One Hard-Luck Baby Had the Whole Town Abuzz…

When Liam McAllister, Lord Roderick, returned from England after twenty years, he landed on Dr. Allie Lockwood's doorstep–with an abandoned baby boy! The townfolk knew the score: the playboy aristocrat had become a devoted widowed dad yearning for a son–and their dedicated, divorced hometown doc hungered for the children she couldn't have.

Sure, their vying intentions to singlehandedly adopt the babe were oceans apart. But Liam was clearly thrilled with both Allie and the tot, while secretly smitten Allie certainly deserved that her dreams of marriage and motherhood should come true. So why couldn't one adorable infant–and the plain-as-day bonding among the three–make for a perfect family?