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Operation: Family #4
A Navy SEAL's Surprise Baby
He Needs Her
Fatherhood is the last thing on navy SEAL Calder Remington's mind. On the job, he's a hardworking hero; in civilian life, he's a carefree bachelor. When he finds a baby-his baby-on his doorstep, he's got no choice but to be a dad. He needs help, and that's where super-nanny Pandora Moore comes in. She's perfect in every way. Calder can't deny that he's powerfully attracted to her.
But she's his employee, which puts her strictly off-limits. And though Pandora may seem perfect, she becomes evasive whenever talk turns to her past. Calder can't help wondering if she's hiding something. He never imagines that the truth may tear them apart-just as they dare to imagine a future together.
Fatherhood is the last thing on navy SEAL Calder Remington's mind. On the job, he's a hardworking hero; in civilian life, he's a carefree bachelor. When he finds a baby-his baby-on his doorstep, he's got no choice but to be a dad. He needs help, and that's where super-nanny Pandora Moore comes in. She's perfect in every way. Calder can't deny that he's powerfully attracted to her.
But she's his employee, which puts her strictly off-limits. And though Pandora may seem perfect, she becomes evasive whenever talk turns to her past. Calder can't help wondering if she's hiding something. He never imagines that the truth may tear them apart-just as they dare to imagine a future together.
224 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2013
About the author
Laura Marie Altom
169 books240 followersAfter college, Laura Marie Altom did a brief stint as an interior designer before becoming a stay-at- home mom to boy/girl twins. Always an avid romance reader, when she found herself replotting the afternoon soaps, she knew it was time to try her hand at writing.
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July 25, 2013
Just finished reading A Navy Seal's Surprise Baby, I loved it, it was so real one could really empathise Pandora, her determination to get her little girl back and how she dealt with Calder's initial reaction to her past. And I love the way she didn't succumb to temptation. Loved it. Thanks for such a great read.
August 28, 2013
Fantastic book with a lot of emotion. Calder is desperately trying to cope with being a father, and engages the help of Pandora as Quinn's nanny. She does a fantastic job and soon has the household running smoothly. He is attracted to her but knows that's inappropriate since she works for him. He also senses she's keeping something from him. When her past comes out he reacts badly and things fall apart. Once he has calmed down he realizes that he needs to regain her trust to have any kind of a future.
Pandora is finally getting her life back together. We first met her as one of the girls that Ellie was counseling in A SEAL's Secret Baby. Now she's sober, employed and trying to regain custody of her daughter. I love her determination to get it right, but her desire to do it on her own keeps her from the support she could have. She loves her job as Quinn's nanny and does a great job at it. She's fascinated by Calder but knows that anything between them would be wrong. The more time they spend together as they care for Quinn the more she grows to like him. When she tells him about her past she is devastated by his reaction. I loved the way that she picked herself up and started over. I also liked the way that she didn't give in to Calder's persuasions when he came back to her, but did work out a compromise. It gave them more time to get to know each other. I loved the realism of Pandora's struggle to redeem herself and get her daughter back. I ached for her at her hearing and loved Calder's actions as he tried to help her. It was great to see how the friends she made came through for her.
Calder was great. He was so used to his carefree bachelor life that he was especially thrown when he found out he was a father. I liked the way he stepped up and was trying to do his best. He wasn't going to hire Pandora because she was young, but when she saved Quinn from choking he decided to give her a chance. Seeing how good she was with the baby made him really notice how he wasn't so good. He was still having a hard time really bonding. He wasn't having any trouble bonding with Pandora. The more he was with her the more he felt like they were a family. Finding out about her past he over reacted and really messed things up. I loved the way that his mom pointed out that he jumped all over Pandora because then his faults didn't look so bad. I loved the way that he was so surprised when she didn't agree to come right back to care for Quinn. I enjoyed his reaction to the compromise and loved seeing him finally really connect with Quinn. He really did a lot of changing during those weeks. I loved his statement to her at the end "Woman, if you're going to be in a relationship with a SEAL there's one thing you need to learn up front. We never quit. We're like human bulldozers - mowing down anything - anyone - in our way to make the seemingly impossible happen." I loved the ending and the epilogue.
