A Baby to Heal Their Hearts

A Baby to Heal Their Hearts
Kate Hardy

A little miracle…Sports doctor Jared Fraser won’t be swayed by Dr Bailey Randall’s interfering research, no matter how beautiful she is. He’s had it with beautiful women – except Bailey manages to get right under his skin!Two years ago an ectopic pregnancy ended her baby dreams and her marriage. Ever since, she’s written men and babies out of her life – until arrogant yet delicious Jared makes her rewrite the rulebook!But after one magical night can Bailey’s shock pregnancy ultimately heal both their hearts?

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‘BOUND BY A BABY moved me to tears many times. It is a full-on emotional drama. Author Kate Hardy brought this tale shimmering with emotions. Highly recommended for all lovers of romance.’

—Contemporary Romance Reviews

BOUND BY A BABY

won the 2014 RoNA

(Romantic Novelists’ Association) Rose award!

‘When you pick up a romance novel by Kate Hardy you know that you’re going to be reading a spellbinding novel which you will want to devour in a single sitting, and A CHRISTMAS KNIGHT is certainly no exception.’

—CataRomance

‘Bailey, I really want to kiss you,’ he whispered.

‘I want you to kiss me, too,’ she whispered back.

That was all the encouragement he needed. He dipped his head again, and took his sweet time kissing her. Every brush of his mouth against hers, every nibble, made him more and more aware of her. And she was kissing him back, her arms wrapped as tightly round him as his were round her.

He wanted this to last for ever.

But then he became aware that the music had changed and become more up-tempo, and he and Bailey were still swaying together as if the band was playing a slow dance. He broke the kiss, and he could see the exact moment that she realised what was going on, too. Those gorgeous dark eyes were absolutely huge. And she looked as shocked as he felt. Panicked, almost.

This wasn’t supposed to be happening.

‘I … um …’ she said, and tailed off.

‘Yeah.’ He didn’t know what to say either. What he really wanted to do was kiss her again …

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When I wrote IT STARTED WITH NO STRINGS … I was drawn to the heroine’s best friend, Bailey Randall—she’s one of these irrepressibly cheerful people (quite like me!) and, given that she loves the gym and dance-based classes (ahem … again, quite like me!), I really had to give in and write her story.

But Bailey’s irrepressible cheeriness hides a deep sadness. And when she meets seemingly dour Scot Jared Fraser she discovers that he’s hiding a few things, too. She doesn’t think she can give him what he wants out of life, he completely misreads her, and yet they discover that they can’t resist each other. When Bailey’s worst nightmare and Jared’s deepest dream come true, will they realise that they could end up healing each other’s hearts?

I hope you enjoy their story.

I’m always delighted to hear from readers, so do come and visit me at www.katehardy.com (http://www.katehardy.com)

With love

Kate Hardy

KATE HARDY lives in Norwich, in the east of England, with her husband, two young children, one bouncy spaniel and too many books to count! When she’s not busy writing romance or researching local history, she helps out at her children’s schools. She also loves cooking—spot the recipes sneaked into her books! (They’re also on her website, along with extracts and stories behind the books.)

Writing for Mills & Boon

has been a dream come true for Kate—something she wanted to do ever since she was twelve. She’s been writing Medical Romances

for over ten years now. She says it’s the best of both worlds, because she gets to learn lots of new things when she’s researching the background to a book: add a touch of passion, drama and danger, a new gorgeous hero every time, and it’s the perfect job!

Kate’s always delighted to hear from readers, so do drop in to her website at www.katehardy.com (http://www.katehardy.com)

A Baby to Heal

Their Hearts

Kate Hardy

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Table of Contents

Cover (#u9ede2823-9eb7-58e4-8d74-e04c43774004)

Praise (#ulink_a6ce44ad-529c-52d1-8f1b-0d8386d28189)

Excerpt (#u6c878086-21b0-5e43-8132-bc655f745212)

About the Author (#u6c69150b-cde4-586e-b6d9-86146c353074)

Dear Reader

Title Page (#uc0bf7147-d936-540f-918d-f5e5beac3048)

Dedication (#ube23a45d-2c67-5747-a391-76501b825eb2)

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER SIX