His Hired Baby

by Jacqueline Diamond, Harlequin American Romance #1320, August 2010, ISBN-13 #9780373753246, $4.99 U.S. / $5.99 Can. - series Safe Harbor Medical

Falling in love wasn't part of the contract

Surrogate mom Kate Evans, a widow with a five-year-old son, isn't looking forward to her upcoming delivery—not because of the pain, but because when it's over the doctor will place her baby in the arms of the couple who hired her. When Kate gets the startling news that Tony Franco's wife has abandoned him, it only makes her feel more conflicted.

Second thoughts or not, Kate signed a contract, and she won't go back on her word. Instead, she offers to help prepare Tony for single parenthood, never expecting to fall for him in the process. But once their baby is born, she'll lose both of them forever…unless she can convince Tony to give love another chance.

Jacqueline Diamond's Harlequin romances contain families, not just the couples but the whole family falling in love. That's because her books are home and community with a "you'll meet no strangers here" attitude. 'His Hired Baby' is another stong addition to the Safe Harbor Medical series that is worth reading.

Excerpt

"I wish I could have a boy and a girl."

    "I'm not volunteering again!" Kate laughed.
    Tony grinned. "You sure?" Then he caressed her abdomaen. "What a gorgeous site. Every day you look more like a . . ."
    "Beached whale?"
    His chuckle rumbled through her. "was going to say fertility goddess." He studied her intently. "I'm sorry I haven't been around more during the pregnancy. I hate having missed any part of it."
   "Well, obviously, you had to miss the first part." Kate could tell from his heightened color that he was picturing it . . . and so was she.
   She did her best to release the image, but the warmth of his hand remained pressed to her abdoman.
   "What are you thinking?" he murmured.
    "I wish we'd made her to old-fashioned way."