The Ranger's Secret
The bride had just fed wedding cake to the groom. Now the photographer grouped the wedding party for one more set of pictures. "You're in this last one, Nicky. Come and join your parents. Everyone smile and keep smiling. I'm going to take several shots in succession. Say cheese."
Nicholas Darrow, the precocious six-year-old wearing a tux, didn't need any urging. Happiness radiated from his cute face and eyes. Nicky was now the adoptive son of his aunt Rachel Darrow Rossiter and his new adoptive father, Vance Rossiter, the chief ranger at Yosemite National Park in California.
A half-dozen rangers from Yosemite had gathered for the late September wedding and reception at Rachel's father's home in Miami, Florida. Chase Jarvis chuckled over Nicky. The boy was so crazy about his new daddy, all evening he'd been skipping around the flower-filled house and could hardly stop long enough to pause for a picture. Yet no one could be happier for the three of them than Chase, Vance's best friend and his best man for the church ceremony.
By this time, most of the guests had gone and the festivities were fast coming to an end. Chase, Vance's second in command, had been named ... read full excerpt from: The Ranger's Secret ebook