Lisa Ruff

After a decade on the road, single mom Mimi Green gives up her rock star dreams and goes home to Crab Creek, Maryland. Her troubled son needs stability. Grandparents. A good school and friends his own age.

She's not looking for a new father for Jack—but when she meets Ian Berzani she may need the handsome sailor for herself!

When Ian nabs a nine–year–old trespasser in the family boatyard, he thinks, miniature rebel without a clue. One look at the kid's mother and Ian's thoughts veer into dangerous, uncharted territory. Mimi was tempting him to stay.

The timing couldn't be worse for a man three months, seven days and eleven hours from a lifelong dream of sailing around the world. He doesn't want an instant family to change his plans, but how can he set sail and leave his heart behind?

Anna Berzani moved halfway across the country to get away from her overprotective family. When old friend and notorious playboy Evan McKenzie shows up in San Francisco, Anna feels the same attraction to him she'd felt at sixteen. A night on the town leads to a few kisses, which leads to...a nine–month countdown!

Practical Anna suggests marriage, but the gorgeous bachelor turns her down flat. He's anything but daddy material. Getting involved with Anna irresistible as she is won't go over so well with his best friend, Anna's brother. And when the rest of the family find out he refuses to marry her, he won't just be disowned he'll be dismembered!

How can he marry her, though...when he knows marriage is nothing but heartache?

Kate Stevens needs a daddy for her baby–to–be. Candidates must be dependable, stay–at–home family men who don't rush off to sea every time the wind changes. Patrick Berzani need not apply. The adventure–loving sailor may be the baby's biological father, but he's far from daddy material.

Patrick thought he and Kate were great together before, but now? They could be even better. And for Kate to believe he wouldn't be a good father to his child, well, Patrick has something to say about that, too! He just has to convince Kate. So while she interviews prospective daddies, Patrick plans to prove he's the ideal the only father for their child. And the man Kate loves and needs.

Advertising executive Samantha James is looking for a ballplayer who can turn the city's losing team into a winning package. From the moment she sees pitcher Jarrett Corliss in that steamy locker room, she knows she's found her star candidate.

She also knows she needs to steer clear of the arrogant player outside the boardroom.

Jarrett agrees to be Samantha's poster boy on one condition that she goes out with him. Even though the team's owner has forbidden fraternisation because of recent scandals that almost brought down the ball club, Jarrett isn't about to strike out.

He needs the team to win this season to save his career, but he also needs Sam and this is the one time where he hopes his pitch lands a home run.