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Their Secret Baby
Caitlin has heard nothing good about Rhys Morgan, her cousin Amelie's husband. So when the dying Amelie makes Caitlin guardian to her baby by another man, Caitlin sees no reason to contact Rhys.
Except that tall, dark, irresistible Rhys believes that baby Fleur is his daughter. He'll use all his wealth, power and dangerous charm to get his baby back—starting by seducing Caitlin…and, if necessary, taking her all the way to the altar!Mass Market Paperback
First published June 28, 2004
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Kate Walker
496 books148 followersI was born in Nottinghamshire, England, but I didn't live there for very long. The family moved to West Yorkshire when I was just eighteen months old and so I have always regarded Yorkshire as my home. I grew up there as the middle child in a family of five—all girls—in a home where books were vitally important and I read anything I could get my hands on.
Even before I could write I was making up stories. My mother tells the story of me recounting the tale of the Three Little Raindrops — Drippy, Droppy and Droopy to my two younger sisters when I was four. I can't remember a time when I wasn't scribbling away at something, and I wrote my first 'book' when I was eleven, an adventure story, most of it in secret in lessons at school—particularly maths lessons, which I hated.
But everyone, particularly teachers and my parents, told me that I would never make a living as a writer, and I should work towards a more secure career. So I decided instead that if I couldn't write books, I could at least work with them and so I settled for becoming a librarian. On leaving school, I went to the University College of Wales Aberystwyth where I studied English and Librarianship for my degree.
More importantly, university was also where I met my husband who was also studying English there. We married and moved back north, eventually settling in Lincolnshire. Here I worked as a children's librarian until I left work when my son was born.
After three years of being a full-time housewife and mother, I was ready for a new challenge, but needed something I could do at home, and so I turned to my old love of writing. My first attempts at novels were written on the kitchen table, often late into the night when my son was asleep or during a few snatched hours when he was out at nursery school.
The first two novels sent off to Harlequin Mills & Boon were rejected, but the third attempt was successful. I can still remember the moment that a letter arrived instead of the rejection slip I had been dreading. I think I must have read it over and over at least a hundred times before the reality of what it said sank in, and for days I kept checking it just to make sure I wasn't dreaming. In 1984, THE CHALK LINE was published just in time to be one of my best Christmas presents ever.
Fitting in hobbies around working and being a wife and mother can be difficult, but I always find time to read. I love all sorts of fiction, especially Romance, obviously. I also enjoy historical novels, detective fiction and long, absorbing biographies about fascinating people and I can spend hours in bookshops just browsing. I enjoy knitting and embroidery, but I rarely get time to do either now that I'm a full-time writer. I also love looking round antique fairs or junk shops, hoping to add to my collection of Victorian embroidery. During my working hours my four cats, all adopted from the RSPCA, usually keep me company in my study, though they have to be dissuaded from sitting on the piles of papers that they are convinced are there just for them.
I love to travel and visit new places, especially places with an interesting history, and I always enjoy visiting old castles or stately homes and imagining how the people who used to live there spent their days.
I'm often asked if I'm a romantic sort of person because I specialise in writing Romances. Well, if being romantic means caring about other people enough to make that extra special effort, then yes, I am. Romance is about making the important people in your life feel valued and letting them know that you care. But I also write about relationships and the difficulties people sometimes have in understanding each other, or expressing affection, or overcoming problems.
Sometimes—when the right words won't come, or an idea hasn't worked out as I'd thought, I wonder why I don't have some regular nine to five job, but when the story's flowing and the characters come alive, I really can't imagine a
Even before I could write I was making up stories. My mother tells the story of me recounting the tale of the Three Little Raindrops — Drippy, Droppy and Droopy to my two younger sisters when I was four. I can't remember a time when I wasn't scribbling away at something, and I wrote my first 'book' when I was eleven, an adventure story, most of it in secret in lessons at school—particularly maths lessons, which I hated.
But everyone, particularly teachers and my parents, told me that I would never make a living as a writer, and I should work towards a more secure career. So I decided instead that if I couldn't write books, I could at least work with them and so I settled for becoming a librarian. On leaving school, I went to the University College of Wales Aberystwyth where I studied English and Librarianship for my degree.
More importantly, university was also where I met my husband who was also studying English there. We married and moved back north, eventually settling in Lincolnshire. Here I worked as a children's librarian until I left work when my son was born.
After three years of being a full-time housewife and mother, I was ready for a new challenge, but needed something I could do at home, and so I turned to my old love of writing. My first attempts at novels were written on the kitchen table, often late into the night when my son was asleep or during a few snatched hours when he was out at nursery school.
The first two novels sent off to Harlequin Mills & Boon were rejected, but the third attempt was successful. I can still remember the moment that a letter arrived instead of the rejection slip I had been dreading. I think I must have read it over and over at least a hundred times before the reality of what it said sank in, and for days I kept checking it just to make sure I wasn't dreaming. In 1984, THE CHALK LINE was published just in time to be one of my best Christmas presents ever.
Fitting in hobbies around working and being a wife and mother can be difficult, but I always find time to read. I love all sorts of fiction, especially Romance, obviously. I also enjoy historical novels, detective fiction and long, absorbing biographies about fascinating people and I can spend hours in bookshops just browsing. I enjoy knitting and embroidery, but I rarely get time to do either now that I'm a full-time writer. I also love looking round antique fairs or junk shops, hoping to add to my collection of Victorian embroidery. During my working hours my four cats, all adopted from the RSPCA, usually keep me company in my study, though they have to be dissuaded from sitting on the piles of papers that they are convinced are there just for them.
