Dianne Drake - Bachelor Doc, Unexpected Dad

From confirmed bachelor...

To committed dad!

Army doc Matt McClain and career woman Ellie Landers share one unforgettable night, never expecting to meet again. Until Ellie arrives on Matt’s doorstep—pregnant! Matt has just become guardian to his orphaned nephew, and the nomadic medic isn’t ready to be a father of two! But faced with losing Ellie and their baby, Matt might just realize that he has what it takes to make them a family.

Starting with non-fiction, DIANNE DRAKEpenned hundreds of articles and seven books under the name JJ Despain. In 2001 she began her romance-writing career with The Doctor Dilemma . In 2005 Dianne’s first Medical Romance, Nurse in Recovery , was published, and with more than 20 novels to her credit she has enjoyed writing ever since.

Also by Dianne Drake Contents Cover Back Cover Text About the Author Booklist Title Page Copyright Dedication PROLOGUE CHAPTER ONE CHAPTER TWO CHAPTER THREE CHAPTER FOUR CHAPTER FIVE CHAPTER SIX CHAPTER SEVEN CHAPTER EIGHT CHAPTER NINE Extract About the Publisher

Tortured by Her Touch

Doctor, Mummy…Wife?

The Nurse and the Single Dad

Saved by Doctor Dreamy

Deep South Docs miniseries

A Home for the Hot-Shot Doc

A Doctor’s Confession

Sinclair Hospital Surgeons miniseries

Reunited with Her Army Doc

Healing Her Boss’s Heart

Discover more at millsandboon.co.uk.

Bachelor Doc, Unexpected Dad

Dianne Drake

www.millsandboon.co.uk

ISBN: 978-1-474-07528-2

BACHELOR DOC, UNEXPECTED DAD

© 2018 Dianne Despain

Published in Great Britain 2018

by Mills & Boon, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF

All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. This edition is published by arrangement with Harlequin Books S.A.

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, locations and incidents are purely fictional and bear no relationship to any real life individuals, living or dead, or to any actual places, business establishments, locations, events or incidents. Any resemblance is entirely coincidental.

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To a real-life cowboy I met on a lonely ranch road.

Thanks for the inspiration!

Contents

Cover

Back Cover Text From confirmed bachelor... To committed dad! Army doc Matt McClain and career woman Ellie Landers share one unforgettable night, never expecting to meet again. Until Ellie arrives on Matt’s doorstep—pregnant! Matt has just become guardian to his orphaned nephew, and the nomadic medic isn’t ready to be a father of two! But faced with losing Ellie and their baby, Matt might just realize that he has what it takes to make them a family.

About the Author Starting with non-fiction, DIANNE DRAKE penned hundreds of articles and seven books under the name JJ Despain. In 2001 she began her romance-writing career with The Doctor Dilemma . In 2005 Dianne’s first Medical Romance, Nurse in Recovery , was published, and with more than 20 novels to her credit she has enjoyed writing ever since.

Booklist Also by Dianne Drake Contents Cover Back Cover Text About the Author Booklist Title Page Copyright Dedication PROLOGUE CHAPTER ONE CHAPTER TWO CHAPTER THREE CHAPTER FOUR CHAPTER FIVE CHAPTER SIX CHAPTER SEVEN CHAPTER EIGHT CHAPTER NINE Extract About the Publisher Tortured by Her Touch Doctor, Mummy…Wife? The Nurse and the Single Dad Saved by Doctor Dreamy Deep South Docs miniseries A Home for the Hot-Shot Doc A Doctor’s Confession Sinclair Hospital Surgeons miniseries Reunited with Her Army Doc Healing Her Boss’s Heart Discover more at millsandboon.co.uk .

Title Page Bachelor Doc, Unexpected Dad Dianne Drake www.millsandboon.co.uk

Copyright ISBN: 978-1-474-07528-2 BACHELOR DOC, UNEXPECTED DAD © 2018 Dianne Despain Published in Great Britain 2018 by Mills & Boon, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. This edition is published by arrangement with Harlequin Books S.A. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, locations and incidents are purely fictional and bear no relationship to any real life individuals, living or dead, or to any actual places, business establishments, locations, events or incidents. Any resemblance is entirely coincidental. By payment of the required fees, you are granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right and licence to download and install this e-book on your personal computer, tablet computer, smart phone or other electronic reading device only (each a “Licensed Device”) and to access, display and read the text of this e-book on-screen on your Licensed Device. Except to the extent any of these acts shall be permitted pursuant to any mandatory provision of applicable law but no further, no part of this e-book or its text or images may be reproduced, transmitted, distributed, translated, converted or adapted for use on another file format, communicated to the public, downloaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of publisher. ® and ™ are trademarks owned and used by the trademark owner and/or its licensee. Trademarks marked with ® are registered with the United Kingdom Patent Office and/or the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market and in other countries. www.millsandboon.co.uk Version: 2020-03-02

Dedication To a real-life cowboy I met on a lonely ranch road. Thanks for the inspiration!

PROLOGUE

CHAPTER ONE