At thirty-four, English professor Paul Avery cannot see himself as a father. In fact, he thinks children are little beasts. To his surprise, he meets two men with sons during the month of May and his negative view about children begins to unexpectedly change. Enter Matthew Hildebrand, one of Paul’s students at Castling College. Matthew is twenty-two and the father of Aiden, a six-year-old adorable little child. Soon Paul is befriended by the father and son team. Then Paul meets handsome and professional architect, Dugan Brae, who is thirty-five and the father of seven-year-old Colby, a gifted little boy. After much convincing, Paul agrees to go on a date with Dugan, and surprisingly, the two hit it off. Plus, Paul finds Colby irresistible, creating a fresh friendship with the child. As May turns into June, Paul is pulled in different directions by both Matthew and Dugan. And in due time, Paul must make a decision. With whom does he fall in love? Either one gains him a son, creating an instant family. Through the daily trials and tribulations of dating, babysitting, and just having a good time, will Paul find the man of his dreams and become a happy father in the process?

Daddy Business

I didn’t sleep with Matthew Hildebrand, but the ginger-haired cowboy from Stockton County did. The two didn’t have sex on the night they met at The Other Side. Instead, they spent half the night talking to each other, learning things they had in common: hiking, horses, and the love for their families. It turned out that the cowboy had also had a son, Cort, who was eight years old. Cort’s mother died in a tractor accident when he was six weeks old; the piece of equipment rolled on top of her, killing her instantly. Although Linda Cayson wasn’t married to Brick Coldtower, Brick thought of her as if she were his wife.


He told Matthew, “Both of us wanted a child. We didn’t want to get married. Linda knew I liked men over women. She agreed to be a mom, and I wanted to be a dad. The rest is history.”


Chapter 32