Suzanne McMinn - Make Room For Mommy

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Excerpt “Just a kiss? You’re this upset about a kiss?” Maggie’s best friend, Emma, questioned. “It’s not just that,” Maggie countered. “I don’t know. He was opening up to me and then, boom, down came the shutters.” “You’re in love with him,” she stated. Maggie laughed sharply. “Right,” she said sarcastically. “And he’s falling in love with you, too,” Emma continued. “Now I know you’re completely over the edge,” she replied. “I want you to be happy, that’s all. I’m just mad I can’t claim any responsibility for this. I wanted to be the one to introduce you to your future husband.” “Future husband?” Maggie cried. “If I ever did decide to get married, it sure wouldn’t be to Ryan Conner!” Emma just smiled with a self-satisfied air.

Dear Reader Dear Reader, In Arlene James’s Desperately Seeking Daddy, a harried, single working mom of three feels like Cinderella at the ball when Jack Tyler comes into her life. He wins over her kids, charms her mother and sets straight her grumpy boss. He’s the FABULOUS FATHER of her kids’ dreams—and the husband of hers! Although the BUNDLE OF JOY in Amelia Varden’s arms is not her natural child, she’s loved the baby boy from birth. And now one man has come to claim her son—and her heart—in reader favorite Elizabeth August’s The Rancher and the Baby. Won’t You Be My Husband? begins Linda Valuer’s trilogy HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, in which a woman ends up engaged to be married after a ten-minute reunion with a bad-boy hunk! What’s a smitten bookkeeper to do when her gorgeous boss asks her to be his bride—even for convenience? Run down the aisle!…in DeAnna Talcott’s The Bachelor and the Bassinet. In Pat Montana’s Storybook Bride, tight-lipped rancher Kody Sanville’s been called a half-breed his whole life and doesn’t believe in storybook anything. So why can’t he stop dreaming of being loved by Becca Covington? Suzanne McMinn makes her debut with Make Room for Mommy, in which a single woman with motherhood and marriage on her mind falls for a single dad who isn’t at all interested in saying “I do”…or so he thinks! From classic love stories, to romantic comedies to emotional heart tuggers, Silhouette Romance offers six wonderful new novels each month by six talented authors. I hope you enjoy all six books this month—and every month. Regards, Melissa Senate, Senior Editor Please address questions and book requests to: Silhouette Reader Service U.S.: 3010 Walden Ave., P.O. Box 1325, Buffalo, NY 14269 Canadian: P.O. Box 609. Fort Erie, Ont. L2A 5X3

Title Page Make Room for Mommy Suzanne McMinn www.millsandboon.co.uk

Dedication For my big sister, Celeste—if it hadn’t been for all those times you locked me in the kitchen pantry as a child, I probably never would have developed my imagination!

About the Author SUZANNE McMINN lives by the lake in a small Texas town. She knew she wanted to be a writer by age five and set her sights on romance novels when she was twelve. She fulfills her dream of writing while enjoying her wonderful husband, young children and assorted dogs and cats. She loves to hear from readers and can be reached at P.O. Box 12, Granbury, TX 76048.

The Facts of Life According to Brandy Conner, Age Six The Facts of Life According to Brandy Conner, Age Six I know not everybody can have a mom. And I’m real lucky, ‘cause I’ve got the world’s best dad. But he’s so grumpy sometimes—’specially when Maggie Wells comes over. She’s my grown-up friend from the community center. She is so neat. One of my friends says that boys act dumb sometimes when they like you. So I was thinking, what if Daddy likes Maggie? It would be so great if Maggie could live with us, like a real mom. Daddy says it’s “complicated”—which means I should stop asking questions. But now Maggie is acting grumpy. Do you think this is a good sign?

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Maggie’s best friend, Emma, questioned.

“It’s not just that,” Maggie countered. “I don’t know. He was opening up to me and then, boom, down came the shutters.”

“You’re in love with him,” she stated.

Maggie laughed sharply. “Right,” she said sarcastically.

“And he’s falling in love with you, too,” Emma continued.

“Now I know you’re completely over the edge,” she replied.

“I want you to be happy, that’s all. I’m just mad I can’t claim any responsibility for this. I wanted to be the one to introduce you to your future husband.”

“Future husband?” Maggie cried. “If I ever did decide to get married, it sure wouldn’t be to Ryan Conner!”

Emma just smiled with a self-satisfied air.

Dear Reader,

In Arlene James’s Desperately Seeking Daddy, a harried, single working mom of three feels like Cinderella at the ball when Jack Tyler comes into her life. He wins over her kids, charms her mother and sets straight her grumpy boss. He’s the FABULOUS FATHER of her kids’ dreams—and the husband of hers!

Although the BUNDLE OF JOY in Amelia Varden’s arms is not her natural child, she’s loved the baby boy from birth. And now one man has come to claim her son—and her heart—in reader favorite Elizabeth August’s The Rancher and the Baby.

Won’t You Be My Husband? begins Linda Valuer’s trilogy HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, in which a woman ends up engaged to be married after a ten-minute reunion with a bad-boy hunk!

What’s a smitten bookkeeper to do when her gorgeous boss asks her to be his bride—even for convenience? Run down the aisle!…in DeAnna Talcott’s The Bachelor and the Bassinet.

In Pat Montana’s Storybook Bride, tight-lipped rancher Kody Sanville’s been called a half-breed his whole life and doesn’t believe in storybook anything. So why can’t he stop dreaming of being loved by Becca Covington?

Suzanne McMinn makes her debut with Make Room for Mommy, in which a single woman with motherhood and marriage on her mind falls for a single dad who isn’t at all interested in saying “I do”…or so he thinks!

From classic love stories, to romantic comedies to emotional heart tuggers, Silhouette Romance offers six wonderful new novels each month by six talented authors. I hope you enjoy all six books this month—and every month.

Regards,

Melissa Senate,

Senior Editor

Please address questions and book requests to:

Silhouette Reader Service

U.S.: 3010 Walden Ave., P.O. Box 1325, Buffalo, NY 14269

Canadian: P.O. Box 609. Fort Erie, Ont. L2A 5X3

www.millsandboon.co.uk

For my big sister, Celeste—if it hadn’t been for all those times you locked me in the kitchen pantry as a child, I probably never would have developed my imagination!

lives by the lake in a small Texas town. She knew she wanted to be a writer by age five and set her sights on romance novels when she was twelve. She fulfills her dream of writing while enjoying her wonderful husband, young children and assorted dogs and cats. She loves to hear from readers and can be reached at P.O. Box 12, Granbury, TX 76048.