Expecting a Fortune

Dakota Fortunes #5

by Jan Colley

There was a price to pay for her one-night stand.

Five months ago Skylar Fortune had slept with the man of her dreams. Now worldly horseman Zack Manning had returned, and she was forced to tell him she was expecting his baby. Outraged at being kept in the dark, the domineering New Zealander demanded marriage.

His smoldering charm wooed the pregnant plain-Jane back into his bed, but Skylar wasn't about to let him dictate her future. Despite everything, their burgeoning love for their tiny miracle bonded them together...until Zack's notorious past exposed his true motives!

Genres: Romance, Harlequin Desire, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin

192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published May 1, 2007

About the author

Jan Colley lives in the South Island of New Zealand with Les and two lovely cats. Her passion for travel has resulted in many overseas adventures and led to an eight year stint as a Customs Officer, after which opening a backpackers hostel called Vagabond seemed a natural progression. Running her own business, Jan discovered the meaning of the word 'busy' and began reading romance to relax. When they sold the business, she decided to take two months and write a romance. Two months turned into a year and an obsession to 'finish the damn book!' She attended a Kara Writing Course with Daphne Clair and Robyn Donald, finalled in the Clendon Award, garnering the Readers Choice, and entered a logline contest and won an online pitch to Melissa Jeglinski of Silhouette Books in New York. It took three years and three completed manuscripts to finally hear the words she'd heard in her head a hundred times: "We'd like to buy your book."

Jan dedicates most of her time to writing and neglecting her family and friends, although she does find time to watch rugby whenever there is a game on, be it her team of champs, Canterbury, or the All Blacks.

Reviews

[Barb · Rating 5 out of 5]

Skylar Fortune slept with the man of her dreams. Now its time to pay the piper. Out of her one night stand comes a baby that they both grow to love more and more. But Zack Manning has a secret that may throw a monkey wrench into everything.... an awesome book. Gave it 5 stars.

[Bungluna · Rating 3 out of 5]

The heroine and hero were very likable. The situation was unrealistic for a contemporary story. I didn't realize this was part of a series. The story stands by itself, but there are a lot of dangling threads that obviously belong to past and future entries.

[Elizabeth · Rating 1 out of 5]

The characters where so boring.

[Anne Lorraine · Rating 3 out of 5]

The heroine is so strong-willed and has too many issues.I pity the hero most of the time.