Margins
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Stay
2009
First Published
3.75
Average Rating
180
Number of Pages

A divorced businessman with no intention of remarrying falls hard for his daughter's Kiwi teacher and discovers affairs have consequences when she gets pregnant in this US-set romance by award-winning author Karina Bliss. The last thing Joe Fraser needs is an opinionated young teacher telling him he needs to get his act together with his ten-year-old daughter. It's hard enough working all hours to meet his estranged father's medical bills. Who the hell does Philippa Browne think she is? Unfortunately he’s desperate enough to take her advice. But when he attends a four-day school camp as parent helper his clashes with Miss Browne take an unexpected direction… Pip hasn’t resisted the advances of charming, easy-going Californians to fall for this taciturn tough guy so close to returning to New Zealand. But does any woman walk away from the temptation of a dangerous attraction? And they both have a safety net – she’s leaving the States soon. Her unexpected pregnancy changes everything. Pip's not ready for motherhood and while Joe’s suggesting marriage, his heart’s not in it. Unfortunately hers is. As for Joe, he’s been down this road before. But is he really repeating the past...or finally getting a chance to do things right? “Bliss demonstrates a skill for snappy dialogue and clever plotting that will captivate readers.”~ RT Book Reviews * First published 2009 as LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON.

Avg Rating
3.75
Number of Ratings
24
5 STARS
25%
4 STARS
33%
3 STARS
33%
2 STARS
8%
1 STARS
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Author

Karina Bliss
Karina Bliss
Author · 19 books

New Zealander Karina Bliss has written a biography for a rock star, swapped identities with her twin, raised three orphaned children with her ex husband, worn a cow costume to a Bachelor and Spinster ball, considered marriage for the sake of a baby, and been mayor of a small town. Oh wait, that’s her characters. Outside her imagination, she’s always been a professional writer, first as a travel journalist and then as a romance author. Her deeply held convictions include: love conquers all; yoga pants are daywear; and what a woman really wants is a man who cleans. Unfortunately, she does not live with one, (nor indeed has raised one). Please buy her books so she can pay for one. She has also swum with sharks. They were very small. Babies, really. But still count. Career highlights have included being the first Australasian to win a Golden Heart from the Romance Writers of America. Her debut, Mr Imperfect, won a Romantic Book of the Year Award in Australia, and her first self-published title, RISE, a rock star romance also finaled. Other books in the Rock Solid series are FALL, PLAY and (coming soon), RESURRECTION. Find out more and sign up to her newsletter at www.karinabliss.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KarinaBlissA... Twitter @BlissKarina Email: karina@karinabliss.com

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