in Fiction, then notice where the book resists that label.

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Read for connection, not completion.

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Three questions to carry with you

  1. What does the central character want, and what do they misunderstand about that desire?
  2. Which detail or relationship changes how you interpret the story?
  3. What feeling or question does the book leave with you after the plot moves on?

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