**From the #1** **New York Times** **bestselling author duo of** **The Royals** **and** **When It's Real** **comes a sensational new novel about a girl falling for the one boy she should never have met...** Beth's life hasn't been the same since her sister died. Her parents try to lock her down, b
One Small Thing
โ Scribed by Piper Vaughn; M. J. O'Shea
- Publisher
- Dreamspinner Press
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 178 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Daddy is not a title Rue Murray wanted, but he never thought hed have sex with a woman either. Now hes the unwitting father of a newborn named Alice. Between bartending and cosmetology school, Rue doesnt have time for babies, but he cant give her up. What Rue needs is a babysitter, and hes running out of options. Hes on the verge of quitting school to watch Alice himself when he remembers his reclusive new neighbor, Erik.
Erik Van Nuys is a sci-fi novelist with anxiety issues to spare. He doesnt like people in general, and he likes babies even less. Still, with his royalties dwindling, he could use the extra cash. Reluctantly, he takes on the role of mannyand even more reluctantly, he finds himself falling for Alice and her flamboyant father.
Rue and Erik are as different as two people can be, and Alice is the unlikeliest of babies, but Rue has never been happier than when Alice and Erik are by his side. At least, not until he receives an offer that puts all his dreams within reach and hes forced to choose: the future hes always wanted, or the family he thought he never did.
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