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The Single Dad's New-Year Bride
It began with a magical midnight kiss at a New Year Ball…and that's where paediatric nurse Hailey Winters knows it has
to end. She can't risk her heart on a single father again - but
she's already fallen for gorgeous Callum Craig's adorable child...
Callum too has loved and lost. Now he devotes all his time to making
sure his young son Tom gets well again, and to his work as Head of
Paediatrics. But when Hailey's in the room there's always a smile on
Tom's face, and hope in Callum's heart...
And all Callum knows is
that somehow, some way, he must make Hailey part of his family.
Excerpt
“Hailey,” he gasped pulling away, a vague sense of propriety giving
him pause. He leant his forehead against hers, his breath ragged as
her mouth sought his eye, his cheek, his neck. “This is totally out
of control. If you want it to stop, it had better be now.”
She shook her head. It was like a line had been crossed and
there was no going back. Hailey sought his mouth. “No,” she said
against his lips.
It was all the encouragement he needed. His body imprisoned
her against the soft leather as his mouth plundered hers. He moved
lower, his lips seeking her neck, her ears, the straight, hard ridge
of her collar bone.
His hand skimmed her side, slid under her shirt, felt the
heat of her skin, ran over the contours of her stomach, her ribs and
the rise of her breasts. He felt her push urgently against his hand
as he cupped a lacy mound and swallowed the gasp she let out as he
pushed her bra aside.
It was happening fast. His pulse hammered like a train. His
breath was coming in short, sharp pants. But it didn’t feel wrong or
rushed or awkward. He felt like this was what they’d been destined
to do from the beginning, on the balcony that night of the Ball. It
was almost as if he’d been born to touch her.
And it felt good. Good to feel again. To have lust bubbling
in his gut and desire heating his blood. Talking about the tragedies
of his life had given him an even greater sense of living. Of making
every day, every breath count.
For once he wasn’t poor Callum, the widower. Or poor Callum
the single dad. Or poor Callum, the father of poor little sick Tom.
He was normal. Average. Just another guy. No – not just another guy.
He was hot and virile guy. And Hailey was one hundred percent into
him. He hadn’t asked for her pity. And she hadn’t given him any.
So what if she had a truckload of baggage? That they could
never be together? Her hands were on him. Touching him, wanting him.
Her lips were plastered to his, her tongue dancing an erotic tango.
Nothing mattered right now other than this rare moment of
indulgence. It was about him and her. About male and female. Two
consenting adults moving to a rhythm as old as time.
Hailey felt Callum’s hand push her skirt down, his hand on
her bare thigh where it met the curve of her bottom but still she
wanted more. She’d never felt such an intense attraction to a man –
ever - and she wanted it all. At once. She wanted to be part of him.
She grabbed the back of his shirt and pulled it over his
head. He ducked out of it and she tossed it away. In seconds his
smooth skin was laid bare to her touch. She wasted no time. He was
warm and vital. His muscles contracted beneath her fingernails and
she grabbed his buttocks, kneading them, grinding herself against
him.
After a year of struggling through the darkness, of grieving
and holding it all in and doubting herself professionally and as a
woman most of all, Callum’s passion was a revelation. It was
wonderful to just feel for once. Not to have to think. Or be sad. To
have her memories and her second-guessing driving her mad. Isolating
her from life.
His lips on hers, his hand skimming her knickers, pushing up
her shirt, pulling aside her other bra cup, exposing her breasts -
it all felt so right. Suddenly she wasn’t being tiptoed around,
given knowing, sympathetic looks. She was being treated like a
desirable woman. Not with kid gloves but with rough, urgent hands
that wanted more. And it felt great.
And at this moment it didn’t matter that he was still in love
with his wife. That he had a little boy. That they worked together.
That they weren’t possible. None of the flashing lights mattered.
None of his baggage mattered. This wasn’t about long term. About
tomorrow. This was about the here and now. About being wanted and
desired.
From
"THE SINGLE DAD'S NEW-YEAR BRIDE" by Amy Andrews
Mills and Boon® Medical Romance™
January 2009
ISBN:
978-0-263-86820-3
Copyright: © 2009 Amy Andrews
® and ™ are trademarks
of the publisher. The edition published by arrangement
with Harlequin Books S.A. For more romance
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Review
The Single Dad's New-Year
Bride by Amy Andrews
Jan 09 UK, Feb 09 Aust
ISBN:
978-0-263-86820-3
Category: Medical Romance
Rating:
4.5 stars
It was
only a
kiss and
that was
all it
was
supposed
to be
but when
Hailey
Winters
learns
that the
man she
kissed
is also
a senior
doctor
in her
hospital
she
knows
that
nothing
will
ever be
the
same,
especially
when she
learns
that he
has a
young
entirely
lovable
son.
Callum
Craig
never
expected
to find
someone
like
Hailey
but that
doesn’t
stop him
from
wanting
her in
his life
and that
of his
son’s.
He knows
that
getting
her to
become
part of
his
family
will
complete
them
all, if
only he
can
convince
her to
take a
chance
on them.
Will
what
started
off as a
midnight
kiss on
New
Year’s
Eve end
up being
the
beginning
of their
future?
Or will
Hailey’s
past
threaten
it all?
The
Single
Dad’s
New-Year
Bride by
Amy
Andrews
is a
fascinating
and
gripping
romance
of
finding
love
again in
the
midst of
grief
and
tragedy.
I really
loved
reading
about
Callum
and
Hailey,
and
following
their
rocky
path to
happiness.
Callum
and
Hailey
have
both
suffered
tragedy
in their
lives
but have
survived
their
grief
except
for
Hailey,
who
takes
the
longest
time to
believe
in
herself
and her
abilities
again. I
really
enjoyed
Callum
because
he
carried
his
strength
and
courage
well,
and he
also
recognized
that
finding
another
special
woman
for his
life and
that of
his
son’s
would
only
enhance
their
lives.
While
Hailey
at times
seemed
unable
to make
up her
mind
about
what she
wanted.
Ultimately
she
makes
the
decision
that is
right
for her
but
before
that I
felt
that she
just
lived
too much
in the
past and
wanted
to find
absolution
for
something
that
wasn’t
her
fault.
Overall
this
book
certainly
delivers
a
powerful
punch
and the
emotion
is raw
and
telling
while
also
giving
this
reader a
great
story.
The Single
Dad’s
New-Year
Bride
is the
final
book in
the
Brisbane
General
Hospital
series
by Ms
Andrews
and it
finishes
with as
much
gusto as
the
previous
ones and
if any
reader
would
like to
read the
beginning
of this
series
then
start
with
Top-Notch
Surgeon,
Pregnant
Nurse
followed
by
Dr
Romano’s
Christmas
Baby
because
these
books
and this
series,
are not
to be
missed.
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Sheryl
Cataromance Reviews
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