Download or read book His Unexpected Family written by Patricia Johns and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2013-07-01 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Suddenly a Mother When a baby is dropped into her life without warning, Emily Shaw is overjoyed. It's a bit odd that her distant cousin named single Emily as guardian, but she's thrilled all the same. She never thought she'd get to be a mom. Another unexpected blessing is that baby Cora arrives in the arms of police chief Greg Taylor. Despite all three of them instantly bonding, Greg has promised himself he'll never be a father. And now Emily's smooth-talking relative is challenging her right to raise Cora. Will Emily have to make an impossible decision between the child she already loves and the man who loves her? From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.

Download or read book His Unexpected Family written by Robyn Thomas and published by Entangled: Indulgence. This book was released on 2012-07-07 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: His Unexpected Family by Robyn Thomas Sometimes you have to take the leap... again. Newly widowed with a new baby, Ren Jamieson is putting her life back together after her thrill-seeking husband's death. But when she's called to show a high-end property to a prospective client–a commission she desperately needs–she meets a man who makes her pulse pound like nothing she's ever known... Cole Matthews is more than he seems. Real estate is only part of the reason he's in Australia–the other is to see Ren, and make amends somehow for the life lost. The last thing Cole expects is a woman whose humor, sweetness, and sexiness give him a rush greater than any he's ever experienced... Torn between her growing feelings for Cole and the risks of loving yet another adventurer, Ren will have to choose between keeping her feet on the ground... and taking the most dangerous leap of her life.

Download or read book HIS UNEXPECTED FAMILY written by Sae Nanahoshi and published by Harlequin / SB Creative. This book was released on 2021-11-08 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I can't let him find out... my feelings, my hidden secrets... Kendra returned to her hometown for the first time in nine years with her daughter to inherit her grandfather's estate. When she hired a construction company to renovate the mansion she left behind, she found Brodie, who was famous as a delinquent when he was a child. Kendra, who was raised by her strict grandfather, has mixed feelings about the free-spirited man, both admiration and repulsion. It's best not to get involved with him...lest he learn the sercret of my daughter's birth. Kendra was adamant about keeping her heart closed, but when she learned about Brodie's surprising true nature, her heart began to sway...

Download or read book The Rancher s Unexpected Family written by Myrna Mackenzie and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's well-known in Larkville that "no" is pretty much the sum total of cowboy Holt Calhoun's vocabulary ever since his marriage ended. Single mom-to-be Kathryn Ellis won't take no for an answer. She needs Holt's influence, as head of the town's most powerful family, to save the local clinic before her baby is born But an early arrival with Kathryn's sparkling eyes and heart-melting smile makes it impossible for Holt to turn on his spurred heel and walk away....

Download or read book HIS UNEXPECTED FAMILY written by Grace Green and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2011-07-15 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The secret father Brodie Spencer had loved Kendra since she was a teenager. Now she was a widow with a young daughter, and Brodie longed to help her make a happy family home. But Kendra couldn't risk letting this handsome, bighearted man get close to her…. What if he knew Kendra had never really had a husband as she pretended? That an accident had stolen her memory, and Kendra didn't even know who little Megan's father was. Nor could she remember the one precious night of passion she'd shared with Brodie—nine months before Megan was born….

Download or read book His Accidental Amish Family written by Rachel J. Good and published by Zebra Books. This book was released on 2020-12-01 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the picturesque Amish community of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, life’s detours may prove the path to true happiness . . . After a buggy accident when she was a teenager, Anna Flaud was told she would never walk again. Unwilling to be an object of pity, she put aside her dreams of marriage and found purpose as an assistant at a Community Care Center. Now she has a chance to fulfill her dearest wish—motherhood—and adopt three siblings with special needs. Yet the opportunity comes with a condition Anna isn’t sure she can meet: finding a husband. Levi King began working at the center as penance after a careless mistake led to tragedy. Though he’s dealing with his own heartbreak, he’s drawn to Anna, cheering her on as she strives to regain her mobility. Her quiet determination, her generous heart—these are qualities to cherish in a wife. Still, Anna’s plans give him pause. Given his past, Levi hardly trusts himself to care for one child, let alone three. Yet together, perhaps they could forge a family made sturdier by all they’ve overcome . . .

