Mom In Waiting (Bachelor Battalion) (Silhouette Desire) [Paperback]

Maureen Child (Author)

Book Description

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

HER STAND-IN FIANCÉ?

When Tracy Hall vowed to be the belle of her high school reunion, she thought all she'd need was a glamorous new look, a diamond ring on her finger and a fiancé—conveniently left behind, of course. Simple, right? Wrong!

Once she met up with high school heartthrob Rick Bennet, her simple plan went awry. For after an unexpected night of passion with the gorgeous marine captain, Tracy suddenly found herself inconveniently pregnant. Now Rick no longer wanted to be her pretend fiancé…but her husband of convenience. But what Rick was willing to do for duty, Tracy could do only for love….

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 #1234 : Bachelor Battalion. edition (July 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373762348
• ISBN-13: 978-0373762347
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #334,306 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

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Maureen Child's done it again...., July 28, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Mom In Waiting (Bachelor Battalion) (Silhouette Desire) (Paperback)

This is the typical formula that Maureen Child's been following, but it's a cute story that I completed in one sitting.

The story is about Tracy Hall and Rick Bennett. Tracy and Rick are going to attend a high school reunion and are driving up from California to Oregon. Tracy was a "nerd" in high school and had a crush on Rick, a neighbor who also dated her sister in high school. Tracy is now very successful, but wants to look glamorous so she has a complete makeover before the reunion. Rick hardly recognizes her. Rick is now a marine and still very available. Tracy has also decided to invent a "fiancé" to complete her new image and that's when trouble begins for the duo.

A pleasant if predictable read.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable read, January 27, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Mom In Waiting (Bachelor Battalion) (Silhouette Desire) (Paperback)

I read this book a while ago and remember that I liked the characters alot. I thought they seemed like people I would like to be friends with and enjoyed the "ugly duckling" story. I usually rank my enjoyment by categorizing my books as "can't put it down - will reread again", "liked it enough to loan to a friend", "ok, donate to library" and "forget about it". This book fell between the top 2 categories.

0 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars She's done it again., September 10, 1999

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This review is from: Mom In Waiting (Bachelor Battalion) (Silhouette Desire) (Paperback)

The J cacophemism. Winchester Cathedral. Need I say more