Family Man Series

Girl trouble. Jacob's seven–year–old triplets are a handful. Allie is organizing her teacher to death. Jessie is crying in class. Meggie is becoming almost reclusive. Jacob is told what the triplets need is a woman in their lives. But the last thing Jacob needs is to exchange girl trouble for Woman trouble. Jacob's gone that route before. All it did was get his daughters' hopes up – his hopes up – only to end in disappointment. Maybe the answer is to enlist the help of a friend, someone like his partner, Michelle. Big trouble. Unfortunately, what Jacob begins to feel for Michelle is more than just friendship. And while Michelle's willing to be a surrogate mother to Jacob's children, it's going to take a lot of convincing for her to consider the idea of being a wife to him.

FAMILY MAN "Settle down for a warm, wonderful read by the talented Roz Denny Fox!" Kristin Hannah A Child Is Rescued from the Sea Daisy Sloan is B.O.I. ("Born on Island" Galveson, that is) and a shrimper by trade. One day, she anchors her trawler in a secluded bay called Rum Row, notorious for its illegal exchanges. A luxury yacht anchors nearby and explodes. There's only one survivor, a little girl. Daisy pulls her from the sea. A Family Man Finds His Lost Daughter Temple Wyatt owner of hotels and builder of resorts. He adores his only child, five–year–old Rebecca. Then she's kidnapped by her mother (Temple's ex–wife) and disappears without a trace until she shows up in a Galveston hospital, months later. With her is a woman called Daisy Sloan, a woman who's far too casual, too irreverent, too delightful for his peace of mind. But Rebecca desperately needs Daisy. Which means that Temple needs her, too. In more ways than he ever could have guessed!

FAMILY MAN An exciting, emotional story from an award–winning author. Burke Wheeler. Undercover cop. Devoted father. Ex–husband. For the past few years Burke's had very little to do with his ex–wife, Abbie except insofar as she's the mother of his sixteen–year–old son, Justin. Then comes a day every parent fears and dreads. Something Burke's faced as a cop but never as a father. Justin is missing. A runaway. Burke and Abbie know they have to confront their own conflicts, lay aside old animosities, if they're going to find their son. In the process of looking for Justin, they find each other, too. They find each other all over again. FAMILY MAN

FAMILY MAN A story written for the heart and from the heart by the bestselling author of Jacob's Girls. Bryan's niece. Jennifer's daughter. He knows it. She doesn't. Dashing ladies' man, brilliant entrepreneur and bachelor uncle, Bryan Chambers is now a bachelor father. That's because suddenly tragically he's the only remaining family his eleven–year–old niece, Nicki, has. And obviously he's not doing a good enough job of surrogate fathering, as Nicki simply isn't getting over her parents' deaths. There's only one thing that interests Nicki these days and that's finding the woman who gave her away eleven years before. Her birth mother. Desperate to help his niece, Bryan tracks down Jennifer Teal, Nicki's birth mother. She's twenty–seven beautiful, successful and unmarried. But there's a hitch or two. The first hitch? She doesn't seem to like kids. The second? Bryan's falling in love with her. FAMILY MAN

FAMILY MAN The more she sees Michelle Davis has come to Sotol Junction, Texas, for one reason. To check out what kind of father her ex–brother–in–law is. Michelle's sure her niece would be better off living in Boston. But this small border town and its friendly people are becoming hard to resist. The more she likes Jake Evans has made a new life for himself and his daughter. He's given up three–piece suits and corporate haircuts for denim cut–offs and a ponytail. And being a river runner guiding rafts up and down the magnificent Rio Grande obviously agrees with him. Her sister's ex–husband has improved in every way. He's become a real family man. He's even less hostile toward her. Until he discovers the betrayal FAMILY MAN. He's sexy, he's single And he's a father. Can any woman resist?

"Margot Early's stories pack a powerful punch. She writes with warmth, wit and emotional depth. A sheer pleasure." Debbie Macomber Kal Johnson is a still–grieving widower with a young child. He can't imagine marrying again not for love, anyway. But it's becoming increasingly clear that his daughter needs someone besides him. A mother. Kal's solution is to place an ad in a local magazine. Wanted: Woman to enter celibate marriage and be stepmother to four–year–old girl. Send child–rearing philosophies to Mr. Family . Erika Blade is a woman who's afraid of love. And sex. She answers the ad, figuring she's probably the only person in the whole world to whom a "celibate marriage" would appeal. After all, she does want children but she doesn't want to acquire them in the usual way. As it turns out, Kal likes her letter and soon discovers that he likes her. More than likes. He's attracted to her. The one thing that wasn't supposed to happen. "Compelling from the first paragraph, Mr. Family steals the reader's breath with its rare honesty and sensitivity." Jean R. Ewing, award–winning author of Scandal's Reward "Mr. Family proves again that there is no voice quite like Margot Early's when it comes to the language of the heart." Laura DeVries (a.k.a. Laura Gordon), author of contemporary and historical romance

