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Unedited excerpt – coming March.
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“So, you talked about my daughter with others before coming to me?”
Huh? That was so irrational. “You just said that you hadn’t heard this from her previous teachers.” He stared at me blankly, and I reined in my confusion. “It seemed like the best way to—”
“So why have none of the other teachers reached out?” he accused, his words slurring, and I went from thinking he was irrational to being suspicious he might be drunk. Where was the guy who talked about pizza and pineapple with such passion?
“I’m the only one that believes there is an issue,” I began, but stopped when he stood and began to pace the classroom.
“And there you go,” his tone was dead. “I don’t pay thousands to this damn place for you jump to conclusions.”
I was at a disadvantage staying in my chair, so I stood and held out a hand to stop him pacing. I didn’t mean to touch him, but he sure as hell walked into my hand and then flinched and stumbled back only to catch himself and then pull himself to his full height which was a good six inches over mine.
I’m not intimidated. On the other hand, do I need to call security? Is he high? Is he drunk?
“Mr. Horner, I think we’re talking at cross purposes, I’m not jumping to conclusions, and I care deeply about the success or failure of my students—”
“She’s not a failure,” he snapped.
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He only wanted to make the best home for his new daughter; he never meant to fall in love with the man who might steal her away.
Nick and his husband had always wanted a big family, but when cancer took Danny six years ago, Nick was left a single dad of three. He never considered his broken heart would heal enough to add to his family, but as soon as he meets Teegan he knows he wants to adopt the little girl. Born profoundly deaf, Teegan has been rejected twice already in the adoption process and hasn't found her forever home. Nick wants to be her hero—her dad—and create a world that is safe and happy for her. He knows he wants to make her life perfect—he doesn't know how to go about it or understand the best thing to do for his family, and he needs help. Enter Elliot, and Nick finds himself falling for the frustrating, sexy, inspiring, and caring teacher who can make things right.
Elliot is wary of helping the man who appears more interested in public opinion than the needs of his own family. But, learning that Nick, wealthy and entitled, is now adopting a deaf child, Elliot knows this is a step too far and strides into battle. As the child of deaf adults, Elliot knows he is the best person to advocate for little Teegan and, if needed, he is determined to intervene and halt the adoption. Nothing and no one will get in Elliot's way when it falls on him to protect Teegan.
This single dad story features a widower struggling to make things right, a teacher battling for a child's wellbeing, an adorable toddler, three loving siblings, a home with a view of the ocean, and families standing behind them both.
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