Booties and bottles were not part of Jared Montgomery s vocabulary. In fact, the confirmed bachelor would rather face a rattlesnake than hold a fidgeting baby. Yet he d promised that his orphaned goddaughter wouldn t grow up without a father. Now he was sharing his home with a newborn and her lovely nanny, Jenny Stratford. Jenny s tender touch and beguiling innocence drew Jared like a bear to honey. But he had given his heart once, only to have his love thrown away. He swore he wouldn t get burned again. Still, Jenny made him ache inside and he wondered if the dreams he d long given up on were possible after all....
Author
Bestselling, award winning author Barbara McMahon has written more than 80 novels which have sold more than 16 million copies world wide in more than fifty countries in twenty-eight languages. Known for her heartwarming, emotional stories, she excels in capturing those feelings when first falling in love. She has won or been nominated for every major award in the romance genre from a double nomination in the RITA to winning the Bookseller's Best, National Readers Choice Award and the prestigious HOLT Medallion, among others. Barbara lives in a rural county in California's gold rush country. She loves the history of the place and is involved in the county's genealogy group and historic cemetery preservation in addition to volunteering one day a week at the local Animal Shelter.
