Guapo y con éxito, Rick Blaine quería saberlo todo acerca de su encantadora empleada, Catrina Mitchell. ¿Qué le gustaba? ¿Qué la hacía reír? Cuando Rick descubrió que la hija de Catrina era el origen de la alegría de sus ojos castaños y sensuales, su corazón se detuvo de pronto. El que hubiera una niña pequeña mirándolo con ojos esperanzados lo asustaba. Los niños eran un compromiso para toda la vida, y él era un soltero convencido.Pero no era fácil olvidar a Catrina… ¿Iba a empezar a mezclar el trabajo con el placer, y las dos cosas con un bebé?
Where there's smoke…Darby Ridge, Oregon, had always been a welcome sanctuary for Janine Taylor, a refuge from a troubled past. But all that changed when fire swept through the isolated town, leaving fear and suspicion in its wake, and a mysterious stranger came to her door–a man who knew far more about that terrible tragedy than any stranger could….Keeping a boardinghouse had long accustomed Janine to dealing with disturbing characters, but she had never had a guest like Quinn Coulliard. For there was in this dark, dangerous man a strange, compelling gentleness that could draw a wild raven to him at a whispered command and awaken Janine's long-buried passions with a single mesmerizing glance….
Successful, handsome Rick Blaine wanted to know everything about his lovely new employee Catrina Mitchell. What did she like? What made her laugh? But when Rick learned Catrina's daughter was the source of joy in Catrina's luscious brown eyes, his racing heart came to a screeching halt.Having a little girl look up at him with hopeful eyes scared him to death. Children were a lifetime commitment–and he was a confirmed bachelor.But Catrina wasn't so easy to forget…. Should Rick start mixing business with romance–and both with a baby?
DEAREST LUCY–When I first held you in my arms, I was Claire Davis, baby doctor. But soon I'll be «Mom.» You looked at me with your dark, magical eyes–Johnny Winterhawk's eyes–and you instantly became the child of my heart. Your daddy's an incredible man, Lucy. Surely, like you, Johnny is one of God's perfect creatures. As a man, he's handsome, powerful, noble. As your father, well, there are none better. When he learned of you, he took you into his heart and home without reserve. I love him, Lucy, and I love you. And that's why I've agreed to marry him. And although he doesn't yet realize he loves me, too, soon he will…