Although he insists that Luke isn't his, he reluctantly agrees to Ella's demands, but it soon becomes apparent that he was actually telling the truth. Determined to get him to take a paternity test, she marches into his office with fiery resolve. She has reason to believe that man is none other than Jack Travis, the middle son of one of the wealthiest families in Texas. Traveling from her home in Austin to Houston, Ella takes over the care of baby Luke, intending only to keep him until she finds the baby's father and makes him take responsibility. But when she receives shocking news that Tara has given birth to a baby that Ella didn't even know she was carrying and has abandoned him with their selfish mother who doesn't want anything to do with him, Ella must once again step up to the plate for her dysfunctional family. She has built a stable life for herself as a respected advice columnist, and believing she doesn't want any of the stereotypical feminine trappings of marriage or motherhood, she has a boyfriend whose priorities match her own.

Always the responsible one, she looked out for her younger sister, Tara, when they were kids but now, as an adult, she's had to distance herself from both her mother and the almost equally troubled Tara. Evernight Teen Summer Kick-off Blog HopĪfter growing up in an unstable home with a self-centered mother who had a string of men coming and going from their lives, Ella Varner learned not to depend on anyone but herself.Cosmo Red Hot Reads from Harlequin Launch.

But if she lets her guard down will he break her heart?Īs sparks fly and heat rises drawing them irresistibly closer, Jack and Ella will have to decide if they’re playing house. Ella admits the charming Jack is sexy as hell. But the more he gets to know Ella and Luke, the more he discovers he doesn’t want to. The baby’s father - Jack - will have to help.įor the first time in his life, Jack can’t smooth talk his way out a jam. Ella doesn’t know how to raise a child, and she’s not going to do it alone. Then a gorgeous stranger with an infant appears on his doorstep, rocking his carefree world.Ĭolumnist Ella Varner liked her independent life too, until her wild younger sister Tara skipped town, leaving baby Luke in her responsible hands. He has money, women, and no commitments, and that’s just the way he likes it. Millionaire Texas playboy Jack Travis lives for pleasure. A sexy novel, rich with love, laughter, and steamy passion that sizzles with New York Times best-selling author Lisa Kleypas’s hallmark sensuality and delicious tension

Smooth talking stranger by lisa kleypas