Father Of The Brat

Father Of The Brat
Elizabeth Bevarly

CELEBRATION 1000 FROM HERE TO PATERNITY SURPRISE PACKAGE… Carver Venner got a double shock when he opened his door that morning: a twelve-year-old kid that he never knew he had - clutching the hand of the sexiest woman he had ever seen. And though Carver would have loved to concentrate on social worker Maddy Garrett, there was another problem at hand. Like what to do about his daughter… .Raising Rachel, with her dubious ideas about everything from nutrition to education and her… colorful vocabulary, was bound to be a challenge. And Carver could use all the help he could get. But he soon realized that what he required from Maddy was more than just professional assistance… .CELEBRATION 1000: Come celebrate the publication of the 1000th Silhouette Desire, with scintillating love stories by some of your favorite writers!

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Carver’s Head Was Spinning.

Standing at his front door was a beautiful woman who said she was a social worker. And clutching her by the hand was a twelve-year-old girl who looked jarringly familiar.

“Who are you?” he asked.

“Maddy Garrett,” she replied matter of factly. “This is Rachel Stillman.”

“Rachel…Stillman?”

“Daughter of Abigail Stillman,” she said, as if that would explain everything.

“I don’t know anyone named Abigail Stillman.”

The bright smile Maddy had been wearing fell. “Hasn’t anyone contacted you about this?” she asked.

“About what?” Carver mumbled.

“About the child Abigail Stillman has—er—left behind. According to the birth certificate, you’re the girl’s father.”

“Ex-excuse me?” he stammered. “I’m what?”

“Congratulations, Mr. Venner,” Maddy said dryly. “It’s a girl.”

FROM HERE TO PATERNITY: These three men weren’t expecting to become parents—and fatherhood isn’t the only thing the stork delivered!

Dear Reader,

Can you believe that for the next three months we’ll be celebrating the publication of the 1000th Silhouette Desire? That’s quite a milestone! The festivities begin this month with six books by some of your longtime favorites and exciting new names in romance.

We’ll continue into next month, May, with the actual publication of Book #1000—by Diana Palmer—and then we’ll keep the fun going into June. There’s just so much going on that I can’t put it all into one letter. You’ll just have to keep reading!

This month we have an absolutely terrific lineup, beginning with Saddle Up, a MAN OF THE MONTH by Mary Lynn Baxter. There’s also The Groom, I Presume?— the latest in Annette Broadrick’s DAUGHTERS OF TEXAS miniseries. Father of the Brat launches the new FROM HERE TO PATERNITY miniseries by Elizabeth Bevarly, and Forgotten Vows by Modean Moon is the first of three books about what happens on THE WEDDING NIGHT. Lass Small brings us her very own delightful sense of humor in A Stranger in Texas. And our DEBUT AUTHOR this month is Anne Eames with Two Weddings and a Bride.

And next month, as promised, Book #1000, a MAN OF THE MONTH, Man of Ice by Diana Palmer!

Lucia Macro,

Senior Editor

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Father Of The Brat

Elizabeth Bevarly

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