A Marriage of Convenience
- ISBN-10
- 1587240076
- ISBN-13
- 9781587240072
- Series
- A Marriage of Convenience
- Category
- Adopted children
- Pages
- 430
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001
- Publisher
- Wheeler Publishing, Incorporated
- Author
- Georgia Bockoven
Description
Chris Taylor came to the intensive care unit of the hospital planning to put her late sister's newborn baby up for adoption. But the moment the infant's tiny hand wrapped around her finger, Chris lost her heart to the child. Even if it meant giving up her fast-track career, Chris knew she must raise Diane's son as her own. For five years, she struggled alone -- to bring up a healthy, happy child and to make ends meet. It wasn't easy, but it was worth it a million times over. Her son Kevin was the center of Chris's world, and she built a good life for them. Then one day Kevin's father turned up on her doorstep. He was successful and rich and accustomed to getting whatever he wanted. Of course, he wanted Kevin. He had a legitimate claim, but neither he nor Chris wanted to play a tug-of-war that would hurt the boy. There was only one solution...a marriage of convenience.
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Other editions
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- 1990
- 270 pages
- Paperback
- Oxford University Press
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