Family Found

Family Found
Bonnie K. Winn

They must learn the truth–or face losing her son…and each otherLaura Kelly will need all her reserves. Her young son desperately needs a bone marrow donor and she herself is not a genetic match; neither are any of her relatives. The conclusion is inescapable: Laura was adopted.Private investigator Mitch Tucker has a reputation as the best in town, but even he acknowledges that the search for Laura's birth parents won't be simple. Especially once he realizes that Laura's adoption must have been illegal–and there are a lot of people around who still want it hushed up.The risks are high, but so is the reward–Laura, Mitch and a little boy who can become a family of their own.

“Learning the truth could be dangerous if we continue,” Mitch said.

“If?” Laura shook her head. “There’s no ‘if’ for me.” She was climbing out of her fatigue, fueled by a new desperation. “I deserve the truth and I intend to ask for it.”

Still, she was afraid. But she coudn’t give up now. “I can understand if you don’t want to get involved any deeper,” she went on. “I can continue alone. There’s no need for you to put yourself in danger.”

“I am rather fond of my neck,” he replied. “But you really don’t think I’m going to let you continue alone, do you?”

Relief was trickling past the fear, diluting it. “I’m letting you off the hook,” she said, though even to her ears her resolve sounded weak.

Somehow his arms were around her, pulling her near. “I’ve always been a sucker for a damsel in distress.”

“Damsel? I’m no—”

But his lips were cutting off her indignation. And suddenly her protest didn’t seem at all important. Not nearly as important as the warmth of his arms holding her tight and the sanctuary she was finding there.

Closing her mind, she also closed off the warning bells that had been ringing for so long. Just for the night, she told herself. Just for the night.

Dear Reader,

I was drawn to write Family Found because the landscape of today’s family has changed so much. And I believe each family, from the typical mom, dad and kids to single- and blended-parent families, is special. This is particularly true of families with adopted children, children of the heart.

Mitch and Laura have both been searching for roots, but it’s love that brings them together and love that will cement the roots of their own “family found.”

I wish you happy reading and joy in your own special family.

Bonnie K. Winn

Family Found

Bonnie K. Winn

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

To Laura Shin and Paula Eykelhof, for embracing this story with such wonderful enthusiasm.

For my son, Brian Thomas Winn. I blinked and you grew up. I blinked again and you are a man serving his country. And my eyes continue to fill with pride.

CONTENTS

PROLOGUE (#ua021e1dc-0560-54ed-911e-8192fd29f98b)

CHAPTER ONE (#u4bf7b9cd-d694-5f94-9ba6-2b6dd932677e)

CHAPTER TWO (#u0ef19e99-8090-5e14-ac8b-a59435b05011)

CHAPTER THREE (#u42a9c291-d8ae-54f7-92e9-be4f9572fe21)

CHAPTER FOUR (#u51af2b7c-5ccb-5272-8605-7129b1823e4e)

CHAPTER FIVE (#u4f560f85-a5c2-5299-b647-4cfa97ed4536)

CHAPTER SIX (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER SEVEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER EIGHT (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER NINE (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER TEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER ELEVEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER TWELVE (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER THIRTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER FOURTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER FIFTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER SIXTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER NINETEEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER TWENTY (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX (#litres_trial_promo)