Molly Darling

by Laurie Paige

That's My Baby!

"Laurie Paige doesn't miss…"

�New York Times bestselling author Catherine Coulter

THE LADY, THE COWBOY…AND HIS BABY

Prim, proper nursery-school teacher Molly Clelland had never met a parent like Sam Frazier. The man was as rugged and forbidding as the land he ranched. Yet his darling infant daughter…she could turn Sam to putty.

That fierce paternal love melted Molly's heart. So when scandal threatened Sam's custody of little Lass, a marriage of convenience made her Lass's loving mom. But would sexy Sam ever make the straitlaced schoolmarm his blushing, breathless bride?

THAT'S MY BABY! Sometimes bringing up baby can bring surprises…and showers of love.

"Laurie Paige doesn't miss�catch the sexy guy with the baby. It's a nonstop read."

�New York Times bestselling author Catherine Coulter

256 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 1, 1996

About the author

Laurie Paige grew up on a farm in Kentucky, four miles from the Tennessee border, with four older brothers and two older sisters.
Before she started school her family moved to town. That is when she discovered the library. She met her husband, Bob, in the Sweet Shop. She has a degree in mathematics and works as a computer engineer.

Reviews

[Cathy Beckett · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sweet, quick, fun read. Great palette cleaner from the paranormal erotica that I've been reading so far this month.

[Sydney Mullins · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was my first foray into pulp romance, and while it didn't disappoint, it was quite an anthropological read for me. The author, I was surprised to find, is from my home state of Kentucky, and her casual misogyny towards other female characters should have been no shock to me. It was a cute, fast read with very short paragraphs and easy wording (I assume this is a hallmark of the pulpy genre, so a reader can tear through several in a weekend). Things I liked: brooding cowboy love interest, some romance tropes were executed well (marriage of convenience, first time, etc.), weird subplot with rustlers.
Things I didn't like: main character comparisons to dead wife (she was a slut who didn't actually love him or want kids, the viper), main character's mary sue perfection about everything, main character being so virtuous and pure that she she has virtually no romantic experience at age 32, basically the main character being a misogynistic self-insert for both the author and the audience. I could do without that. Also, the baby was too damn well-behaved. No baby is that perfect. That's a wish-fulfillment fantasy.
With some beefing up of the plot and re-writing of the main character, this book could do numbers in 2025, but I shouldn't be shocked at its quality considering it is 30 years old. I can't say I hated it, though- it was a nice palette cleanse after a long dense read, and helped add to my reading challenge for the year.

[Nutty · Rating 5 out of 5]

A cute story!

[Priscilla · Rating 2 out of 5]

A professora, o cauboi e o bebê.

É exatamente o que você está imaginando, fofura e diversão sem compromisso.