Author:
Whitley Cox
Title: Living
with the Single Dad
Series: The
Single Dads of Seattle
Volume: 4
Genre: Single
dad/erotic romance/contemporary/Navy SEAL/romantic comedy
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“Wow! How do I put into words how this books makes you feel. Whitley Cox is an amazing wordsmith and weaves Aaron and Isobel’s story with such ease, it’s incredible.” ~Stephanie Ditmore (Amazon Review)
“This book had me in tears from the opening pages. The reader cannot help but fall in love with Aaron and only want him to open up and let others in. Whitley Cox created a beautiful and heart-warming romance while tackling the hot topics such as gun control, foster care, and what a true family means. I absolutely love this series!!” ~ Nicki Holt (Amazon Review)
“First read from this author and I loved it!
Broody alpha male? Check! Strong, sassy woman? Check! Cute baby? Check! Random drama and crazy friends? Check, check!
Whitley Cox just jumped on my TBR ASAP list!” ~ Cassie Ashford (Goodreads Review)
A pain so powerful can only be eased by a love even
stronger.
Welcome to Seattle, the Emerald City and home to The Single Dads of Seattle. Ten sexy single fathers who play poker every Saturday night, have each other's backs, love their children without quarter, and hope to one day find love again.
This is Aaron's story ...
Single Dad of Seattle, Aaron Steele isn't a single dad at all. He's a retired Navy SEAL whose sister just died, leaving him to raise her newborn daughter all by himself. Only he has no clue how to be a dad--let alone a single dad. He's lost in a sea of diapers and bottles, late nights and exhausting mornings, all the while dealing with a failure from his last mission he just can't shake. He needs help. He needs a nanny.
Professional nanny Isobel Jones has a heart of gold. She's always willing to help out, no matter the cause. She spends her days with children making memories and her nights on the laptop making magic as a graphic designer. After hearing Aaron's heartbreaking story, she jumps at the chance to help. But she never expected her new boss to be a blue-eyed Adonis with dog tags, who quickly begins to fuel her fantasies.
While the beautiful nanny is off limits, she's also a welcomed distraction. Aaron's grief is still raw and he just knows he's going to mess up this whole dad thing. Isobel's never shied away from a challenge, and that's exactly what Aaron is-a big challenge. He's angry and stubborn, moody and confusing, and yet she knows deep down he's capable of so much love.
Will Isobel living with the single dad help pull him out of his misery, or will Aaron let the turmoil inside him chase away perhaps the only person that could help him finally find happiness?
Welcome to Seattle, the Emerald City and home to The Single Dads of Seattle. Ten sexy single fathers who play poker every Saturday night, have each other's backs, love their children without quarter, and hope to one day find love again.
This is Aaron's story ...
Single Dad of Seattle, Aaron Steele isn't a single dad at all. He's a retired Navy SEAL whose sister just died, leaving him to raise her newborn daughter all by himself. Only he has no clue how to be a dad--let alone a single dad. He's lost in a sea of diapers and bottles, late nights and exhausting mornings, all the while dealing with a failure from his last mission he just can't shake. He needs help. He needs a nanny.
Professional nanny Isobel Jones has a heart of gold. She's always willing to help out, no matter the cause. She spends her days with children making memories and her nights on the laptop making magic as a graphic designer. After hearing Aaron's heartbreaking story, she jumps at the chance to help. But she never expected her new boss to be a blue-eyed Adonis with dog tags, who quickly begins to fuel her fantasies.
While the beautiful nanny is off limits, she's also a welcomed distraction. Aaron's grief is still raw and he just knows he's going to mess up this whole dad thing. Isobel's never shied away from a challenge, and that's exactly what Aaron is-a big challenge. He's angry and stubborn, moody and confusing, and yet she knows deep down he's capable of so much love.
Will Isobel living with the single dad help pull him out of his misery, or will Aaron let the turmoil inside him chase away perhaps the only person that could help him finally find happiness?
**Note: This book can be read as a
standalone. It includes lots of steamy scenes, cursing, and of course as with
all my books, this has an HEA and no cliffhanger or cheating. If you like
single dads who take charge, this book is for you.
Excerpt
She wiped her
wrist beneath her nose. “I was scared, and you helped me. You showed me
compassion and care. You gave me strength when I had none. I wanted to replace
the memories of last night with something better, with something good. I didn’t
think that what we did last night would make it difficult for you to look at me
the next day. Would make it difficult for you to be around me, to talk to me. Had
I known it would, I wouldn’t have—” She turned her head and wiped beneath her
eyes.
Oh, fuck.
An ache
filled his chest.
In a couple
of long strides, he ate up the distance between them, grabbing her by the
shoulders and bending his knees until they were eye to eye. What stared back at
him fucking killed him.
But he didn’t
know what to say. An apology would be hollow and lackluster. Or at least that’s
what he thought. An apology wasn’t enough. What he had to give her, what he had
in his heart just wasn’t enough.
She blinked
damp, spiked lashes at him, looking through him, seeing all of him.
As she went
to speak, he crushed his mouth to hers, smothering her words. He released her
shoulders, wrapping his arms around her waist and tugged her into his body. She
groaned and gripped his T-shirt tight, his dog tags too. It was like she was
holding on for dear life. But it was actually him who was holding on to her.
Grappling for the last remaining threads of his sanity, of his humanity … of
his soul. Sweeping through her mouth, his tongue swirled around hers, massaging
and sucking, tasting a delicacy he knew he didn’t deserve.
He knew it
was wrong. The whole thing between them was wrong. It’d been wrong the first
time he’d kissed her, then the second and every time after that. But he
couldn’t stop.
He wanted her
to demand they stop, to see the man that he really was and realize she was
better off walking away. That he couldn’t give her what she needed, what she
deserved.
He also
wanted her to beg him for more, to take what she could from him, what he could
offer her, even if it wasn’t much.
She pushed
him away, her chest heaving with heavy pants, her eyes bright and lips puffy.
“What are we doing, Aaron?” She stepped away from him and turned around. “What
do you want from me?”
Fuck if he
knew.
Could
everything and nothing be the right answer?
He wanted
everything she had to give him, but he also knew that it was better to ask her
for nothing, because how could you ask someone to give you all they had when
you had so little to give in return?
She spun to face him. “I like you. I’m
attracted to you. I want you. I also love my job. I’m in love with your baby,
and I don’t want to lose Sophie.” She swallowed. “Or you. But if this is going
to be too much for you, I can step back. I can just be the nanny.”
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