Colonel Daddy (The Bachelor Battalion) (Silhouette Desire) [Paperback]

Maureen Child (Author)

Book Description

Series: Silhouette Desire | Publication Date: March 1, 1999

COLONEL DAD…AND MAJOR MOM?

Impossible! Could it be that Major Kate Jennings was going to be Major Mom? And the devastatingly handsome marine she'd had a long-distance relationship with was going to be a daddy—Colonel Daddy that is! Suddenly things were very complicated. Especially now that Colonel Tom Candello was her newly assigned boss….

Kate was sure the confirmed bachelor would offer her a marriage of convenience—after all, that was the honorable thing to do. Trouble was, how could Kate every agree to an in-name-only union when her heart had secretly ached for Tom all along?

BACHELOR BATTALION:

Defending their country is their duty; love and marriage is their reward!

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Silhouette; Silhouette Desire #1211 : Bachelor Battalion. edition (March 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373762119
• ISBN-13: 978-0373762118
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,707,072 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

USA Today best selling author Maureen Child is the author of more than ninety romance novels and novellas. Maureen is a five time nominee for the prestigious Rita award from Romance Writers of America.

One of her novels, A POCKETFUL OF PARADISE, was made into a CBS-TV movie called The Soul Collector, starring Melissa Gilbert, Bruce Greenwood and Ossie Davis.

Maureen was not only on the Texas set to watch her characters come to life in front of the cameras, she was also tossed into the last scene by her husband and the producer, who both thought this would be a fun way to humiliate an author!

When her kids were small, Maureen started writing as not only a way to stay sane, but in the hopes of finding a job she could do and stay at home with them. Sanity is still an issue, but she did manage to write her way into a career she wouldn't trade for anything.

Over the years, she's written under lots of different names and she prefers the term 'pseudonym' to 'alias'. As Ann Carberry, she wrote western historical romances. As Kathleen Kane, she wrote not only Americana romances, but western paranormal romances as well. As Sarah Hart, she wrote one really spectacular western paranormal that is still one of her favorites. And once, Ann Carberry even wrote a Victorian historical which she absolutely loved doing.

Under her own name, Maureen writes short contemporary novels for Silhouette Desire--books she loves to write because of their fast pace and condensed story telling. Maureen is also writing funny, contemporary paranormal romances for NAL and darker paranormal stories for Silhouette Nocturne.

Life is busy but when she isn't writing you can find Maureen sitting under her 'thinking tree', coming up with new ideas for even more stories. When she isn't dreaming up a new book or writing a current one, Maureen loves to travel. Her favorite vacation spot is Ireland, with Scotland coming in a very close second. She and her husband love a good road trip and Maureen's looking forward to the day when she can actually drive to Ireland. Talk about the best of both worlds!

Maureen lives with her family in Southern California and loves to hear from her readers. Visit her online at www.maureenchild.com.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From the Back Cover, October 31, 2004

By 

Debbie P. Moore "Got 2 Have It Collectibles" (Louisiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Colonel Daddy (The Bachelor Battalion) (Silhouette Desire) (Paperback)

Colonel Dad and Major Mom? Impossible! Could it be that Major Kate Jennings was going to be Mjaor Mom? And the devastatingly handsome marine she'd had a long distance relationship with was going to be a daddy, Colonel Daddy, that is! Suddenly things were becoming very complicated. Especially now that Colonel Tom Candello was her newly assigned boss.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, quick read, butterflies included!, October 29, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Colonel Daddy (The Bachelor Battalion) (Silhouette Desire) (Paperback)

Hey, if you're looking for rocket science between the covers of a romance novel, um... might want to look elsewhere! :) While this story isn't a Tom Clancy novel, it is a fun read, and on the "Butterflies-in-the-tummy Meter," it rated a good solid three butterflies (on the standard of four!). Heck, the cover alone would have sold me the book. Take one hunky guy, muscles PLUS... tell me he's in the military, get him half dressed... sheesh! Then the contrast there with the baby... awww! But cover photo aside, this was a very cute story with a satisfying ending. Good job, Ms. Child! Exactly what I've come to expect from your writing.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Colonel Daddy by Maureen Child (Large Print Silhouette Desire Hardcover), August 9, 2006

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Ketzel (Vera Cruz, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Colonel Daddy (Hardcover)

Three years ago Kate and Tom met in Hawaii while on R and R ... and had a week-long passionate affair. The sex was so steamy and irresistible that they agreed to meet again the following year for another week-long fling ... and then again the year after that. Except for those three weeks together over a three year period, they have led separate lives, posted at different Marine bases, thousands of miles from each other ... until two months ago, when Kate was transferred to Tom's command. Now she was not only his one-week-a-year lover, she was one of his officers. And they had an issue to deal with - during their last R and R week together, she'd become pregnant ...

Description from the book back cover:

Impossible! Major Kate Jennings was going to be Major Mum. And the handsome marine she'd had a long distance relationship with was going to be a daddy - Colonel Daddy! Suddenly things were becoming very complicated. Especially now that Colonel Thomas Candello was her new boss ... Kate was sure the confirmed bachelor would offer her a marriage of convenience - after all, that was the honourable thing to do. Trouble was, how could Kate ever agree to an in-name-only union when her heart had secretly ached for Tom all along?