The Tanners, Series by Jo Willow

Mitch Tanner isn't from the side of the family with money. He barely knows his cousins and it stems from a break between his father and theirs, years before they were born. It's something they've all had to accept and grow up with. Mitch has worked hard all of his life and he's been careful with his money. His passion is his pottery and all of his free time is spent in front of his potter's wheel or a kiln. His cousin Rose's artistic talent is her voice. Mitch's talent lies in his hands... moreMitch Tanner isn't from the side of the family with money. He barely knows his cousins and it stems from a break between his father and theirs, years before they were born. It's something they've all had to accept and grow up with. Mitch has worked hard all of his life and he's been careful with his money. His passion is his pottery and all of his free time is spent in front of his potter's wheel or a kiln. His cousin Rose's artistic talent is her voice. Mitch's talent lies in his hands. Beth is a single mother and bought an old farm house in rural Georgia that needs a lot of work. Luckily, the guy next door, Mitch, is good with his hands. He's also good with kids. You'd think this would be a story of fate and two people that were destined to find one another and live a quiet simple life. You would be dead wrong. As Mitch stands on the precipice of fame and recognition, someone else has her eyes on the prize. Someone that doesn't care about rural Georgia, family values, or a simple life. She wants Mitch and she's determined to make it happen. No matter what it takes. less

The Tanners have a family tree with many branches. Grayson Tanner is the uncle of Rose and her brothers. Many years ago when Grayson and his brother Justin were in college, they both met and fell in love with Emily. Justin won her heart and together, they went on to have four children and settle in Atlanta. Grayson was not a man to, "Forgive and Forget". He married, moved to Wyoming and had two daughters of his own, Kelly and Ava. He practiced law, while they started ranching... moreThe Tanners have a family tree with many branches. Grayson Tanner is the uncle of Rose and her brothers. Many years ago when Grayson and his brother Justin were in college, they both met and fell in love with Emily. Justin won her heart and together, they went on to have four children and settle in Atlanta. Grayson was not a man to, "Forgive and Forget". He married, moved to Wyoming and had two daughters of his own, Kelly and Ava. He practiced law, while they started ranching. At first as a team, then as rivals. Miles Tanner had one son, Mitch (Heart of Clay), and he stayed close to Justin and Emily. Cyril Tanner, allied with Grayson. He had three children, Lauren, Poppy, and Wyatt, and he remained in Georgia. Lauren left home young and broke all ties with her father. Wyatt moved to South Carolina and began a career in teaching music. Poppy opened her own catering firm. None of the Tanners are close, outside of their own family units. That's about to change. Rose has decided that the children that she and her brothers are having, need to know their family. She wants to pull the family together and heal old wounds that have nothing to do with her or her children's generations. Rose has a plan and she pulls Carie in to help her. She's going to host Christmas at the mansion in Atlanta and she's bringing the whole family in to celebrate. Even if she has to bribe them. Even if she has to trick them. Even, if she has to kidnap one or two. Rose wants A Simple Family Christmas. As her brother Kevin says, "Good-luck with that." less