Download or read book The Unexpected Daughter written by Sheryl Parbhoo and published by . This book was released on 2016-11-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three people's lives intersect in a tumultuous yet redeeming way that none of them could have ever predicted. Jenny is a young professional from the South with an upbringing she wants to forget. She meets Roshan, an Indian immigrant who has moved to the United States with his mother, Esha, to escape family ghosts. With strong cultural tradition, Esha has devoted her entire life to her only child, both for his own good and for her personal protection from a painful past. Roshan understands his role as his mother's refuge, and from an early age, he commits himself to caring for her. But when Jenny and Roshan embark on a forbidden, intercultural relationship, all three get tangled into an inseparable web-betrayal, violence, and shame-leaving them forced to make choices about love and family they never wanted to make while finding peace where they never expected to look.

Download or read book The Bachelor s Unexpected Family written by Lisa Carter and published by HarperCollins Australia. This book was released on 2017-09-01 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Second chance family. Young widow Kristina Montgomery moves to Kiptohanock, Virginia, hoping it will give her and her teenage son, Gray, a fresh start. She longs for the peace and quiet only a small town can provide. But her plans are thwarted by her new neighbor, Canyon Collier, a former Coast Guard pilot and a crop duster. Gray is instantly drawn to the pilot and his teenage niece, Jade – and Kristina's not far behind. She and Canyon are soon bonding over parenting their charges and their spark becomes undeniable. Could it be that the spirited pilot is just what Kristina needs to teach her heart to soar again?

Download or read book The Cowboy s Unexpected Family written by Linda Ford and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Her dream—on her terms With her own business, Cassie Godfrey is finally self-sufficient. But her plans are interrupted by four young orphans—and one persistent cowboy. If she'll care for the children until their uncle claims them, Roper Jones will build Cassie's house. To her business mind, the proposal makes sense. To her independent spirit, it's a reminder of the commitments she's promised to avoid. Roper can't help admiring Cassie's pluck, even if he's exasperated by her stubbornness. All he can offer Cassie is the love and acceptance she claims not to need. But dreams, like hearts, can change and grow…especially in a land made for brave new beginnings.

Download or read book Their Unexpected Family written by Judy Duarte and published by Silhouette. This book was released on 2010-12-27 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SERVICE WITH A SMILE… Well, readers, Juliet Rivera, our favorite waitress at the Hitching Post, has finally followed her doctor's orders and is taking some much-needed time off before her little bundle of joy arrives. And she's got company—word is that reporter Mark Anderson has been keeping a close eye on our gal… Loyal readers, this prospector can personally vouch for the sparks that have been flying between Juliet and Mark! Yet the sexy native son has been gone a long time—and in spite of doting on Juliet, he doesn't seem too eager to hang around town and face his own troubled past. Will this investigative Romeo put his demons to rest and find love with the beautiful mom-to-be?

Download or read book The Family written by Naomi Krupitsky and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-11-02 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Instant New York Times bestseller A TODAY Show Read with Jenna Book Club Pick A captivating debut novel about the tangled fates of two best friends and daughters of the Italian mafia, and a coming-of-age story of twentieth-century Brooklyn itself. Two daughters. Two families. One inescapable fate. Sofia Colicchio is a free spirit, loud and untamed. Antonia Russo is thoughtful, ever observing the world around her. Best friends since birth, they live in the shadow of their fathers’ unspoken community: the Family. Sunday dinners gather them each week to feast, discuss business, and renew the intoxicating bond borne of blood and love. But the disappearance of Antonia’s father drives a whisper-thin wedge between the girls as they grow into women, wives, mothers, and leaders. Their hearts expand in tandem with Red Hook and Brooklyn around them, as they push against the boundaries of society’s expectations and fight to preserve their complex but life-sustaining friendship. One fateful night their loyalty to each other and the Family will be tested. Only one of them can pull the trigger before it’s too late.

Download or read book Unexpected written by Jana Richards and published by The Wild Rose Press Inc. This book was released on 2021-09-27 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Single dad Ben Greyson wants only to retain custody of his two stepdaughters. A dysfunctional childhood has made family the most important thing in his life. When his late wife's parents sue for custody, a desperate Ben is left with two choices – run away with his girls or marry his next-door neighbor. Jamie Garven wants to be a mother. She's intrigued by her handsome new neighbor and falls in love with his little girls. Then Ben is faced with losing his children, and Jamie agrees to marry him for a chance at motherhood. They're determined to show the world, and the girls' grandparents, two loving parents. Their marriage of convenience turns into unexpected love. But Ben interprets Jamie's efforts to save their family as betrayal—they could lose everything, including each other.

