Journal Entry No. 1: I bought Blacksmith Farm to find peacec and quiet to write my next bestseller--not to spend it with a fetching widow caretaker and her baby! This blizzard has us stuck together like one big, happy family. I'll be lucky if I survive the first night.

Journal Entry No. 2: I can't believe I, sophisticated city slicker Ian Miller, am enjoying this simple country life. Granted, Trish Ryan is easy on the eyes and her gentle spirit has inspired my best work. But for one electrifying moment she even had me considering a new chapter in my life--that of loving husband and father. If I don't finish this book soon, I could lose my mind--and my heart--for good!

The baby grinned at him

Ian heard Trish coming down the hall and jumped back from the crib.

"I didn't hear her cry." She frowned at the baby monitor, then looked back up at him worriedly. "I'm so sorry if she disturbed you from your writing."

"Not at all. I came down for coffee and she was awake." He couldn't tell if he had offended Trish by checking on the baby. "Do you mind if I talk to her?"

A surprised expression flashed across Trish's beautiful, flushed face. "Oh, not at all," she said in a rush. "I just don't want you to be bothered, Mr. Miller."

Ian shrugged, secretly flattered that she, so protective of her child, trusted him. "Trish, she's no bother. In fact, when you have to go outside, let me know. That way you don't have to worry about her."

He amazed himself as he heard the words coming out of his mouth. Ian Miller, confirmed bachelor, had just offered to baby-sit. If anyone had tild him he'd be doing that a month agao, he'd have laughed out loud.

Next thing he knew, he'd be writing a baby into his story!

Silhouette Romance
ISBN: 0-373-19756-X (February 2005)

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