Books like Skin Deep by Kay Thorpe
Tessa Cadman, a professional who enjoys working with children, enforces a rule of no emotional involvement to avoid heartbreak. When Mark Leyland, an attractive father of young Jason, approaches her with a marriage proposal as a business solution, Tessa finds herself confronting a dilemma that clashes with her personal boundaries and her understanding of what kind of woman Mark seeks.
First publish date: 1989
Genre: Romance/Contemporary Romance
Authors: Kay Thorpe
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