I love to travel and visit new places, especially places with an interesting history, and I always enjoy visiting old castles or stately homes and imagining how the people who used to live there spent their days.
I'm often asked if I'm a romantic sort of person because I specialise in writing Romances. Well, if being romantic means caring about other people enough to make that extra special effort, then yes, I am. Romance is about making the important people in your life feel valued and letting them know that you care. But I also write about relationships and the difficulties people sometimes have in understanding each other, or expressing affection, or overcoming problems.
Sometimes—when the right words won't come, or an idea hasn't worked out as I'd thought, I wonder why I don't have some regular nine to five job, but when the story's flowing and the characters come alive, I really can't imagine a
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June 26, 2019
Caitlin has heard nothing good about Rhys Morgan, her cousin Amelie's husband. So when the dying Amelie makes Caitlin guardian to her baby by another man, Caitlin sees no reason to contact Rhys.
Except that tall, dark, irresistible Rhys believes that baby Fleur is his daughter. He'll use all his wealth, power and dangerous charm to get his baby back—starting by seducing Caitlin…and, if necessary, taking her all the way to the altar! (less)
Except that tall, dark, irresistible Rhys believes that baby Fleur is his daughter. He'll use all his wealth, power and dangerous charm to get his baby back—starting by seducing Caitlin…and, if necessary, taking her all the way to the altar! (less)
October 28, 2020
Too Morry Povich
Too much cheating all around; no matter whether the primary or secondary characters. Hero and heroine jumped in to bed together way too quickly, cavalierly. No sense of moral compass, anywhere.
Too much cheating all around; no matter whether the primary or secondary characters. Hero and heroine jumped in to bed together way too quickly, cavalierly. No sense of moral compass, anywhere.
August 6, 2020
leído en junio 2014
2.5 estrellas
2.5 estrellas
February 25, 2024
Published in 2003 but with the feel of a much older book.
February 8, 2011
Rhys bertekad mencari anaknya yg dilahirkan oleh istrinya yg baru saja meninggal, Maria. Tanpa sepengetahuan Rhys, anak tersebut diasuh oleh sepupu istrinya, Caitlin. Rhys pun menyamar dgn menggunakan nama Daniel. Ternyata Rhys falling in love wkt baru ketemu Caitlin dsn bertekad utk mendapatkan Caitlin di ranjang. Namun terjadi masalah setelah Cait mengetahui bhw dia meniduri suami Maria, sepupunya yg telah meninggal. Parahnya Cait mendapat info dari ex tunangannya yg berselingkuh, Joshua dg Maria dan meninggal bersama Maria, bahwa anak tsb adalah anak Joshua dan Maria. Tapi Rhys dgn gigih tetap bersikukuh bhw dia adalah ayah bayi tersebut dan memutuskan utk test DNA. Ternyata keadaan diperparah dgn kenyataan Cait hamil akibat One-Night Stand dgn Rhys. Bisakah Rhys membujuk Cait utk menikahinya??
Sepintas jalan ceritanya mirip Part-Time Father nya Sharon Kendrick. Serupa tapi tak sama. Tapi di novel ini, tokoh pria nya punya teka-teki seumur hidup, apakah Fleur itu anaknya atau bukan.
Sepintas jalan ceritanya mirip Part-Time Father nya Sharon Kendrick. Serupa tapi tak sama. Tapi di novel ini, tokoh pria nya punya teka-teki seumur hidup, apakah Fleur itu anaknya atau bukan.
September 16, 2010
I have mixed feelings about this book. It was good, I liked it. But I was starting to want to scream at the book "DNA Test!" and "Stop being an arse and tell her you love her!"
There was a bit too much dramatic irony (if that's the right term), right up to the last two pages. Hero thought she was in love with her dead ex still, and she just thought he wanted her for the baby's sake - but I knew that both actually loved one another. But it felt like it went on for too long.
I'll tick the spoiler box, because well, you know it's a happy ending and all that - it's Mills and Boon, but the conflict above maybe is spoilerish and I don't want to ruin it for anyone.
There was a bit too much dramatic irony (if that's the right term), right up to the last two pages. Hero thought she was in love with her dead ex still, and she just thought he wanted her for the baby's sake - but I knew that both actually loved one another. But it felt like it went on for too long.
I'll tick the spoiler box, because well, you know it's a happy ending and all that - it's Mills and Boon, but the conflict above maybe is spoilerish and I don't want to ruin it for anyone.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 20, 2015
Another story driven by misunderstandings, but not to the point of annoying the reader. I thought Caitlyn was a doormat for how she let her cousin and ex-boyfriend treat her. But she did a good job putting Rhys in his place when it was called for. Overall an enjoyable read with a satisfying ending.
January 7, 2013
Wasn't really a secret baby, since the hero knew about it. Unless they are referring to Amelia's baby. The story seemed like a mess, I felt at a loss.
April 24, 2017
An emotionally damaged man who is determined that every woman is evil and dishonest as he has been burned in the past.
Extra twist added by the heroine's story.
Extra twist added by the heroine's story.
June 1, 2023
Keep the tissues handy.
Loved this story about finding love, family and a future together despite the very shaky beginning. The ending was a tear jerker. Recommended.
Loved this story about finding love, family and a future together despite the very shaky beginning. The ending was a tear jerker. Recommended.
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