SINGLE MOM Olivia Venner liked exciting, reckless men. So why did wholesome Daniel McGuane suddenly look so yummy? A post-pregnancy hormone surge was the only explanation for her powerful attraction to Mr. Nice Guy. She would simply avoid Daniel until these strange stirrings passed. WANNABE DAD Daniel was crazy about Olivia and her newborn son. The little fella should have a role model—someone who was responsible and loving, who would always be there for him. He needed someone like Daniel—and so did Olivia. But if she wanted dark and dangerous, why, he'd give her dark and dangerous .... FROM HERE TO MATERNITY: Look what the stork brought—a bundle of joy and the promise of love!

The Perfect Father by Elizabeth Bevarly released on Feb 22, 1995 is available now for purchase.

BLUNDERING BACHELOR There was a new female in Jonas Tate's life, and he was crazy about her—when she wasn't bawling or spitting up! Thanks to his newborn niece, the town's most eligible doctor had become a harried homebody. But help was on the way.... BABY EXPERT Maternity nurse Zoey Holland was crazy about kids—or maybe she was just plain crazy. Why else would she have offered to give the insufferable Dr. Tate—her arch enemy—a crash course in child care? And why else would the man suddenly seem so ... well, irresistible?

THE DOCTOR CAME GIFT WRAPPED Single and pregnant, diner waitress Mindy Harmon might have been a little down on her luck, yet she'd still managed to keep her holiday spirit. But she was more than a little surprised when she opened her door on Christmas Eve to find ...Reed Atchison, M.D.—her gorgeous-but-grumpy customer—declaring himself her own personal Christmas present! Reed had never been big on Christmas, but when he met Mindy—the beautiful mother-to-be who had so little yet gave so much—he became a believer. In roles he never thought he'd take on—like Dr. Husband. And Dr. Daddy? FROM HERE TO MATERNITY: Look what the stork brought—a bundle of joy and the promise of love!

Clearly this wasn't just another New Year's Eve, but if anything would have surprised obstetrician - yet baby-phobic-Claire Wainwright more than the little pink bundle on her snowy doorstep, it was who came when she called for help: Nick Campisano. the man she'd sent packing years ago...and had never gotten out of her heart. Back then he'd wanted more than she thought she had to give. Now, snowbound with Nick and baby for days on end, she was the one wanting more - of him, in every possible way. Was this one old acquaintance destined not to be forgotten?

His fantasies never involved having a family - until Seth met nurse Prudence Holloway and her baby. So when Pru needed a one-night groom, he gallantly offered his husbandly services. Pru might have done some irresponsible things in her life, but falling for Seth - aka Dr. Insufferable - would not be one of them. Unless, of course, Dr. Dangerous was serious about becoming a Dr. Daddy...