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Single Dad
Mr. June
Dad: Josh Penoyer
Sons: Teenaged Calvin and Bruiser
Daughter: Six-year-old Patrice -- a.k.a. "Killer"
Missing Ingredient: A mom!
How did one handle a kleptomaniac first grader? Solo parent Josh Penoyer was mystified by his youngest's latest hobby -- swiping trinkets from Ariel Lindstrom's shop. Then he uncovered Killer's ulterior motive. She wanted a mother, and Ariel fit the bill!
Ariel always had time for kids -- including a certain sticky-fingered miniature matchmaker and her big brothers. In fact, the motherless brood -- and their sexy dad -- almost made her wish she were the marrying type….
Dad: Josh Penoyer
Sons: Teenaged Calvin and Bruiser
Daughter: Six-year-old Patrice -- a.k.a. "Killer"
Missing Ingredient: A mom!
How did one handle a kleptomaniac first grader? Solo parent Josh Penoyer was mystified by his youngest's latest hobby -- swiping trinkets from Ariel Lindstrom's shop. Then he uncovered Killer's ulterior motive. She wanted a mother, and Ariel fit the bill!
Ariel always had time for kids -- including a certain sticky-fingered miniature matchmaker and her big brothers. In fact, the motherless brood -- and their sexy dad -- almost made her wish she were the marrying type….
256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published June 1, 1995
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About the author
Jennifer Greene
277 books165 followersWinner of over 15 national awards, including the RWA Hall of Fame and the RWA Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award, Jennifer Greene weaves real issues, warm characters common-life humor, and page-turning romance and suspense into her stories.
Jennifer sold her first book in 1980, and since then has sold over 85 books in the contemporary romance genre. She won her first professional writing award from RWA, a “Silver Medallion” in 1984, followed by over 20 nominations and awards —including achieving RWA’s HALL OF FAME status, and the most coveted Nora Roberts LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD.
Jennifer has regularly been on a variety of bestseller lists, and has written for Harlequin, Avon, Berkley and Dell. Her books have sold all over the world in over 20 languages. She also accumulated a number of pseudonyms—most recognizably JENNIFER GREENE, but also JEANNE GRANT and JESSICA MASSEY.
She was born in Michigan, started writing stories in 7th grade, and graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in English and Psychology. The University honored her with their “Lantern Night Award”, a tradition developed to honor fifty outstanding women graduates each year. Exploring issues and concerns for women today is what first motivated her to write, and she has long been an enthusiastic and active supporter of women’s fiction, which she believes is an unbeatable way to reach out and support other women.
Jennifer lives in Michigan, just a short distance from Lake Michigan, with her husband Lar.
Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name.
(1)romance
aka Jeanne Grant
Jennifer sold her first book in 1980, and since then has sold over 85 books in the contemporary romance genre. She won her first professional writing award from RWA, a “Silver Medallion” in 1984, followed by over 20 nominations and awards —including achieving RWA’s HALL OF FAME status, and the most coveted Nora Roberts LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD.
Jennifer has regularly been on a variety of bestseller lists, and has written for Harlequin, Avon, Berkley and Dell. Her books have sold all over the world in over 20 languages. She also accumulated a number of pseudonyms—most recognizably JENNIFER GREENE, but also JEANNE GRANT and JESSICA MASSEY.
She was born in Michigan, started writing stories in 7th grade, and graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in English and Psychology. The University honored her with their “Lantern Night Award”, a tradition developed to honor fifty outstanding women graduates each year. Exploring issues and concerns for women today is what first motivated her to write, and she has long been an enthusiastic and active supporter of women’s fiction, which she believes is an unbeatable way to reach out and support other women.
Jennifer lives in Michigan, just a short distance from Lake Michigan, with her husband Lar.
Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name.
(1)romance
aka Jeanne Grant
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May 5, 2018
4.5 stars
An adorable six-year old girl nicknamed “Killer” works to bring her dad and the heroine together as she keeps lifting stuff from the heroine’s shop. The hero is a divorced man with two teenaged sons and a daughter and is struggling to make sense of his daughter’s actions. He and the heroine have great chemistry but he doesn’t think she would want to take on his crazy life and they come from different worlds. The heroine says she doesn’t believe in marriage as she saw her parents marry and divorce multiple times; so she made her own family with cousins of third wife etc. No matter how much these two try to fight their growing attraction and feelings, the kid keeps getting them together and they grow to love each other. I really liked this one especially the bond and love heroine had for his kids.
An adorable six-year old girl nicknamed “Killer” works to bring her dad and the heroine together as she keeps lifting stuff from the heroine’s shop. The hero is a divorced man with two teenaged sons and a daughter and is struggling to make sense of his daughter’s actions. He and the heroine have great chemistry but he doesn’t think she would want to take on his crazy life and they come from different worlds. The heroine says she doesn’t believe in marriage as she saw her parents marry and divorce multiple times; so she made her own family with cousins of third wife etc. No matter how much these two try to fight their growing attraction and feelings, the kid keeps getting them together and they grow to love each other. I really liked this one especially the bond and love heroine had for his kids.
March 6, 2014
Oh my! This was so sweet, I just adored it! Very romantic and a super sexy hero!
Grade: A
Grade: A
May 8, 2025
surprising good read
This was well paced, the MCs matured adults and no silly misunderstanding trope. Found their way to love gently. I didn’t think it would amount to much - judged the book by the cover ! - but enjoyed the read and would recommend it.
This was well paced, the MCs matured adults and no silly misunderstanding trope. Found their way to love gently. I didn’t think it would amount to much - judged the book by the cover ! - but enjoyed the read and would recommend it.
January 9, 2025
Really good story except for all the sex scenes
August 6, 2016
4 Stars! ~ His kids were enchanted with her. And that worried single dad, Josh Penoyer. Ariel owns a quirky shop in town and Josh's six year old daughter, Patrice aka Killer, has discovered it's charm as well as Ariel's. Killer was devastated when her Mom had walked out of their lives, and sees in Ariel a new Mom. Ariel loves kids, but after witnessing her own mother move from one relationship to another, she's vowed to remain single and to never put a child through what she had to endure growing up. But Josh and Ariel have a dilemma. Killer is so eager to get them together she keeps swiping things from Ariel's store forcing Josh to have to return them. And the more time he spends with Ariel the more her charms warm his heart. Only can he weaken Ariel's resolve not to become attached?
This is my first book by Jennifer Greene. What a delightfully fun read! Killer is adorable. The chaos that she causes in Josh and Ariel's life is hilarious to read. There were many laugh-out-loud moments. Though neither is looking for a relationship, their romance develops very nicely with an immediate but wary attraction. I really enjoyed their journey!
This is my first book by Jennifer Greene. What a delightfully fun read! Killer is adorable. The chaos that she causes in Josh and Ariel's life is hilarious to read. There were many laugh-out-loud moments. Though neither is looking for a relationship, their romance develops very nicely with an immediate but wary attraction. I really enjoyed their journey!
February 8, 2017
Adorable, this is just an adorable story. I love the characters and the story!
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