Beauty and the Baby / Social Graces Author:Marie Ferrarella, Dixie Browning Two full-length novels in one collection: — *** BEAUTY AND THE BABY by Marie Ferrarella — Lori O'Neill surprised herself when she kissed her late husband's brother. Maybe it was pregnancy hormones, but this mother-to-be was looking at Carson in a whole new light. Carson had been there for Lori ever since she'd lo... more »st her husband, but, as her due date drew near, Lori suddenly wanted more than just a shoulder to lean on. She wanted to confess how special he was to her -- and how his presence alone gave her goose bumps. She had one chance left to give her child the perfect father -- but was Carson ready to be Lori's husband?
*** SOCIAL GRACES by Dixie Browning
John MacBride would do anything to keep his stepbrother from being thrown into jail for a crime he didn't commit. Which is how he ended up in the Outer Banks, posing as a handyman for the young socialite who could clear his stepbrother's name. As a marine archaeologist, Mac was used to digging deep for clues, but nothing had prepared him for the gorgeous woman he suspected of wrongdoing. Only Val Bonnard wasn't the spoiled heiress he'd been expecting. She seemed gentle and caring -- and one look at the dazzling beauty had Mac regretting his promise to play detective, especially when it involved being her live-in Mr. Fix It! Because one way or another he'd get what he wanted -- until he realized that what he wanted more than anything was the woman herself....« less