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 couldn’t believe how long it could rain, hours upon hours. At ten after six in the evening, it hadn’t stopped. Another bolt of lightning crashed on campus. Doonmyer Hall’s lights flickered off, on, off again, and then finally on. I jumped in my office chair, and the tip of a green pen in my right hand skied across a student’s essay in front of me on the desk, making it look as if a three-year-old had scribbled over it.


A fire truck came to life in the distance, wailing. I didn’t know if it belonged to Pittsburgh or Castling. Not that it mattered. A building or tree had been struck by lightning and caught on fire, or one of the electrical lines had fallen on campus, becoming hazardous to its summer students and professors.


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