Out on a Limb

by Victoria Pade

Charmed by the lost, bare-bottomed toddler camped on her doorstep, Zoey Carmichael dressed young Jessy and set out to find someone responsible for the little bundle of energy.

That "someone" turned out to be blue-eyed bachelor father Dillon Mills, who clearly needed help as a first-time parent. Zoey was no child-care expert, but they again, Dillon was no ordinary dad. Cruel rumor had it that he neglected tiny Jessy.

Yet Zoey saw the adoration in Dillon's eyes, sensed the gentleness in his clumsy ministrations. Suspicious outsiders dubbed Dillon -- an unfit father, but Zoey would put her heart out on a limb to prove otherwise...and to prove herself worthy of this man's love

250 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1990

About the author

Victoria Pade is the bestselling author of numerous contemporary romances, six historical romances and two mystery novels. She began her writing career after leaving college to have her first daughter. That daughter was seven years old and there was a second daughter, before Victoria had her first book accepted for publication. That novel and the three that followed it were historical romances. But the exit of her husband and the urge to do more contemporary writing that explored the kinds of problems she was facing inspired a switch.