Download or read book Unexpected Blessings written by Barbara Taylor Bradford and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new blockbuster from one of the world's greatest storytellers delves into the life of Emma Harte--the original Woman of Substance--and the ambitious, passionate, and volatile women of the next generations. Evan, Tessa, Linnet, and India: four remarkable women. Three generations of Hartes. One indomitable family whose loyalty binds them together and whose enemies want to tear them apart. Evan Hughes, Emma's American great-granddaughter, is trying to integrate into the powerful Harte family. She is caught between her estranged parents, her new family, and her new love. But a dangerous enemy hovers in the background. Tessa Longden, Evan's cousin, is battling her husband for custody of their daughter, Adele. When Adele suddenly goes missing, Tessa is forced to seek help from her half-sister Linnet-a woman who has been her rival all their lives. Linnet, the most brilliant businesswoman of the four great-granddaughters, is desperately trying to show that she is the natural heir to her mother, Paula. But her glittering future at the helm of the vast Harte empire means many sacrifices, perhaps even the loss of her sister's fragile trust. And India Standish, the traditionalist in the family, falls in love with a famous British artist from a working-class background. Madly in love, India is determined to marry him, no matter what her family thinks. It is Evan who finds new perspective about her own life from the revelations in letters that Emma wrote to Evan's grandmother decades ago. But they may come too late.... As conflict and danger swirl around the Harte women, someone is pulling the strings to make sure none of them finds happiness. Who among them will rise to the challenges as only a true Harte can do? This latest dramatic story in the ongoing saga of an extraordinary family dynasty is full of love, passion, jealousy, and ambition. It is Barbara Taylor Bradford at her inimitable best.

Download or read book My Unexpected Surprise written by Piper Rayne and published by Piper Rayne, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I never thought of myself as dad material. Until my one-night stand showed up in my small Alaskan town five months pregnant. But I don’t shy away from responsibility. First, because I’m a Greene and not to boast but we’re kind of a big deal in Sunrise Bay. Second, I’m the Sheriff. I couldn’t have predicted how protective I’d become for the safety of her and my unborn baby to the point of asking her to move in with me and be my roommate. Just when I think I have the situation under control, another surprise knocks me over, but it only spurs me to double down. I’ll be the first to admit, I didn’t think it through. Somewhere between the dinners, the TV show binging, the doctor appointments, and me walking in on her naked, lines blurred. In what feels like warp speed, my bachelor for life status is in jeopardy and I’m fighting for the most important thing of all—my family.

Download or read book HIS UNEXPECTED FAMILY written by Sae Nanahoshi and published by Harlequin / SB Creative. This book was released on 2021-11-08 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I can't let him find out... my feelings, my hidden secrets... Kendra returned to her hometown for the first time in nine years with her daughter to inherit her grandfather's estate. When she hired a construction company to renovate the mansion she left behind, she found Brodie, who was famous as a delinquent when he was a child. Kendra, who was raised by her strict grandfather, has mixed feelings about the free-spirited man, both admiration and repulsion. It's best not to get involved with him...lest he learn the sercret of my daughter's birth. Kendra was adamant about keeping her heart closed, but when she learned about Brodie's surprising true nature, her heart began to sway...

Download or read book The Sergeant s Unexpected Family Mills Boon True Love Small Town Sweethearts Book 2 written by Carrie Nichols and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2019-01-24 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Falling for his brother's ex–and her baby!

Download or read book An Unexpected Family written by Zoë Matthews and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-06-02 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1850 and 1930, around 250,000 abandoned and orphaned children traveled from the east coast of the United States to various cities and towns throughout the nation on what would be known as the orphan trains. Most came from New York City.Posters were placed around town advertising "Homes Wanted for Orphans" and usually a committee was formed to help facilitate the adoption. These children were supposed to be adopted and treated as family members but this was not always the case however, and sometimes they were placed in less than ideal circumstances.Despite this loosely structured plan, many children did find loving homes and people who cared for their needs.