The Tycoon's Instant Daughter (The Stockwells Of Texas) (Silhouette Special Edition, No 1369) [Paperback]

Christine Rimmer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2001

When playboy tycoon Cord Stockwell discovers he's a father, he has his hands full. And not only with his tiny, helpless charge, but also with the baby's social worker, Ms. Hannah Miller. Ms. Miller is not at all sure that ladies man Cord is ready for fatherhood. She's determined to keep a critical eye on him until she's satisfied he's up to the job.

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From the Author

This is the first installment in an all-new miniseries, THE STOCKWELLS OF TEXAS, available only in Silhouette Special Edition. I had a great time working with four fellow Special Edition authors on this project, so watch for upcoming STOCKWELL books by these terrific authors: Myrna Temte, Allison Leigh, Patricia Kay (aka Tricia Alexander) and Jackie Merritt.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Silhouette (January 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373243693
• ISBN-13: 978-0373243693
• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 4.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,058,643 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended, February 16, 2001

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This review is from: The Tycoon's Instant Daughter (The Stockwells Of Texas) (Silhouette Special Edition, No 1369) (Paperback)

The first of an all new miniseries, THE TYCOON'S INSTANT DAUGHTER by Christine Rimmer provides a heart touching, secret revealing tale of the Stockwells of Texas.

An extremely well appointed nursery and unlimited funds is not enough to convince social worker Hannah Miller that three-month-old Becky should be left with her biological father. Cord's new nanny calls the morning of Hannah's arrival stating shouldn't accept the job after all, leaving Cord Stockwell without the appropriate child care for round-the clock attention for the baby.

Hannah has grown inordinately fond of her charge, even to the extent of taking vacation time to foster the little girl. Leaving Becky with a playboy father that didn't even know of the child's existence until the call came from Social Services just doesn't suit Hannah. So it's little wonder she finds herself agreeing to nanny the child until another caregiver can be found. Now not only must Hannah find a way to protect her heart from breaking when she leaves the child, but also when she leaves the child's sexy father.

Hannah isn't Cord's kind of woman at all. She's too bossy, and she wants things done her way. Strange how he suddenly doesn't want her to leave. She is, after all, an exasperating female, but a worthy adversary as well. Suddenly Cord finds himself fantasizing about her simple cotton gown and bare toes, instead of seeking the company of sexy Texan aristocrats.

Add to the mix of Hannah, Cord and baby the rest of the Stockwell family, including a dying patriarch with a passel of secrets, a mother said to have died while boating with an uncle, and brothers and a sister with their own secrets and the result is a promising miniseries of Texan proportions. With a healthy dose of feistiness, Rimmer creates the perfect read to hook the attention and leaves the reader anxious for the next installment. Highly recommended.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Tycoon's Instant Daughter, December 26, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Tycoon's Instant Daughter (The Stockwells Of Texas) (Silhouette Special Edition, No 1369) (Paperback)

Ms Rimmer has written another good book and the lead story in this miniseries - The Stockwells of Texas. Bigger than life characters but so much fun! Hannah Miller and Cord Stockwell have met through Cord's 3-month old daughter by one of his many affairs. The baby's mother has died and now she is Cord's responsibility. Hannah is the social worker and has fallen in love with Becky and soon Cord. Hannah is orginally from Oklahoma "an Okie" and Cord is a "rich Texan" which leads to much humor. I enjoyed this book and the characters so much. I'm looking forward to the other 4 books of this miniseries. I recommend this one!