Laura Marie Altom, Daddy Daycare

Daddy Daycare

Laura Marie Altom

Harlequin American, September 2006, $4.99

ISBN: 0373751362

Kit Wells travels from IdaBelle Falls to downtown Chicago to inform CEO Travis Callahan that his sister Marlene died in a car accident, and that his infant niece Libby needs him. Marlene also told her best friend not to give up on her brother, whom she kissed under the mulberry tree back home. Though in shock, Travis will raise his kin, even if he has no idea how to deal with a baby.

However, managing a major corporation is a piece of cake when compared to managing a six month old child, as Libby makes demands at any hour, and the smell could force Bin Laden to surrender. Still, he is fortunate, as Kit remains in the Windy City to help him adjust, though she hopes that adjustment takes a lifetime, as she still loves the boy next door who broke her heart once before.

This is an interesting family drama in which death and an infant serve as matchmakers. Kit and Travis keep the storyline moving forward, as both wants to do what is right for his young niece, while fearing rejection if they take that first step towards one another. Though Travis adapts too easily from workaholic CEO to loving family man, contemporary readers will enjoy his new role as the head of DADDY DAYCARE.