JANA RICHARDS (Cont.)
CHILD OF MINE
BLURB
Lauren didn‘t intend to sleep with her brother-in-law
Cole on the day of her husband‘s funeral. But now that
she is pregnant, she‘s not sorry. Cole‘s given her a baby, a
long-wished-for miracle. He‘s been her friend forever,
though she never told him or anyone else how unhappy
her marriage to his cheating brother was. And she‘s afraid
to tell the small town that considered her husband a hero
that the baby isn‘t his.
Cole‘s been in love with Lauren since he was sixteen.
It kills him that everyone believes the baby is his dead
brother‘s. All he wants is to claim the baby, and Lauren,
as his own. Though she marries him, will Lauren‘s heart
ever be his?
Lauren must tell the truth or risk losing Cole. Is her
newly-discovered love for him greater than her fear of
scandal in her hometown?
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EXCERPT
She turned the frame over. It was a black-and white
ultrasound picture, the baby lying suspended inside Lauren‘s
womb. It wasn‘t clear to him whether he was looking
at a boy or a girl.
Lauren removed her hand, revealing the part of the
picture frame she‘d been covering. ‗Daddy‘s Little Girl‘
was stenciled into the pewter.
―A girl,‖ he breathed. Tears stung his eyes. ―We‘re
having a girl.‖
―Are you happy it‘s a girl?‖
He tightened his hold on her, burying his face against
her sweet-smelling neck. ―I couldn‘t be happier. We‘re
having a girl!‖
She laughed and wound her arm around his neck.
They held each other, and Cole savored the moment. He
and Lauren were having a baby girl. It was a wonderful
miracle.
Daddy’s little girl.
Was that the reason she‘d wanted to tell him the news
in private? Because she didn‘t want anyone else to see the
picture frame and realize he was the baby‘s father?
He hated himself for having doubts and ruining this
moment of joy. But no matter how much he loved Lauren,
he‘d always second guess her motives, always wonder
about her feelings.
Maybe he‘d always feel alone in this marriage.
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