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  THE MOMMY PLAN  

by Susan Gable

Harlequin Superromance® #1150

August 2003 - ISBN # 0-373-71150-6

Modern medicine can replace worn, defective hearts, but only love can heal a broken one.                                                                                         

Molly McClain has a new heart and an overprotective father.  What she needs is something -- someone -- to distract him while they're at summer camp, so she can have some fun.  A woman might be just the thing.  But when she really gets to know the lady she picks out for her dad, a summer isn't enough.  Molly needs a new full-time mom.  So, she sets out to get her dad and Miss Rachel together.

Rachel Thompson has a broken heart.  The divorced teacher lost her only child, but donated his organs.  Now she's volunteering at Camp Firefly Wishes, a special summer camp for transplant kids and their families, in a last-ditch effort to make some sense out of her loss, to see the kinds of miracles that happened when she donated her little boy's organs.  The last thing on her mind is romance or loving anyone -- especially not a medically-fragile child.  Or her father.  But in James's arms, Rachel finds comfort, a safe place to mourn at last, and a reminder that life is for living.

Psychologist James McClain always puts his daughter's needs first.  But Rachel reminds him that he's not just a dad, he's also a man.  A lonely man.  Rachel's bravery in the face of his worst nightmare touches something deep inside, reawakening his need to love.

But can Rachel conquer her fear of loving and losing again?  Or will Molly's " Mommy Plan" only cause them all more pain?

Finalist in the 2002 Golden Heart contest (as Firefly Wishes)  ***  Winner of the 2002 Pennwriters Novel Beginning Contest ***  Winner 2002 NEORWA Romancing the Novel Contest - Long Contemporary  ***  2nd Place in the 2002 Emily Contest - Long Contemporary ***  Finalist in Smokey Mountain Valentine Contest 2002 - Best First Kiss, Best First Love Scene

A "phenomenal story, so full of emotion that one is captured in its pages."  4 1/2 hearts - Kelley Hartsell, Love Romances

        “...delivers a powerfully emotional tale.”  Rob Preece, Booksforabuck.com (Full review, click here)

“Don’t let the inane title fool readers...THE MOMMY PLAN is a powerful story focusing on relationships…” Harriet Klausner, The Best Reviews

Romantic Times Bookclub Magazine gives THE MOMMY PLAN 4 1/2 Stars, Top Pick!  

Nominated for Love Romances' 2003 Golden Rose Award

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