Marrying For A Mom

Deanna Talcott

When dashing single dad Logan Monroe strode into her gift shop seeking a special teddy bear for his foster daughter, Whitney Bloom's heart did a tap dance. Secretly smitten with Logan in her youth, she was irresistibly drawn back into his life–and joined his loving crusade to keep custody of his precious child. But she never expected to propose!Whirled into a fairy-tale wedding to the man of her dreams, instant mom to adorable Amanda, Whitney, who'd long ached for a family of her own, felt as if all her fantasies were finally coming true. Except, those fantasies had never included settling for a platonic union. And deep down, Whitney feared true happiness would always elude her…unless she won Logan's love!

“I love that kid so much—so damn much—”

Logan said, “that the thought of losing her just…”

A hard, hot lump formed in Whitney’s throat. God knows, she’d do anything for Logan Monroe. All he had to do was ask.

“I’ll find a replacement for the special teddy bear your little foster daughter lost,” she said. “I promise.”

“Can you believe I’m looking high and low for a teddy bear?” Logan asked. “Sometimes I think it would be easier just to find myself a wife. Maybe that would make the adoption caseworker happy.”

Whitney stared into Logan’s blue eyes, and the most unimaginable, awesome thought crossed her mind. She had to bite her lip, and her cheeks ached from trying not to smile as she considered offering herself up as the sacrificial lamb.

But could she bring herself to say it? Could she actually…propose?

Dear Reader,

September is here again, bringing the end of summer—but not the end of relaxing hours spent with a good book. This month Silhouette brings you six new Romance novels that will fill your leisure hours with pleasure. And don’t forget to see how Silhouette Books makes you a star!

First, Myrna Mackenzie continues the popular MAITLAND MATERNITY series with A Very Special Delivery, when Laura Maitland is swept off her feet on the way to the delivery room! Then we’re off to DESTINY, TEXAS, where, in This Kiss, a former plain Jane returns home to teach the class heartthrob a thing or two about chemistry. Don’t miss this second installment of Teresa Southwick’s exciting series. Next, in Cinderella After Midnight, the first of Lilian Darcy’s charming trilogy THE CINDERELLA CONSPIRACY, we go to a ball with “Lady Catrina”—who hasn’t bargained on a handsome millionaire seeing through her disguise….

Whitney Bloom’s dreams come true in DeAnna Talcott’s Marrying for a Mom, when she marries the man she loves—even if only to keep custody of his daughter. In Wed by a Will, the conclusion of THE WEDDING LEGACY, reader favorite Cara Colter brings together a new family—and reunites us with other members. Then, a prim and proper businesswoman finds she wants a lot more from the carpenter who’s remodeling her house than watertight windows in Gail Martin’s delightful Her Secret Longing.

Be sure to return next month for Stella Bagwell’s conclusion to MAITLAND MATERNITY and the start of a brand-new continuity—HAVING THE BOSS’S BABY! Beloved author Judy Christenberry launches this wonderful series with When the Lights Went Out… Don’t miss any of next month’s wonderful tales.

Happy reading!

Mary-Theresa Hussey

Senior Editor

Marrying for a Mom

DeAnna Talcott

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

Dedicated to the memory of Jeanne Breaugh, and the

LaSenorita bunch she mentored—Lisa, Joyce, Dickee,

Lana, Diane and Marjorie. They labor over words, plots

and GMC while taking a few sneaky time-outs

to turn down the volume of the mariachi music.

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DEANNA TALCOTT

grew up in rural Nebraska, where her love of reading was fostered in a one-room school. It was there she first dreamed of writing the kinds of books that would touch people’s hearts. Her dream became a reality w