The Cowboy's Unexpected Baby. Stephanie Dees

      

      From bachelorhood to fatherhood…

       First comes baby, then comes… love?Now this cowboy is in over his head.

      Rancher and lawyer Garrett Cole wants a family—eventually. Until he finds a sweet newborn abandoned on his doorstep. If it weren’t for Abby Scott, the social worker temporarily working in his office, he’d be lost. But when their attraction grows deeper, can this cowboy dad risk his heart on a woman who might not be in town for good?

       Triple Creek Cowboys

      Award-winning author STEPHANIE DEES lives in small-town Alabama with her pastor husband and two youngest children. A Southern girl through and through, she loves sweet tea, SEC football, corn on the cob and air-conditioning. For further information, please visit her website at stephaniedees.com.

       Also By Stephanie Dees

      Triple Creek Cowboys

      The Cowboy’s Twin Surprise

      The Cowboy’s Unexpected Baby

      Family Blessings

      The Dad Next Door

      A Baby for the Doctor

      Their Secret Baby Bond

      The Marriage Bargain

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      The Cowboy’s Unexpected Baby

      Stephanie Dees

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      ISBN: 978-0-008-90626-9

      THE COWBOY’S UNEXPECTED BABY

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      Published in Great Britain 2020

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      He caught sight of her in the chair with the baby.

      Leaning forward, Garrett peeked over Abby’s shoulder at the sleeping baby.

      “Do you want to hold her?” she asked.

      Garrett’s smile vanished, replaced by a wary look that she instantly knew represented a feeling that Garrett Cole wasn’t very comfortable with.

      “Come on, no turning back now.”

      She switched Charlotte to a cradling position and stood, placing the tiny bundle in Garrett’s arms. His expression gentled as he watched Charlotte sleep, and Abby’s heart gave a painful thump. She stepped back, away from him. “No.”

      “Pardon?” He looked up, his eyes crinkling as his smile returned.

      “Nothing.” She let out a shaky laugh and picked up her bag. “I’ve got to go.”

      These couple of hours with Garrett had been fun. He was smart and compassionate and…nothing.

      She was here to heal. To get a family preservation program off the ground.

      Not to try to date her best friend’s partner—no matter how adorably befuddled he was.

      Dear Reader,

      Some characters are special. I knew from the first time Garrett appeared in a scene with his unruly hair and ready smile that he was one of those. He needed a heroine who could see through his abundant charm to his generous heart.

      Abby’s just that kind of heroine. Despite all she’s been through in her life, she has a quiet joy that spills over to everyone around her and a firm strength that is undeniable.

      Each of them has to let go of their fear (and their white-knuckle grip on control) before they can step together into the future God has waiting for them, but oh, is it worth the risk!

      You’re in my prayers always, my friends, and I love hearing from you! You can contact me via my website, www.stephaniedees.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/authorstephaniedees, and on Instagram at www.instagram.com/authorstephaniedees.

      Warmly,

       Stephanie

      Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

      —Joshua 1:9

      For all the mamas and daddies who open their hearts and homes to unexpected babies, who freely offer their love while expecting nothing in return and who know down to their soul that every child deserves a family.