Verdict: Daddy

Verdict: Daddy
Charlotte Douglas

Daddy Material?Blake Adams thinks he's dreaming when he wakes up to find a beautiful baby girl on his doorstep. With her curly red hair and sparkling green eyes, "Annie" quickly makes an indelible impression on his hardened heart.Needing advice, Blake turns to the only person he feels he can trust: criminal attorney Marissa Mason. It's been years since he's seen his childhood friend, and it's clear this stunning woman is no longer the tomboy of their youth.Now, with Marissa looking into Annie's mysterious arrival, Blake can't imagine letting either of them go. And when she unearths a shattering twist to Annie's birth, Blake knows his fate is sealed–and that his future is not going to be spent alone.Fatherhood: Dedicated father and darling daughter–what an unbeatable combination!

“I’m desperate, Marissa, and you’re the only one I could think of who can help me.”

“You’re in trouble with the law?” Marissa asked.

Blake shook his head, knowing that, as a criminal attorney, she had to ask. “No—at least not yet.”

Only the slightest flicker of surprise crossed her features before she regained her composure. “You’ve committed a crime?”

He shook his head. “The man who left you was an idiot.”

Her puzzled expression created a tiny line between her eyebrows, and his fingers itched with an unexpected urge to reach over and smooth it away.

“Then what do you want from me?” she asked.

“I want you to help me with a baby.”

Verdict: Daddy

Charlotte Douglas

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

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

The major passions of Charlotte Douglas’s life are her husband—her high school sweetheart to whom she’s been married for over three decades—and writing compelling stories. A national bestselling author, she enjoys filling her books with love of home and family, special places and happy endings. With their two cairn terriers, she and her husband live most of the year on Florida’s central west coast, but spend the warmer months at their North Carolina mountaintop retreat.

No matter what time of year, readers can reach her at charlottedouglas1@juno.com (mailto:charlottedouglas1@juno.com), where she’s always delighted to hear from them.

Books by Charlotte Douglas

HARLEQUIN AMERICAN ROMANCE

591—IT’S ABOUT TIME

623—BRINGING UP BABY

868—MONTANA MAIL-ORDER WIFE * (#litres_trial_promo)

961—SURPRISE INHERITANCE

999—DR. WONDERFUL

1027—VERDICT: DADDY

HARLEQUIN INTRIGUE

380—DREAM MAKER

434—BEN’S WIFE

482—FIRST-CLASS FATHER

515—A WOMAN OF MYSTERY

536—UNDERCOVER DAD

611—STRANGER IN HIS ARMS * (#litres_trial_promo)

638—LICENSED TO MARRY

668—MONTANA SECRETS

691—THE BRIDE’S RESCUER

740—THE CHRISTMAS TARGET

Contents

Chapter One (#u32c404e9-c719-58d7-b183-729b97d5ffc5)

Chapter Two (#u1c4f9ff1-0ca9-54c5-bd9d-1255b208c35b)

Chapter Three (#u2185b3e9-80c3-569b-b845-f93705c42b5e)

Chapter Four (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Five (#litres_trial_promo)

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)

Epilogue (#litres_trial_promo)