Books like Darling Daughters by Debbie Macomber
In this romantic novel, Joanna Parsons, a single mother, insists that marriage is an experience she doesn't plan to repeat. But her eleven-year-old daughter, Kristen, has a different scenario in mind -- and it involves Tanner Lund, her best friend's dad. Both Tanner and Joanna are determined to resist marriage, but they've reckoned without their daughters. Meanwhile, Cody Bailman, a single father, is struggling to find romance. His twelve-year-old daughter, Heather, is determined to teach him about romance. Their paths cross when Tanner and Sherry Waterman, a nurse, are introduced to each other. The novel explores the challenges and complexities of courtship and marriage in a single-parent household.
First publish date: July 1, 2002
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Debbie Macomber
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