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      “Rick? What Are You Doing Here?” Joanna Asked.

      The desire to kiss her was almost overpowering to Rick. But it was at odds with the renewed feeling of betrayal that seared through him. She obviously had moved on with her life and was now carrying some other man’s child.

      “Are you all right?” he asked, his voice harsh with anger, with hurt.

      She started to say something and had her breath stolen away before she could utter an intelligible sound. Her eyes widened as her hand flew to her abdomen.

      “What’s the matter?” On his knees beside her, concern pushed aside his anger.

      “The baby,” Joanna gasped, pushing the words out as best she could. “I think the baby’s coming.”

      “You mean later.”

      “I mean now.” Joanna clenched his wrist.

      “Hold on,” Rick told her, beginning to rise to his feet. “I’ll go get help.” The death grip tightened on his wrist, yanking him back down to her.

      “Rick, you are help.”

      A Bachelor and a Baby

      Marie Ferrarella

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      Hero in the Nick of Time IM #956

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      Heart of a Hero IM #1105

      Baby’s Choice

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      Mother on the Wing SR #1026

      Baby Times Two SR #1037

      The Baby of the Month Club

      Baby’s First Christmas SE #997

      Happy New Year—Baby! IM #686

      The 7lb., 2oz. Valentine Yours Truly

      Husband: Optional SD #988

      Do You Take This Child? SR #1145

      Detective Dad World’s Most Eligible Bachelors

      The Once and Future Father IM #1017

      In the Family Way Silhouette Books

      Baby Talk Silhouette Books

      An Abundance of Babies SE #1422

      Like Mother, Like Daughter

      One Plus One Makes Marriage SR #1328

      Never Too Late for Love SR #1351

      The Bachelors of Blair Memorial

      In Graywolf’s Hands IM #1155

      M.D. Most Wanted IM #1167

      Mac’s Bedside Manner SE #1492

      Undercover M.D. IM #1191

      Two Halves of a Whole

      The Baby Came C.O.D. SR #1264

      Desperately Seeking Twin Yours Truly

      Those Sinclairs

      Holding Out for a Hero IM #496

      Heroes Great and Small IM #501

      Christmas Every Day IM #538

      Caitlin’s Guardian Angel IM #661

      The Cutlers of the Shady Lady Ranch

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      Fiona and the Sexy Stranger

      Cowboys Are for Loving

      Will and the Headstrong Female

      The Law and Ginny Marlow

      A Match for Morgan

      A Triple Threat to Bachelorhood SR #1564

      ^*The Reeds

      Callaghan’s Way IM #601

      Serena McKee’s Back in Town IM #808

      ^*McClellans & Marinos

      Man Trouble SR #815

      The Taming of the Teen SR #839

      Babies on His Mind SR #920

      The Baby Beneath the Mistletoe SR #1408

      ^*The Alaskans

      Wife in the Mail SE #1217

      Stand-In Mom SE #1294

      Found: His Perfect Wife SE #1310

      The M.D. Meets His Match SE #1401

      Lily and the Lawman SE #1467

      ^*The Pendletons

      Baby in the Middle SE #892

      Husband: Some Assembly Required SE #931

      The Mom Squad

      A Billionaire and a Baby SE #1528

      A Bachelor and a Baby SD #1503

      MARIE FERRARELLA

      earned a master’s degree in Shakespearean comedy and, perhaps as a result, her writing is distinguished by humor and natural dialogue. This RITA^® Award-winning author’s goal is to entertain and to make people laugh and feel good. She has written over one hundred books for Silhouette, some under the name Marie Nicole. Her romances are beloved by fans worldwide and have been translated into Spanish, Italian, German, Russian, Polish, Japanese and Korean.

      To Joan Marlow Golan, with thanks for the homecoming

      Contents

      Chapter One

      Chapter Two

      Chapter Three

      Chapter Four

      Chapter Five

      Chapter Six

      Chapter Seven

      Chapter Eight

      Chapter Nine

      Chapter Ten

      Chapter Eleven

      Chapter Twelve

      One

      Rick Masters wasn’t given to cruising around in his car. Certainly not in what was considered to be well past the shank of the evening.

      It wasn’t as if he was at loose ends with nothing to do. A stack of reports waited for his perusal, a pile of documents needed his signature and hundreds of people had lives on the cusp of being rearranged, all on his say-so once he made up his mind about the relocation of the present corporate headquarters for Masters Enterprises.

      This wasn’t the time to be driving around aimlessly on deserted streets.

      Well, not aimlessly.

      He hadn’t been aimless in a very long time. And no matter what he tried

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