Texas Ranger Jack Galway has spent the past fourteen months separated from his wife, who fled the marriage to her grandmother in Boston.  Jack’s male pride has kept him from going to her, but now with a criminal on the loose, Jack realizes his wife and daughters may be in danger.

Susanna Galway never found the courage to tell Jack the truth about the man stalking her.  Fleeing to Boston, she has remained with her family and while she misses her husband, she does not miss his work.  Deciding to buy a remote cabin in the Adirondack Mountains of New York, Susanna has the perfect escape when a face from her past suddenly appears in Boston and may well mean her harm.

With her daughters and grandmother, Iris, in tow, Susanna takes them all to the remote cabin hoping that her pursuer will not follow.  Soon enough, Jack arrives to protect them all, but not knowing why his wife is a target, Jack is unsure how to best protect the family he loves.

Set in the expansive Adirondack Mountains, Ms. Neggers has penned another fantastic story.  I admit to being a sucker for these local settings, and I have come to depend on Ms. Neggers’ stories to feel a lot like home.  THE CABIN certainly met my expectations and more.  Jack is one sexy man, firm and masculine, yet realizing that his wife will end their marriage if he does not make a few changes.  Susanna, I felt, should have told him the truth earlier, but without her secrets the story would not have evolved.  The twin daughters, Maggie and Ellen, were just as one would expect teenagers to be.  Knowledgeable to what was happening between their parents and determined to show their father the things he was doing all wrong, the girls were a delightful addition to the story.  I did favor two other characters though- Jack’s friend and fellow Ranger, Sam, would make a wonderful hero for his own book, and maybe with next August’s STONEBROOK COTTAGE, I just may get my wish.  Susanna’s grandmother, Iris, is head strong, determined and sassy riot who emitted plenty of laughs from this reader.

Fans of THE CARRIAGE HOUSE (2/01) will be delighted with the updates in Tess, Andrew and Dolly’s lives.  Tess and Susanna are best friends, so expect to catch up on news.