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Baby Love

Catherine Anderson

Kendrick/Coulter/Harrigan #1

contemporary romance(8k)

A woman fleeing abuse finds unexpected shelter — and love — in the arms of a wounded, secretive stranger.

Content Warnings
abuse (physical)abuse (emotional)

Description

Desperate and determined, Maggie Stanley grabs her small baby and runs into the snowy Idaho night. In her loneliest, blackest hour, she unexpectedly finds a warmth and comfort she has never known in the tender compassion of a handsome, down-and-out stranger. In Rafe Kendrick, Maggie recognizes a soul wounded like her own—though she knows she must never trust any man ever again.Rafe is more than he seems—an enigmatic man of secrets who could give Maggie the moon, had he not vowed to spend his life alone. But sometimes love's flames can transform a cold world into paradise—and a man who's lost nearly everything, a woman who's forgotten how to dream, and the helpless child who needs them both can become that most wondrous creation: a family.

Kendrick/Coulter/Harrigan series

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