Cradle and All — M.J. Rodgers

Welcome to Twin Oaks -- the new B and B in Cooper's Corner. Some come for pleasure, others for passion -- and one to set things straight...

Check-in: When Tom Christen, the new preacher in Cooper's Corner, found a baby on his doorstep, he wasn't about to give the infant to some bureaucrat. And Judge Anne Vandree might have had hair like a halo -- but she was definitely a bureaucrat, informing him that by law he must surrender the baby. So Tom told her the truth. He was the baby's father!

Checkout: Anne sensed there was more to the story -- especially when Tom refused to reveal the mother's identity. But Tom's protectiveness and honesty attracted Anne. She'd had her share of deceitful heartbreakers, and Anne placed a high value on a man's truthfulness. At least Tom was a man who hadn't lied to her. Or had he?