Loving You — Maureen Child

On the surface, things always came easy for Nick Candellano, with his dashing good looks, easy charm, and penchant for women. When an injury permanently sidelines the pro football star, he's forced to start over with a new job -- and trouble in the form of Jonas, a twelve-year-old boy who claims Nick is his father. If it's true, he wants to do the right thing. The problem is Tasha Flynn, Jonas's foster mother, a woman as lovely as she is defiant...

Tasha thinks Nick is bad news for Jonas -- and she believes Nick is trying to destroy the only family she's got. Tasha tries to ignore the sparks of attraction that go off every time Nick is near her. She's got secrets no one knows about -- and reasons she can never let her heart go unguarded. Nick Candellano is one person she should run from. But love plays by its own rules...