"Honoring a dying woman's wish to keep her infant save."

By: Merline Lovelace

Genres: Romance | Romance Series

Posted: May 15, 2012

Blake Dalton, CFO of Dalton International of Oklahoma City and his twin, Alex who is CEO of DI, are attempting to uncover the paternity for the infant left on their doorstep. Molly, 6 months old is proven 99.99% to be a Dalton; but which brother actually fathered the girl is unknown. What is known is that a nanny is needed to help care for Molly.

Grace Templeton applies for the nanny position but does not reveal that Molly is in fact her cousin's infant. Grace made a deathbed promise to her cousin Hope (aka Anne) to take Molly to the real father, and not to reveal which twin is the father, and lastly to keep secret her desperate flee from Jack Petrie, her abusive and dangerous husband.

Hope had changed her name and all legal documents, and had been working at DI when becoming pregnant with Molly under her assumed name and then met her tragic fate. Searching for the facts surrounding Molly, Blake hires a detective and uncovers the relationship between Molly, Hope and Grace. Blake then decides to marry Grace but both know the arrangement is dangerous and they are playing with their true feelings of desire for each other.

The emotional tie Grace has developed with Molly becomes her whole focus in life. When she falls for the sexy and virile Blake, she actually has hope that she might gain a real family and become mother to the child she desperately loves.

THE PATERNITY PROMISE has loads of mystery and suspense surrounding Grace's attempt to protect Molly. I thoroughly enjoyed THE PATERNITY PROMISE. The quick paced short story kept my constant attention

Book Summary

"You're the father."

After leaving her late cousin's baby on the Dalton doorstep, Grace Templeton poses as a nanny to discover which of the billionaire twins is the father. Grace promised to protect the child, but she didn't plan to fall for the seductive brother she learns is the daddy.

For single dad Blake, there's only one priority—protecting his daughter from whatever secrets Grace won't reveal. He'll get the truth from her—any way he can. And until she talks, he'll keep the temptress at his side all day…all night.

Not as the nanny, but as his wife!

The Paternity Promise by Merline Lovelace

The Paternity Promise

by: Merline Lovelace

Harlequin Desire
June 1, 2012
On Sale: June 5, 2012
Featuring: Blake; Grace
192 pages
ISBN: 0373731760
EAN: 9780373731763
Kindle: B007JJSN7M
Paperback / e-Book

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