The Wishing Tree — Kim Cates

Meeting baseball superstar Ryder Sloan was desperately ill Zakary MacCrea's most cherished dream -- and the Wishing Tree Foundation made it come true. Ellie MacCrea didn't dare tell her seven-year-old son she expected his irresistibly handsome idol to be an egotistical, publicity-seeking jock. But she found Ryder a tender, caring man, whose compassion warmed her wary heart and whose overwhelming masculinity dazzled her senses.

When Ryder made his promised visit to the MacCrea household, he never expected to become so emotionally involved with mother and child. He made it a personal goal to see Zak healthy and strong again. And then he made a wish of his own-to start Ellie believing in another kind of miracle -- the miracle of love.