North Country Dad

North Country Dad
Lois Richer

The Mommy PlanWidower Grant Adams loves his twin stepdaughters, but what does he know about pigtails and dresses and being a full-time dad? With his new job in a remote Canadian center for troubled boys, Grant needs a good nanny. But when he meets Dahlia Wheatley, who's loving, patient and kind to his girls, he realizes the twins need more than a sitter–they need a mother. With her own harrowing past, Dahlia is as reluctant to get emotionally involved as Grant is. Yet his startling proposition just may form a happy new family of four.Northern Lights:On the edge of the Arctic, love awaitsWidower Grant Adams loves his twin stepdaughters, but what does he know about pigtails and dresses and being a full-time dad? With his new job in a remote Canadian center for troubled boys, Grant needs a good nanny. But when he meets Dahlia Wheatley, who's loving, patient and kind to his girls, he realizes the twins need more than a sitter–they need a mother. With her own harrowing past, Dahlia is as reluctant to get emotionally involved as Grant is. Yet his startling proposition just may form a happy new family of four.Northern Lights: On the edge of the Arctic, love awaits

The Mommy Plan

Widower Grant Adams loves his twin stepdaughters, but what does he know about pigtails and dresses and being a full-time dad? With his new job in a remote Canadian center for troubled boys, Grant needs a good nanny. But when he meets Dahlia Wheatley, who’s loving, patient and kind to his girls, he realizes the twins need more than a sitter—they need a mother. With her own harrowing past, Dahlia is as reluctant to get emotionally involved as Grant is. Yet his startling proposition just may form a happy new family of four.

“Is something wrong?” Dahlia asked.

Dahlia stood beside Grant, her face lifted as she searched his gaze.

Those eyes of hers saw too much. He couldn’t bear for her to glimpse that lost part of him that had never quite recovered. He shook his head. All he wanted was to be a good father to his twin stepdaughters. But was he?

Though Dahlia smiled, her beautiful hazel eyes didn’t have their usual twinkle. They locked on to his, freezing him in place.

“Would you like to go for a coffee?” Dahlia asked after a moment. She had more to say about him and the girls, he knew.

Grant was surprised by how much he wanted to say yes. “I should get the twins to bed,” he said.

“May I help?” The sparkle flashed back into her eyes.

“You want to help with bath time? You’ll get soaked,” he warned.

“It’s happened before. I didn’t melt,” Dahlia teased. “As long as you don’t mind sharing them for a while.”

Mind? He was delighted. “Don’t say I didn’t warn you.”

LOIS RICHER

began her travels the day she read her first book and realized that fiction provided an extraordinary adventure. Creating that adventure for others became her obsession. With millions of books in print, Lois continues to enjoy creating stories of joy and hope. She and her husband love to travel, which makes it easy to find the perfect setting for her next story. Lois would love to hear from you via www.loisricher.com (http://www.loisricher.com) or loisricher@yahoo.com, or on Facebook.

North Country Dad

Lois Richer

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

But if we must keep trusting God

for something that hasn’t happened yet,

it teaches us to wait patiently and confidently.

—Romans 8:25

To the wonderful folks in Churchill, Manitoba,

who make the north country so much fun.

Contents

Cover (#uc911b8f3-94e7-5285-85c2-0ca4c79d172a)

Back Cover Text (#udb6a625b-a05b-5233-be6b-d1729e37a8ff)

Introduction (#u7bf4d832-7b0a-5c3c-815b-0a18b56e259a)

About the Author (#u987c2df8-94c9-5390-aa60-5d0ae4a8200c)

Title Page (#ua4974d96-cb72-53a6-b3c0-b11732da7012)

Bible Verse (#ucbc71463-d987-5e33-a0e5-9846413eb29f)

Dedication (#uf8484155-005c-54c1-aabc-1ce7175452ff)

Chapter One (#u315aeaba-ad1c-583e-a3e2-8445c3b36060)

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