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

“You’re turning into a daddy, aren’t you?”


I laughed. “We’ll see how it goes. I really don’t know anything about Daddymorphing.” I told her about my afternoon at Mazeworld with Colby Brae and how the two of us became exhausted together.


“Sounds like you’re enjoying being around the kid.”


“Honestly, I’m walking into this relationship blinded. I know next to nothing about kids.”


She had four kids of her own, all girls, and all under eighteen. “Trust me, they just need and want to be loved. That’s all. The stuff in the middle works itself out.”


It sounded like good advice, especially coming from the mother of four children. Before ending our conversation, I thanked her for the advice and covering for me.


“Call me if you need more advice. I’m here for you, Paul. Don’t sweat this. And just have some fun with it.”


I intended to do just that: have some fun. Why not? Life could be construed as short and everyone needed to play hard. Didn’t they? 43: Traveling North


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