Taking the Long Way Home

Book excerpt: He’s determined to crack the hard shell around her heart. She’s just as determined to enforce it. And a pregnancy challenges both! Anything can happen in the latest from New York Times bestselling author Christine Rimmer! Could one night with the rancher Lead to a lifetime of love? Piper Wallace’s unexpected one-night fling with the sexy, much-younger rancher Jason Bravo is unforgettable—and not just because of their mind-blowing chemistry! The widowed librarian is now pregnant with his child. Jason agrees to keep the relationship between himself and the woman he's secretly loved for years as strictly a co-parenting one. Still, when Piper locates her biological father through an online DNA site and plans a road trip to meet him, Jason insists on tagging along. Their connection burns hotter than ever. But can he convince Piper that unlike the unreliable men in her past, he’s playing for keeps? From Harlequin Special Edition: Believe in love. Overcome obstacles. Find happiness. Bravo Family Ties Book 1: Fifty Ways To Say I'm Pregnant Book 2: Marrying Molly Book 3: Lori's Little Secret Book 4: Bravo Unwrapped Book 5: The Bravo Family Way Book 6: Married in Haste Book 7: From Here to Paternity Book 8: A Bravo Christmas Reunion Book 9: Valentine's Secret Child Book 10: Having Tanner Bravo's Baby Book 11: The Stranger and Tessa Jones Book 12: The Bravo Bachelor Book 13: A Bravo's Honor Book 14: Valentine Bride Book 15: A Bride for Jericho Bravo Book 16: Expecting the Boss's Baby Book 17: Donovan's Child Book 18: Marriage, Bravo Style! Book 19: A Bravo Homecoming Book 20: The Return of Bowie Bravo Book 21: Hometown Reunion Book 22: Taking the Long Way Home Book 23: Her Best Friend's Wedding