Daddy with a Deadline — Marilyn Shank

When Trent Madison shows up on Annie Samuels's doorstep, determined to help her through the last month of her pregnancy, she doesn't know what to think. Newly widowed after watching her marriage crumble, Annie isn't exactly prepared for a gentleman caller -- especially a handsome cowboy who claims her dead husband sent him.

Trent isn't sure how he got into this situation either. Why would a man he barely knows ask him for such an outlandish favor? More to the point, why does Trent feel obligated to help? The last time he opened his heart was to his ex-wife. And she trampled on it.

But once Annie reluctantly allows Trent to help with the usually joyful business of shopping for baby furniture and throwing a shower, a spark ignites between them -- even as they lock horns. Can two people so unlucky in love let their guards down and trust their hearts? Or will Annie's due date be the end of what might have been?