Four Reasons For Fatherhood
From boardroom barracudaWork was everything to businessman Aaron Bradley. So when his four young nephews were orphaned and left to Susan Turner, he should have been relieved. Instead, he yearned for a chance at fatherhood. Aaron didn't know the first thing about children, but he hoped Susan would coach him. If only she weren't so temptingly distracting……to husband and father material?Susan Turner was finally a mother; now all she need was the right man to fulfill her other dreams–the steamy, romantic, 'til-death-do-us-part kind that Aaron inspired. The stubborn bachelor was determined to remain single, but Susan had a plan–and it began with a kiss…The Daddy Club: From Diapers to Dating–These Single Dads Learn It All!
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Single fathers have it rough! So holds the philosophy of The Daddy Club.
The club is run by men, for men. The focus: raising children.
A veteran club member will be able to change a diaper in record time, give a bath without drowning the child or himself and make a grilled cheese sandwich a gourmet chef would envy.
It’s not rocket science, though that might be easier. It’s just about being the best dad a man can be.
Meetings held at Ruth Naomi’s Hardware and Muffin Shop alternate Wednesdays, 8:00 p.m.
Please join us!
HAR #813 FOUR REASONS FOR FATHERHOOD by Muriel Jensen
Also available:
HAR #805 FAMILY TO BE by Linda Cajio
HAR #809 A PREGNANCY AND A PROPOSAL by Mindy Neff
Dear Reader,
February is a month made for romance, and here at Harlequin American Romance we invite you to be our Valentine!
Every month, we bring you four reasons to celebrate romance, and beloved author Muriel Jensen has reasons of her own—Four Reasons for Fatherhood, to be precise. Join former workaholic Aaron Bradley as he learns about parenthood—and love—from four feisty youngsters and one determined lady in the finale to our exciting miniseries THE DADDY CLUB.
Some men just have a way with women, and our next two heroes are no exception. In Pamela Bauer’s Corporate Cowboy, when Austin Bennett hits his head and loses his memory, Kacy Judd better watch out—because her formerly arrogant boss is suddenly the most irresistible man in town! And in Married by Midnight by Mollie Molay, Maxwell Taylor has more charm than even he suspects—he goes to a wedding one day, and wakes up married the next!
And if you’re wondering HOW TO MARRY…The World’s Best Dad, look no farther than Valerie Taylor’s heartwarming tale. Julie Miles may not follow her own advice, but she’s got gorgeous Ben Harbison’s attention anyway!
We hope you enjoy every romantic minute of our four wonderful stories.
Warm wishes,
Melissa Jeglinski
Associate Senior Editor
To Jeannette and Manny Braga—our best buddies!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Muriel Jensen and her husband, Ron, live in Astoria, Oregon, in an old four-square Victorian at the mouth of the Columbia River. They share their home with a golden retriever/golden Labrador mix named Amber, and five cats who moved in with them without an invitation. (Muriel insists that a plate of Friskies and a bowl of water are not an invitation!)
They also have three children and their families in their lives—a veritable crowd of the most interesting people and children. They also have irreplaceable friends, wonderful neighbors and “a life they know they don’t deserve but love desperately anyway.”
Books by Muriel Jensen
HARLEQUIN AMERICAN ROMANCE
119—LOVERS NEVER LOSE
176—THE MALLORY TOUCH
200—FANTASIES & MEMORIES
219—LOVE AND LAVENDER
244—THE DUCK SHACK AGREEMENT
267—STRINGS
283—SIDE BY SIDE
321—A CAROL CHRISTMAS
339—EVERYTHING
392—THE MIRACLE
414—RACING WITH THE MOON
425—VALENTINE HEARTS AND FLOWERS
464—MIDDLE OF THE RAINBOW
478—ONE AND ONE MAKES THREE
507—THE UNEXPECTED GROOM
522—NIGHT PRINCE
534—MAKE-BELIEVE MOM
549—THE WEDDING GAMBLE
569—THE COURTSHIP OF DUSTY’S DADDY
603—MOMMY ON BOARD
606—MAKE WAY FOR MOMMY
610—MERRY CHRISTMAS, MOMMY!
654—THE COMEBACK MOM
669—THE PRINCE, THE LADY & THE TOWER
688—KIDS & CO.
705—CHRISTMAS IN THE COUNTRY
737—DADDY BY DEFAULT
742—DADDY BY DESIGN
746—DADDY BY DESTINY
756—GIFT-WRAPPED DAD
798—COUNTDOWN TO BABY
813—FOUR REASONS FOR FATHERHOOD
Upcoming topics
| Week 1: | Too much Testosterone! Tales from a father of four sons |
| Week 2: | Peanut Butter Is Your Friend 25 creative school lunches your kid will eat |
| Week 3: | Fire and Hire AND Punt, Pass and Kick ’Cause you’re a businessman by day but a dad all day |
| Week 4: | “Dad, did we lose electricity?” How to seduce that special someone…’cause dads need love, too! |
Be there…
for information vital to every single father!
Contents
Chapter One
Susan Turner watched the long silver limo pull up in front of the church as she walked down the steps carrying Ringo, the other three boys trailing behind her. The back door on the passenger side opened before the driver could come around to help.
A tall man in a beige raincoat stepped out onto the sidewalk. He frowned apparently at the sight of the small crowd leaving the church.
“Uncle Aaron!” John shouted. They were the first words except for “yes” or “no” the boy had spoken since Susan had sped across Princeton to care for him and his brothers.
The man opened his arms and bent down to scoop up the boy as he flew at him.
“Who’s that?” George asked. He was four.
“I Guess it’s Uncle Aaron,” six-year-old Paul replied sagely. “Come on!”
The two boys ran to the man. He lowered John to his feet to embrace the other two boys.
Susan tried not to be offended by their traitorous behaviour. She’d run to be with them the moment she’d received the news that their mother, Susan’s cousin, and their father had perished in a commuter-plane crash off Catalina Island.
