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Nine Months Later #1
Another Man's Child
Her baby. His heartache.
Marcus Cartwright is rich and handsome. What's more, he's in love with his wife. And Lisa Cartwright adores her husband. Their marriage, however, is falling apart.
That's because Marcus can't give Lisa the baby they've always longed for.
Now he's determined to give Lisa her freedom - to find and marry someone else. To have her own child. It's a freedom Lisa doesn't want, but she can't convince Marcus of that.
So Lisa decides to take matters into her own hands. She decides to have a baby. And she's not going to tell Marcus until the artificial insemination procedure is over.
But will Marcus be able to accept another man's child?
Marcus Cartwright is rich and handsome. What's more, he's in love with his wife. And Lisa Cartwright adores her husband. Their marriage, however, is falling apart.
That's because Marcus can't give Lisa the baby they've always longed for.
Now he's determined to give Lisa her freedom - to find and marry someone else. To have her own child. It's a freedom Lisa doesn't want, but she can't convince Marcus of that.
So Lisa decides to take matters into her own hands. She decides to have a baby. And she's not going to tell Marcus until the artificial insemination procedure is over.
But will Marcus be able to accept another man's child?
299 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published February 1, 1997
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About the author
Tara Taylor Quinn
374 books1,459 followersTara Taylor Quinn began her love affair with Harlequin when she was fourteen years old and picked up a free promotional copy of a Harlequin Romance in a hometown grocery store. The relationship was solidified the year she was suspended from her high school typing class for hiding a Harlequin Romance behind the keys of her electric typewriter. Unaware that her instructor loomed close by, Ms. Quinn read blissfully on with one finger resting on the automatic repeating period key. She finished the book in the principal’s office. Forced to leave her romances in her locker after that, Ms. Quinn’s typing skills improved - a fact for which she is eternally grateful.
With over 80 original novels, published in more than twenty languages, Tara Taylor Quinn is a USA Today bestselling author with more than seven million copies sold. She is a winner of the 2008 National Reader's Choice Award, four time finalist for the RWA Rita Award, a finalist for the Reviewer’s Choice Award, the Bookseller’s Best Award, the Holt Medallion and appears regularly on the Waldenbooks bestsellers list. Ms. Quinn writes for Harlequin and MIRA Books. Reviewer, Cindy Penn, wordweaving.com says, “Amazing character development is the hallmark of author Tara Taylor Quinn’s work. Indeed, Taylor’s profound observations of human nature and intimate understanding of values and priorities lends extraordinary psychological depth to all her work.”
Tara Taylor Quinn was born and raised in Ohio. Though she wrote her first story at the age of seven, her professional writing career began ten years later when she was hired as a stringer with the Dayton Daily News in Dayton, Ohio. She attended Wright State University and graduated from Harding College in Arkansas with a degree in English and Journalism. She published several magazine articles before turning to writing as a full-time occupation.
Ms. Quinn is a Past President of the Romance Writers of America and served for eight years on the Board of Directors of that association. She has a wide range of experience as a public speaker and workshop presenter for writers groups around the country.
When she’s not home with her owners, Jerry Lee and Taylor Marie, or fulfilling speaking engagements, Tara loves to travel with her husband, stopping wherever the spirit takes them. They’ve been spotted in casinos and quaint little small town antique shops all across the country..
With over 80 original novels, published in more than twenty languages, Tara Taylor Quinn is a USA Today bestselling author with more than seven million copies sold. She is a winner of the 2008 National Reader's Choice Award, four time finalist for the RWA Rita Award, a finalist for the Reviewer’s Choice Award, the Bookseller’s Best Award, the Holt Medallion and appears regularly on the Waldenbooks bestsellers list. Ms. Quinn writes for Harlequin and MIRA Books. Reviewer, Cindy Penn, wordweaving.com says, “Amazing character development is the hallmark of author Tara Taylor Quinn’s work. Indeed, Taylor’s profound observations of human nature and intimate understanding of values and priorities lends extraordinary psychological depth to all her work.”
Tara Taylor Quinn was born and raised in Ohio. Though she wrote her first story at the age of seven, her professional writing career began ten years later when she was hired as a stringer with the Dayton Daily News in Dayton, Ohio. She attended Wright State University and graduated from Harding College in Arkansas with a degree in English and Journalism. She published several magazine articles before turning to writing as a full-time occupation.
Ms. Quinn is a Past President of the Romance Writers of America and served for eight years on the Board of Directors of that association. She has a wide range of experience as a public speaker and workshop presenter for writers groups around the country.
When she’s not home with her owners, Jerry Lee and Taylor Marie, or fulfilling speaking engagements, Tara loves to travel with her husband, stopping wherever the spirit takes them. They’ve been spotted in casinos and quaint little small town antique shops all across the country..
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June 16, 2024
Heart wrenching
The struggles that this couple went through just broke my heart. But I loved the fact that they did not give up on each other through all of it. But my favorite part was the Epilogue, when we finally got to meet little Sara. Wonderful.
The struggles that this couple went through just broke my heart. But I loved the fact that they did not give up on each other through all of it. But my favorite part was the Epilogue, when we finally got to meet little Sara. Wonderful.
February 16, 2014
Another Man’s Child is a book in the Nine Months Later series by Tara Taylor Quinn. Marcus and Lisa Cartwright are blissfully happy in their marriage until they discover that Marcus is sterile and can’t give Lisa the baby she fervently desires. Marcus considers divorcing Lisa so she can find a man to father a child with her. But Lisa is unwilling to let Marcus go, so takes a brave step to hold their marriage together. Lisa’s best friend, Beth is a lonely widow who helps her to achieve her goal. Lisa’s widowed father, Oliver is attracted to Beth. This novel has an interesting plot, but could have done with some judicious editing, as it rather dragged in places. Marcus, as the hero, was frustratingly blinkered and selfish at times. Nonetheless, moving and thought-provoking.
February 7, 2013
I really liked this book, it captured me from the first page. It is not your typical harlequin book as I haven’t come across such issues in other harlequin books I have read in the past.
At first, I didn’t like Marcus but you cant help but understand why he’s behaved the way he did. Its such a heartbreaking story, I’m glad they finally got their happy ending.
5 stars - I will definitely read this again.
At first, I didn’t like Marcus but you cant help but understand why he’s behaved the way he did. Its such a heartbreaking story, I’m glad they finally got their happy ending.
5 stars - I will definitely read this again.
March 20, 2011
I love any book that doesn't have a typical romance storyline. Marcus is a prideful jerk and he almost loses everything because of it. Lisa has some serious hang-ups of her own. She almost loses her husband because she insists on having a child of her own instead of adopting. This is a great story.
August 3, 2011
This one gets me every time.
January 1, 2013
This novel was a real emotional mess. At times I wanted to hit the hero repeatedly. By the time the end of the novel came around, I was glad that the hero had changed his tune.
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