Daddy by Choice

by Marin Thomas

Unconditional Love, Yes -- But Not Surrender

Ex-rodeo rider JD Gonzalez may be a poor Texas rancher, but he's not dumb. He knows that money can't buy love. So when Josephine Delaney arrives in Brandt's Corner and announces that her motherless nephew would be better off with her rich family in Chicago than on his father's run-down spread, no way will he relinquish custody of his son.

Josephine has seriously underestimated the opposition. JD isn't a daddy because he has to be. He's a daddy because he wants to be -- a daddy by choice. He'll never surrender his little boy.

Soon there's something else JD won't surrender -- Josephine Delaney herself!

256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Welcome to my corner of Goodreads!

I was born in Janesville, Wisconsin. I played D-I Basketball for the University of Arizona in Tucson then married my college sweetheart in a five-minute ceremony in Las Vegas. My husband and I are empty nesters living in Phoenix, Arizona.

I've written two women's fiction novels for Berkley Books and contemporary romances for Harlequin Books and Tule Publishing. To date I've published over 40 books. My women's fiction novel, The Promise of Forgiveness, won First Place in the 2017 Book Buyer's Best contest. My second novel, The Future She Left Behind was featured on Southern Living "Books we can't wait to read this fall" list and "was the Award Winner in the "Fiction: Chick Lit/Women's Lit" category of the 2017 Best Book Awards."

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Reviews

[Ann]

Another great book by Marin thomas it had it all hot sexy alpha cowboys and great kid and a headstrong women can't wait to read more books by this author

[Debbie Heaton]

In Thomas’ romantic novel, ex-rodeo rider JD Gonzalez is a struggling Texas rancher and single father to a boy he loves more than life. When Josephine Delaney shows up demanding custody of her nephew, the two go head-to-head to fight for the boy they both love. JD is a father by choice and he will not stop until his son is safe, but in doing so he just may risk his heart.

A solid addition to the Cowboy at Heart series.

[Suzanne]

I won "Daddy By Choice" from Marin Thomas' blog! I learned about her books by accident and I am so glad I did! I can't wait to read all of her other books. This one was so heartfelt with a western flair. I hope they are all like this one :)

[Tinsel]

Love it! Well almost the whole story I did. I didn't like the ending when he was still putting himself down. Wish he could have stopped that but other wise loved it.

[Sherry]

It made me laugh out loud. It made me cry. What more could you ask for?