Million to One (Harlequin Superromance, No 1316) [Mass Market Paperback]

Darlene Gardner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 13, 2005

When your life changes in the blink of an eye…

Kaylee Carter may have just found her birth mother—and the sense of belonging that's been missing all her life. But Sofia Donatelli's stepson, Tony, is suspicious. He thinks Kaylee's just another parasite who's come to sponge off his stepmother since she struck it rich in the state lottery.

Still, whether or not Sofia is related by blood, Kaylee and her son form a bond with her that is stronger than biology. Now, if only Kaylee could convince Tony she's not after money but love—a love that has grown to include him.

But the odds are stacked against them….

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin; mass market edition (December 13, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373713169
• ISBN-13: 978-0373713165
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,716,281 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

While working as a newspaper sportswriter, Darlene Gardner realized she'd rather make up quotes than rely on an athlete to say something interesting. So she quit her job and concentrated on a fiction career that landed her at Harlequin/Silhouette, where she's currently writing for Superromance. She's also written for Temptation, Duets and Intimate Moments as well as Dorchester Love Spell and Avalon. Visit Darlene on the web at www.darlenegardner.com

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Recommended!, December 16, 2005

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Ratmammy "The Ratmammy" (Ratmammy's Town, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Million to One (Harlequin Superromance, No 1316) (Mass Market Paperback)

MILLION TO ONE by Darlene Gardner
December 16, 2005

Amazon rating 4/5 stars

"Kaylee Carter sees a lottery winner being interviewed on television. The woman is in her 40s and from McIntosh, Ohio. Kaylee, who grew up in Houston, knows that her family originally lived in Ohio. For years Kaylee (who was treated much more harshly by her parents than her younger sister Lilly) has believed she was adopted. So, when Sofia Donatelli announces the existence of a long lost daughter named Constanzia, Kaylee freaks out, because that is her middle name.

Kaylee travels to Ohio with her six-year old son Joey (Joe Joe), since she has nothing to stay for in Florida. Kaylee had run away to Florida before graduating from high school, and subsequently became pregnant by Rusty who had been in and out of prison - a man she never wants to see again. Rusty is about to be released, and Kaylee feels she has nothing to lose by traveling to Ohio to meet Sofia Donatelli." -- Complete review at BookLoons - M. Lofton


I really enjoyed this story of a woman who was in search of a family she thought had been taken from her as a baby. Her search for her biological mother held my interest, as did the romance that bloomed between Kaylee and her step-brother Tony. Recommended.

4.0 out of 5 stars fine contemporary romance, December 15, 2005

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Million to One (Harlequin Superromance, No 1316) (Mass Market Paperback)

While watching the news, Kaylee Carter learns of an Ohio woman Sofia Donatelli who recently won the lottery, but years ago gave up her daughter for adoption. Though the odds are slight, Kaylee believes she might just be that child and may have found what she always wanted to feel: that she belongs somewhere.

Accompanied by her six years old son, Kaylee leaves Florida to meet Sofia. However, in Ohio Sofia's stepson Tony believes that no one in their right mind travels well over a thousand miles on what seems a hunch; he assumes Kaylee is a con artist out to steal from his beloved stepmom as the vultures have begun arriving. Still he also admits he is attracted to Kaylee who knows she is falling in love with him, but to persuade him that her quest is love not money seems impossible.

Though the audience will share Tony's skepticism that a logical person does not make such a trek without more information, fans will enjoy this fine contemporary romance because they also hope that Kaylee finds what she seeks, belonging to a loving family. The lead couple is a charming pair as he cannot believe that he loves a con artist and she fears that the man she treasures will reject her because he cynically presumes the worst. A MILLION TO ONE is a fine tale of a woman seeking love in the right place.

Harriet Klausner