One Baby, Two Secrets

One Baby, Two Secrets
Barbara Dunlop

They'll do anything for the baby's sake! He came to the United States to find his adversary, not fall for a tempting stranger. Yet millionaire Brody Calder can tell Kate Dunhern needs his help. She's desperate to know her orphaned niece is in a loving home. But baby Annabelle is actually in the hands of Brody's enemy.Though their motives are different, their goal is the same: take down the baby's nefarious father and get Annabelle safely into Kate's arms. It means playing a risky game—one where pretend passions could reveal real feelings both unexpected…and dangerous.

They’ll do anything for the baby’s sake! Only from New York Times bestselling author Barbara Dunlop!

He came to the United States to find his adversary, not fall for a tempting stranger. Yet millionaire Brody Calder can tell Kate Dunhern needs his help. She’s desperate to know her orphaned niece is in a loving home. But baby Annabelle is actually in the hands of Brody’s enemy.

Though their motives are different, their goal is the same: take down the baby’s nefarious father and get Annabelle safely into Kate’s arms. It means playing a risky game—one where pretend passions could reveal real feelings both unexpected...and dangerous.

“How does lying look?”

What was the matter with her? She sounded like a fool, and she didn’t seem to be able to stop it. “I mean to you. How can you tell?”

“Lack of eye contact.” He moved closer. “A tense, closed expression, halting speech, hesitation.”

He certainly didn’t look tense. He looked powerful, in control and way too sexy.

“Take now,” he said, leaning ever so slightly forward. “Your expression is open. You’re not nervous. It’s like you’re inviting me in. Like you want me to see your innermost thoughts,” he continued.

She definitely didn’t want that.

“Like you’re thinking of physical contact...” He brushed her fingers, gently holding the tips of hers with the tips of his. He drew in a deep breath. “Wouldn’t be a bad thing.”

She felt a warmth rise over her wrist, up the inside of her arm and through to her chest. She didn’t want him to let go.

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One Baby, Two Secrets is part of Mills & Boon Desire’s #1 bestselling series, Billionaires and Babies: Powerful men...wrapped around their babies’ little fingers.

One Baby, Two Secrets

Barbara Dunlop

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

New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author BARBARA DUNLOP has written more than forty novels for Mills & Boon, including the acclaimed Chicago Sons series for Mills & Boon. Her sexy, lighthearted stories regularly hit bestseller lists. Barbara is a three-time finalist for the Romance Writers of America’s RITA® award.

To my husband.

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Stale cigarette smoke warred with sharp memories as Kate Dunhern stood in the doorway of her mother’s tattered third-floor walk-up in south central Los Angeles.

“Darling,” her mother Chloe cried, pulling her into a bony embrace.

Chloe’s hair was cut spiky short, her tank top crisp with colored sequins, and the scent of Vendi Dark Mist wafted in an invisible cloud around her. The floor seemed to shift momentarily, and Kate was transported back to her childhood.

“I didn’t think you’d come,” Chloe singsonged, rocking Kate back and forth in her arms.