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When Liam O'Reilly insisted on being a part of Laura's world again, her first instinct was to turn him down.
It wasn't that she didn't find him attractive. But in the time they'd been apart, Laura had married, had a baby and been widowed. She was older and wiser now.
As the head of Shipley Publishing, she had built an orderly life in London, running the company while raising her young son alone. It was not as though eight years had dulled Liam's rugged charm, and his sudden reappearance in London threatened the quiet stability she had fought to secure.
Keeping her professional distance proved impossible once he strode into her office, demanding she edit his new manuscript herself. Seeing him laugh with seven-year-old Bobby only heightened the danger. It was hardly a secret that time had failed to erase the breathless pull between them.
What really bothered her was that if Liam had stayed all those years ago, he would have found out something Laura now felt compelled to keep a secret from him—he had a son….
It wasn't that she didn't find him attractive. But in the time they'd been apart, Laura had married, had a baby and been widowed. She was older and wiser now.
As the head of Shipley Publishing, she had built an orderly life in London, running the company while raising her young son alone. It was not as though eight years had dulled Liam's rugged charm, and his sudden reappearance in London threatened the quiet stability she had fought to secure.
Keeping her professional distance proved impossible once he strode into her office, demanding she edit his new manuscript herself. Seeing him laugh with seven-year-old Bobby only heightened the danger. It was hardly a secret that time had failed to erase the breathless pull between them.
What really bothered her was that if Liam had stayed all those years ago, he would have found out something Laura now felt compelled to keep a secret from him—he had a son….
- Second Chance Romance: Liam’s sudden return from Ireland reopens the raw heartache of their university days, forcing them to confront the unfinished passion left behind when he left for Hollywood.
- Secret Baby: Laura is fiercely determined to protect seven-year-old Bobby from hurt, even as her spirited son forms an instant, joyful bond with the charismatic Irishman flying kites in their London garden.
- Forced Proximity: Bound together by a publishing contract and an encroaching press storm, the former lovers discover that working behind closed doors only fans the flames of their long-denied feelings.
- Also by This Author: Los hijos del millonario, Zachary Black: Duke of Debauchery and Lady Arabella's Scandalous Marriage.
When Liam O'Reilly insisted on being a part of Laura's world again, her first instinct was to turn him down.
It wasn't that she didn't find him attractive. But in the time they'd been apart, Laura had married, had a baby and been widowed. She was older and wiser now.
As the head of Shipley Publ...
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March 21, 2026
Excellent book
About the author
Carole Mortimer was born in England, the youngest of three children. She began writing in 1978, and has now written over one hundred and seventy books for Harlequin Mills and Boon®. Carole has six sons, Matthew, Joshua, Timothy, Michael, David and Peter. She says, ‘I’m happily married to Peter senior; we’re best friends as well as lovers, which is probably the best recipe for a successful relationship. We live in a lovely part of England.’
Carole Mortimer was born in England, the youngest of three children. She began writing in 1978, and has now written over one hundred and seventy books for Harlequin Mills and Boon®. Carole has six sons, Matthew, Joshua, Timothy, Michael, David and Peter. She says, ‘I’m happily married to Peter se...
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