Pandora is finally getting her life back together. We first met her as one of the girls that Ellie was counseling in A SEAL's Secret Baby. Now she's sober, employed and trying to regain custody of her daughter. I love her determination to get it right, but her desire to do it on her own keeps her from the support she could have. She loves her job as Quinn's nanny and does a great job at it. She's fascinated by Calder but knows that anything between them would be wrong. The more time they spend together as they care for Quinn the more she grows to like him. When she tells him about her past she is devastated by his reaction. I loved the way that she picked herself up and started over. I also liked the way that she didn't give in to Calder's persuasions when he came back to her, but did work out a compromise. It gave them more time to get to know each other. I loved the realism of Pandora's struggle to redeem herself and get her daughter back. I ached for her at her hearing and loved Calder's actions as he tried to help her. It was great to see how the friends she made came through for her.
Calder was great. He was so used to his carefree bachelor life that he was especially thrown when he found out he was a father. I liked the way he stepped up and was trying to do his best. He wasn't going to hire Pandora because she was young, but when she saved Quinn from choking he decided to give her a chance. Seeing how good she was with the baby made him really notice how he wasn't so good. He was still having a hard time really bonding. He wasn't having any trouble bonding with Pandora. The more he was with her the more he felt like they were a family. Finding out about her past he over reacted and really messed things up. I loved the way that his mom pointed out that he jumped all over Pandora because then his faults didn't look so bad. I loved the way that he was so surprised when she didn't agree to come right back to care for Quinn. I enjoyed his reaction to the compromise and loved seeing him finally really connect with Quinn. He really did a lot of changing during those weeks. I loved his statement to her at the end "Woman, if you're going to be in a relationship with a SEAL there's one thing you need to learn up front. We never quit. We're like human bulldozers - mowing down anything - anyone - in our way to make the seemingly impossible happen." I loved the ending and the epilogue.
May 12, 2024
This was absolutely lovely. She writes characters that are actually likable. Many authors in this genre use brand names of shoes and purses in place of character for their female characters. This was such a breath of fresh air to find some depth.
October 15, 2023
This felt a little forced.
I just didn't feel super connected to their romance and although it was OK. Can't say I'd rush to reread this.
I just didn't feel super connected to their romance and although it was OK. Can't say I'd rush to reread this.
October 1, 2013
In A Navy SEAL’s Surprise Baby by Laura Marie Altom, navy Seal Calder Remington needs a nanny ASAP. He needs to have his mind on his job and get his life back to normal, something that changed irrevocably when he was left in sole charge of his baby son. He needs an older woman who has raised her own children to be good upstanding citizens and have become doctors or lawyers and is now ready to pass her wisdom to another generation, so far none of the nannies sent by the agency are up to his standards. And the next interview is with a woman named Pandora, just by her name he doesn’t believe that she will be what he needs.
Pandora Moore knows how hard life can be and now she is working very hard to regain what she has lost due to her bad ways of handling it. For that reason alone she needs the job, she loves children and living in-house would definitely help her save money and have the stability she needs. But right as she is introducing herself to the man that opened the door and her hopefully future employer, she notices that the baby is choking! Read More...
Pandora Moore knows how hard life can be and now she is working very hard to regain what she has lost due to her bad ways of handling it. For that reason alone she needs the job, she loves children and living in-house would definitely help her save money and have the stability she needs. But right as she is introducing herself to the man that opened the door and her hopefully future employer, she notices that the baby is choking! Read More...
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June 30, 2016"This story tackles the struggles an abused, recovering alcoholic heroine faces to once again be a full-time mother. Easy to empathize with, her final triumph and discovery of real love is emotional and heartwarming." RT Book Reviews, rated 4 stars
Miniseries: Operation: Family
Category: Home and Family
Miniseries: Operation: Family
Category: Home and Family
September 27, 2013
Laura had me crying from the beginnig of this book and had a hard putting it down, loved the writing and as I told her some men have a hard time doing anything with thier heads up thier butts some but some do surprise once in a while. Good writing Laura.
January 2, 2015
Just love this book..Navy SEAL wow!!!
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