FAMILY MAN He only wanted to be a father to his children But that was the one thing Daniel Kendrick couldn't be. Falsely accused of a crime that severed him from his family, he made a new, solitary life for himself in New Orleans. Soon that, too, was shattered. His teenage daughter had run away had run to him. How could he explain that he couldn't give her the home she longed for? How could he convince youth worker Tessa Hamilton to let him see her? Tessa, after all, was the woman who had damned him in the eyes of the law. But Tessa is having second thoughts about her testimony. Now that she's met Daniel, she has strong doubts about his guilt. She doesn't, however, doubt that she's strongly attracted to him .

FAMILY MAN If wishes were horses The child's wish: A pony of her own. For her twelfth birthday just as her father had promised years ago. The father's wish: A safe and happy life for his daughter. That's all Mike Whitten's ever wanted. And that means keeping her away from Liz Matthews and her "germ–filled" camp for young horse lovers. It also means breaking his promise a promise made in haste at a time when Mike would have done anything to bring a smile to his child's face. The woman's wish: That Mike would stop treating his daughter as though she were made of glass. And if Liz Matthews could sneak in a second wish that he would start looking at Liz as more than just his daughter's riding teacher. "A wonderful romance. Strong. Emotional. Superb. A real page–turner." Patricia Potter, bestselling author of Starcatcher "Carolyn McSparren is a terrific, talented newcomer who has a gift for finding the emotional compass of a story." Debra Dixon, award–winning author of Bad to the Bone and Doc Holliday

Family Man "The Only Child is beautifully written, wonderfully rich, totally satisfying." Debra Dixon, award–winning author A Child Is Missing Logan MacMillan hasn't seen his granddaughter, Dulcy, since the toddler was snatched by her fugitive mother three years ago. Logan never gave up hope of finding her until the moment his private investigator handed him a death certificate for a little girl named Dulcy MacMillan. A Child Is Found! Molly Halliday knows that the death certificate can't be Dulcy's. But Logan doesn't trust her. The woman lives in a fantasy world she makes dolls for a living! However, Logan has to admit that one of her dolls looks exactly like his computer portrait of Dulcy as a five–year–old. And Molly modelled that doll on a child she saw less than a year ago. Join Logan and Molly as they search for Dulcy and find much, much more than they bargained for."The Only Child is beautifully written, wonderfully rich, totally satisfying. What more could a reader want? Carolyn McSparren is a terrific, talented newcomer who has a gift for finding the emotional compass of a story." Debra Dixon, award–winning author of Bad to the Bone and Doc Holliday

FAMILY MAN LOCAL MAN IS HERO Thirty–five–year–old Tyler Brant saved the life of popular TV personality Kristen Kellar when the small plane they were travelling in crashed into the St. Louis River near Hibbing, Minnesota. Brant single father of a six–year–old daughter was not available for comment. Tyler Brant has no intention of speaking to reporters. And while he's happy that Kristen Kellar is recovering, he wishes she wouldn't keep telling people he's a hero. All he wants is to put the crash behind him, get on with his life, spend more time with his daughter. Still, he can't forget the beautiful woman he'd carried from the wreck. Unfortunately, Kristen's big news and Tyler has reason to stay away. But he hadn't counted on Kristen's determination to thank him in person. And he hadn't counted on his little girl's growing attachment to her. He certainly hadn't counted on falling in love .

FAMILY MAN Love, family, success. Can you really have it all? Garrett Lock wants it all. He's a single father with a child he adores. He had a successful career. And now he wants a second chance at marriage, another shot at love with Sherry Campbell. Despite her desire for a family, Sherry doesn't believe that love and independence are compatible. But when Garrett becomes her boss and her neighbour she starts to question her assumptions, falling first for his eight–year–old son and then for him. She and Garrett both find there's more than one way to get what you want. With a little bit of compromise and a lot of trust you can have it all!

FAMILY MAN Jake Walthers is a hardworking man. When he's not farming, his hands are full just taking care of his three young children. He doesn't have time for anything else certainly not love. Until he meets his new neighbour. Allison Martin is beautiful, smart and too "big city" for his liking. But his kids think she's great. And after an accident leaves him in need of help, she's the only one he can turn to. Jake doesn't mean to fall for Allison. Heck, he doesn't even want to. But when he does, he learns that Allison has her own reasons for not getting involved .