Cinderella and Prince Charming never
had to consider the welfare of their children...
When widower Tyler Fitzpatrick meets Annie Barnes at his daughter’s school, his libido goes tilt. The sexy single mother is everything he and his grieving little girl need. Unfortunately, Annie flatly refuses his dinner invitation. She wants a husband and a father for her son—not just a boyfriend. And the last time she checked, wealthy, summa-cum-laude lawyers didn’t marry high-school-drop-out housekeepers.
Tyler concedes there’s a vast difference between their experiences and lifestyles. Still, he’s inexplicably drawn to the impoverished young woman—even though her little boy reminds Tyler of an underprivileged past he’d rather forget. While becoming better acquainted, he offers Annie a job caring for his daughter and home in Redemption, PA. He also proposes a Parent Pact—an agreement to become role models to each other’s child and to fill one another’s needs as single parents while they continue to search for true love.
Accepting Tyler’s offer would solve a lot of Annie’s problems. However, surrendering to her weak-in-the-knees attraction to the irresistible widower could very well leave her and her son heartbroken. Yet, when circumstances threaten her ability to feed her child, Annie reluctantly agrees to the pact, making it clear she has no desire for Tyler to fill her so-called needs in bed. It’s a bald-faced lie, but she knows the man’s desperation to give his daughter the nurturing she needs will compel him to accept a purely platonic relationship.
Now, Annie’s only problem is resisting the overwhelming temptation to let sin-in-a-tailored-suit Tyler seduce her.
When widower Tyler Fitzpatrick meets Annie Barnes at his daughter’s school, his libido goes tilt. The sexy single mother is everything he and his grieving little girl need. Unfortunately, Annie flatly refuses his dinner invitation. She wants a husband and a father for her son—not just a boyfriend. And the last time she checked, wealthy, summa-cum-laude lawyers didn’t marry high-school-drop-out housekeepers.
Tyler concedes there’s a vast difference between their experiences and lifestyles. Still, he’s inexplicably drawn to the impoverished young woman—even though her little boy reminds Tyler of an underprivileged past he’d rather forget. While becoming better acquainted, he offers Annie a job caring for his daughter and home in Redemption, PA. He also proposes a Parent Pact—an agreement to become role models to each other’s child and to fill one another’s needs as single parents while they continue to search for true love.
Accepting Tyler’s offer would solve a lot of Annie’s problems. However, surrendering to her weak-in-the-knees attraction to the irresistible widower could very well leave her and her son heartbroken. Yet, when circumstances threaten her ability to feed her child, Annie reluctantly agrees to the pact, making it clear she has no desire for Tyler to fill her so-called needs in bed. It’s a bald-faced lie, but she knows the man’s desperation to give his daughter the nurturing she needs will compel him to accept a purely platonic relationship.
Now, Annie’s only problem is resisting the overwhelming temptation to let sin-in-a-tailored-suit Tyler seduce her.
Juicy Book Excerpt: Her home desperately needed a new roof and
paint job. With every passing minute, his respect for her grew by leaps and
bounds. It was obvious she was barely hanging on financially. But it was also
equally apparent that she hadn’t let life beat her down.
Tyer had lost count of how many times he’d
listened to his neighbors gripe about what an eyesore her property was and how
the town should condemn it. Still, Annie's little bungalow was too reminiscent
of his childhood home for him to pass judgment on it. He glanced across the
street at the professionally landscaped entrance to his prestigious
development. He’d come a long way from his shabby impoverished past—but not
nearly far enough to forget it.
He swung the car into her cracked driveway
next to a rust-speckled subcompact and then jumped out to open her door.
“Thanks for the lift.” She took the hand he
offered to help her out of the car, and the air stalled in his chest. “I hope
the rest of your day is better.”
“You’re not the only one.” He blew out his
breath, trying to ignore his schoolboy reaction to her simple touch. “I never
realized what a tough job mothers have.”
“It just takes a lot of love, devotion, and
patience,” she said in a rehearsed tone that sounded as if she needed
convincing as much as he did. “And laughter can’t hurt.”
“I have the love and devotion covered.
Hopefully, I’ll develop the patience and sense of humor before Mandy goes to
college.”
Otherwise the next twelve years were going to
seem like an eternity—for both of them.
Author Bio: Laurie Kellogg is a two-time winner
of the Romance Writers of America® Golden Heart® award, winner of the PNWA
Zola® award, and a Romantic Times® American Title I finalist. She began writing
to avoid housework and has since resorted to naming the dust-bunnies that
multiply as fast as real rabbits while she plots love stories that are steamy,
heartwarming, romantic fun! Contact Laurie via her website, blog, Facebook or
Twitter.
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