Baby Steps

• Author: Karen Templeton
• Publisher: Silhouette Special Edition #1798
• Year: 2006
• Amazon Listing: Baby Steps

Book Description

Despite her best intentions, Dana Malone finds herself falling under the spell of the charming, gentle, blindingly gorgeous Realtor helping her find a new location for her children’s clothing store. A pointless situation if ever there was one, because, come on – how often do men like C.J. Turner go for gals as generously padded as Dana? Still, she’ll never know if she doesn’t try, right? But when she finally gets up the nerve to make the first move, C.J. rebuffs her – not because of her weight, but because he insists he’s a dead end, marriage-wise. He’s never getting married, and he’s certainly never going to have children. Since Dana wants both – badly – she writes C.J. off and moves on.

Only then Dana’s airhead cousin literally leaves her baby son on the store’s doorstep. And with the baby, his birth certificate – naming C.J. as Ethan’s father. Even though he’s stunned, since C.J. has the larger house he suggests Dana and the baby move in with him. For Ethan’s sake – and for C.J.’s, who she can see is willing to step up to the plate despite his obvious terror – Dana agrees, even though she knows living under C.J.’s roof is complete and utter folly. But as the days, then weeks, pass, she begins to see past the practiced charm that initially attracted her to C.J. to the tangled, impenetrable maze of his past that has left this good, if confused, man convinced he’s incapable of love. So does she steer clear of the maze entirely in order to save her own ample butt. . .or hold out a hand to lead him through to the other side, even at the risk of becoming hopelessly lost herself? From Author’s website.

Related Titles

• Babies, Inc.
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Reviews

4 stars — "Baby Steps has lots going on and deals with several serious issues. . . .C.J.'s a special hero -- wounded but willing and able to change. .." Romantic Times Magazine