The M. D. She Had to Marry by Rimmer, Christine - September 2000

Harlequin. Mass Market Pa. September 2000. From the Publisher MARRY IN CONVENIENCE... All her adult life Lacey Bravo had loved Logan Severance, but the good doct or--always hell-bent on doing the right thing--had never even made an impro per advance toward her. Well, maybe one, about nine months ago. So the abou t-to-be single mom knew Logan would come after her, demanding marriage. It was just a question of when.... LOVE IN LEISURE? Logan knew, the minute Lacey answered the door, stomach-first, that she had to marry him. But first things first--there was a baby to be born! There'd be time enough afterward to convince her that what began out of necessity could turn into love. And to convince himself, as well... Library Journal Pregnant as the result of an impulsive five-day fling nine months earlier, Lacey Bravo is determined not to marry a man who is on the rebound from her sister and, therefore, couldn't possibly love her even though he is the baby's father. But Dr. Logan Severance knows what is right, and he isn't about to take "no" for an answer, especially when he has come all the way to Wyoming from California to convince Lacey to do just that! An independent heroine who meets life on her own terms, an upstanding, caring hero who doesn't recognize true love when he finds it, and a situation overflowing with built-in internal conflict result in a warm, satisfying story with a dusting of humor (e.g., the hilariously tender proposal scene) and surprisingly effective sexual tension, considering that the heroine is pregnant (or postpartum) for a large part of the book. This is the latest in Rimmer's "Bravo" family series. Rimmer (Practically Married) lives in O .