Bed of Grass

Written by Janet Dailey

Narrated by Shaina Summerville

In this Americana romance from the New York Times bestselling author, a single mother returns to her Maryland hometown, and a lost love.



Valerie Wentworth, a young woman from Maryland farm country, paid for her mistakes. Her grandfather saw to it. Her only real family, he disowned her after a fling with wealthy and cavalier horse-breeder Judd Prescott left her pregnant and alone. Afraid to tell Judd the truth, Valerie had nowhere to turn but the first road out of town.



Seven years later, she's come home for her grandfather's funeral with her six-year-old son. One look at Judd, and she's swept away by bittersweet memories. Yet he's not the only reason she's spending the summer in Maryland. It'll give her son a chance to enjoy the rich green countryside, and ride the thoroughbreds on Judd's farm.



Still, Valerie can't help wondering if she should share the secret of their child with the one man who could break her heart all over again.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Dec 26, 2023
• ISBN: 9798350871562

Janet Dailey

Janet Dailey, who passed away in 2013, was born Janet Haradon in 1944 in Storm Lake, Iowa. She attended secretarial school in Omaha, Nebraska, before meeting her husband, Bill. The two worked together in construction and land development until they “retired” to travel throughout the United States, inspiring Dailey to write the Americana series of romances, setting a novel in every state of the Union. In 1974, Dailey was the first American author to write for Harlequin. Her first novel was No Quarter Asked. She went on to write approximately ninety novels, twenty-one of which appeared on the New York Times bestseller list. She won many awards and accolades for her work, appearing widely on radio and television. Today, there are over three hundred million Janet Dailey books in print in nineteen different languages, making her one of the most popular novelists in the world. For more information about Dailey, visit www.janetdailey.com.

Reviews for Bed of Grass

[tamihindes · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

When I was in high school, I was addicted to romance novels, then I had my heart broken and didn't believe in love or romance. I married, had three kids, but I was cold and bitter. I hated romance novels. How dare they find the love of their lives, how dare they build up my dreams of happily ever after. Well, I found my happily ever after 3 years ago and so I've returned to the world of romance. This is my first romance novel in over 20 years. I remember Janet Dailey as a favorite and so returned to her.
I chose to read the Americana series because I like series and I like Dailey. So I began with A Bed of Grass - which is set in Maryland. I'm not sure if this was the first one she wrote or not, but it was the last one listed on my Nook so I started there.
Valerie returns home after her grandfather, who raised her, dies. She runs smack into Judd who fathered her son 7 years ago, but he doesn't know it. Sparks fly, and in the end they admit their love for each other.
Romance novels follow a formula, but sometimes I yell at the heroine - run away, start over - find a man who doesn't treat you poorly - but they never listen. Now that I'm older, I wonder how happily they live after all.