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Kayla's Daddy
It came to her by mistake. Now Phoebe Jennings is driving clear across town to deliver it to its proper owner. Only, someone please tell her how on earth tall, blond and gorgeous bachelor Tate Williams could possibly be the recipient of a forty-year-old love letter?
It isn't every day a beautiful woman shows up on Tate's doorstep with a baby in tow. His Ohio hometown is already captivated by the generous-hearted artist and single mother. And Phoebe's also full of ideas about reuniting the successful architect with his estranged father, who never forgot his first love.
A letter that never reached its destination. A man who wants to heal the past. A woman ready to renew her faith in love. Plus an irresistible baby girl who just might help bring a decades-old love full circle…
It isn't every day a beautiful woman shows up on Tate's doorstep with a baby in tow. His Ohio hometown is already captivated by the generous-hearted artist and single mother. And Phoebe's also full of ideas about reuniting the successful architect with his estranged father, who never forgot his first love.
A letter that never reached its destination. A man who wants to heal the past. A woman ready to renew her faith in love. Plus an irresistible baby girl who just might help bring a decades-old love full circle…
- GenresRomance
224 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2010
About the author
Laura Bradford
51 books892 followersAka Elizabeth Lynn Casey.
While spending a rainy afternoon at a friend's house nearly forty years ago, Laura Bradford fell in love with writing over a stack of blank paper, a box of crayons, and a freshly sharpened number two pencil.
Those early attempts at the craft had her writing and illustrating stories for young children. Wise beyond her years, Laura saved her first writing attempt in a hand decorated shoe box (complete with sparkly stickers) and moved on to her next idea. Her second book—O’Casey’s Wish—was so utterly brilliant, she sent it off to a well-known New York publishing house at the tender age of ten, confident she was on the verge of becoming the next Don Freeman (Corduroy) or Shel Silverstein (Giving Tree).
Months later, she received her first form letter rejection.
While she wasn’t of the mindset to save that first crushing blow for posterity, Laura did save the original copy of this particular literary masterpiece in the event the letter was a mistake.
Desperate to prove her flexibility as a writer, Laura soon found herself dabbling in jokes (for her Girl Scout troop’s newsletter), stories of angst (a somewhat autobiographical look at her teenage years), movie reviews (for the Xavier University Newswire), and countless news and feature articles (for newspapers in CT, SC, TN, and MO).
It wasn’t until Laura was home raising children of her own though, that she was finally able to dust off that rainy day dream and bring it back to its original form—writing fiction. Today, she is a bestselling mystery author with Berkley Prime Crime (Penguin Publishing), and an award winning romance author with Harlequin American. She lives in New York with her family.
Oh, and if you meet Laura at a book event in the future, ask her about O’Casey’s Wish. It tends to travel with her everywhere she goes.
While spending a rainy afternoon at a friend's house nearly forty years ago, Laura Bradford fell in love with writing over a stack of blank paper, a box of crayons, and a freshly sharpened number two pencil.
Those early attempts at the craft had her writing and illustrating stories for young children. Wise beyond her years, Laura saved her first writing attempt in a hand decorated shoe box (complete with sparkly stickers) and moved on to her next idea. Her second book—O’Casey’s Wish—was so utterly brilliant, she sent it off to a well-known New York publishing house at the tender age of ten, confident she was on the verge of becoming the next Don Freeman (Corduroy) or Shel Silverstein (Giving Tree).
Months later, she received her first form letter rejection.
While she wasn’t of the mindset to save that first crushing blow for posterity, Laura did save the original copy of this particular literary masterpiece in the event the letter was a mistake.
Desperate to prove her flexibility as a writer, Laura soon found herself dabbling in jokes (for her Girl Scout troop’s newsletter), stories of angst (a somewhat autobiographical look at her teenage years), movie reviews (for the Xavier University Newswire), and countless news and feature articles (for newspapers in CT, SC, TN, and MO).
It wasn’t until Laura was home raising children of her own though, that she was finally able to dust off that rainy day dream and bring it back to its original form—writing fiction. Today, she is a bestselling mystery author with Berkley Prime Crime (Penguin Publishing), and an award winning romance author with Harlequin American. She lives in New York with her family.
Oh, and if you meet Laura at a book event in the future, ask her about O’Casey’s Wish. It tends to travel with her everywhere she goes.
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February 11, 2014
4 Stars ~ When a letter written forty years before is delivered to her address, Phoebe is compelled to see that it gets into the hands it was intended for. Tate isn't the one the letter belongs to, but he's quite happy to meet beautiful Phoebe and her adorable daughter. But when he realizes the letter is actually for his father, he shuts down and pushes Phoebe away. When Phoebe finally delivers the letter to the right Tate, she finds a lonely man full of regrets. He asks her to read the letter to him, and in it is revealed the true answer to a love that was thought to have been rejected those many years before. Unable to bear the sadness in both father and son, Phoebe stubbornly nudges until both have to confront their pasts and move forward. Only in the nudging, Phoebe is caught in the middle and finds her own heart breaking.
While Ms. Bradford has written many cozy mysteries, this is her first romance. The mystery letter is a wonderful storyline that had me needing to learn it's secrets just as strongly as it had Phoebe. I loved her persistence and once it was delivered, I admired her drive to make things right both between father and son and the lost lovers. Quinton Lane comes to life with every detail of the people who live there both from the past and in the present, becoming as vital to the story as any character. Tate and Phoebe make a wonderful couple though Ms. Bradford does make them work hard for their HEA. Ms. Bradford is a talented storyteller, one I'm looking forward to reading more from
While Ms. Bradford has written many cozy mysteries, this is her first romance. The mystery letter is a wonderful storyline that had me needing to learn it's secrets just as strongly as it had Phoebe. I loved her persistence and once it was delivered, I admired her drive to make things right both between father and son and the lost lovers. Quinton Lane comes to life with every detail of the people who live there both from the past and in the present, becoming as vital to the story as any character. Tate and Phoebe make a wonderful couple though Ms. Bradford does make them work hard for their HEA. Ms. Bradford is a talented storyteller, one I'm looking forward to reading more from
April 29, 2012
The heroine and hero meet when the heroine receives a forty year old letter for a man who lived at her address prior to her moving. So she contacts the hero, thinking the letter belongs to him only to find out it belongs to the heroes father. When the heroine meets the heroes father, she helps him sort out his life, which in turn only makes the hero angry. After the hero and heroes father make amends, the hero begs the heroine for forgiveness.
Yet another fairy tale type book. There was virtually no conflict but it was sweet to read.
Yet another fairy tale type book. There was virtually no conflict but it was sweet to read.
March 22, 2013
This was very sweet and a LOT more story than I was honestly expecting. This is definitely a "recommend". You don't have the leads being Noble Idiots, the misunderstandings and conflicts in this story MAKE SENSE. Enjoyed it immensely.
September 5, 2011
Very cute story and an extremely easy read. Read through it in only 5 hours.
September 4, 2012
Laura's Bradford's debut. I liked this one very much.
February 23, 2014
no se que decir de este libro, ya que es cliché y medio, pero es adorado muy bonito, con ganas de que sea mas largo y un buen final.
October 3, 2014
Adorable read, enjoyed it a lot.
December 28, 2010
it was a great book i loved it
December 28, 2011
Sweet romance. I enjoyed it!
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