Dear Reader,

We all want to belong.  We all want a family to call our own.  And most importantly, we all want to be loved.  But what happens, I wondered, when all of that seems completely out of reach?

Thad Garner lost his mom when he was a kid and never really connected with his emotionally aloof father.  As an ER doc, Thad was awesome.  As a man looking for true love, he was equally determined, but not nearly as successful.

Michelle Anderson grew up with unending expectation and very little parental affection. She longed for enduring love and a happy family of her own, too.  She didn’t know where or when she would find that, but she was certain she would not find it with the sexy doc who lived across the street.

Until the morning she heard a baby’s cry and saw firsthand what a natural Thad Garner was with babies.  Thad was a lot more compassionate than she realized, a lot more hands-on.   When he asked her if she would use her lawyerly expertise to help him figure out where and to whom the abandoned newborn baby belonged, Michelle readily agreed.  Little William was darling.  He deserved everything the world could give.  And so, she began to realize, did Thad....   I hope you have as much fun reading this story as I did writing it. Until next time! Best wishes, Cathy Gillen Thacker

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