THE BABY PLAN
     

       by Susan Gable

       Harlequin Superromance®

      #1103

      December 2002

      ISBN# 0-373-71103-4

2003 Rita Finalist - Best First Book!

Winner of the RIO (Reviewers International Organization) Dorothy Parker Award of Excellence for Best Debut Novel, 2002!

Nominated for Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award, Best Superromance, 2002!

What kind of man sends a "daddy resume" to a woman? A man with a baby plan.

After adoption fails, architect Jake Manning drafts a careful strategy for a baby of his own - minus a wife.  Talented female mechanic Harley Emerson wants to be somebody - somebody else.   Illegitimate, raised in a series of less-than-desirable foster homes after the death of her father, and wrongly convicted of a crime, she believes a college degree and a high-powered business job will bring her the social acceptance she craves.  When Jake inadvertently gets her fired, tuition, a struggle normally, is impossible to pay.

Though she first resists his proposal to act as his surrogate - why bring another child into a world she's known as harsh and cruel? - his way with his twin toddler nieces persuades her to fulfill both their dreams by having his baby on her terms:  a marriage of convenience and old-fashion conception. 

But Jake and his family manage to steal Harley's heart.  She realizes the sham marriage and big family is what she wants for real, but she's not sure she can be what Jake and their baby deserve.  With her criminal record and mechanic's hands, she's not "real" wife and mother material.  Or is she?   Do dreams ever come true for someone like her?  Or will Jake's baby plan shatter her heart forever? 

Set in Erie, PA, THE BABY PLAN weaves a story of unconditional love and acceptance.

"...THE BABY PLAN (4 1/2) is like a rainbow: As Jake and Harley's love emerges into the light, the colors of the romance change in intensity. Readers will adore Harley's individuality." 4.5 stars, Top Pick, Pamela Cohen, Romantic Times Bookclub Magazine

"...a wonderful tale of love, passion and family...don't miss THE BABY PLAN."  4.5 roses, spicy  Julie Shininger, Escape to Romance reviewer  www.escapetoromance.com 

"I really liked Harley - she's a different kind of heroine...the kind of character that stays in a reader's mind for awhile."  Debrah Morris, Silhouette Romance author.

"Susan Gable rocks!!!"  Holly Jacobs, Duets author.

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