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What happens when becoming a parent is no longer a choice?
2028. Sam Maxwell is looking forward his junior year at college. But after breaking up with his on-again, off-again girlfriend for good, his life is completely derailed by a summons to family court about a surprise pregnancy. To his dismay, Wisconsin's pro-birth laws declare him as the biological father of the embryo which has been declared a ward of the state.
Struggling with the sudden...
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SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY - Cruel fate had placed Ethan Devlin's sons beyond his reach - in the care of his powerful parents. Estranged from his family, Ethan fought valiantly to reclaim his twins, but had nearly given up. Then, like hope eternal, Deirdre O'Connor appeared, and his hard heart began to stir - . Deirdre feared that once Ethan learned of her secret, he would shutter off his heart forever. But she would do nothing to compromise him - for...
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Damien Chandler wants a child! He thinks Natalie Hayes will make the ideal mother.
Natalie Hayes wants a child! She just can't picture Damien Chandler in the role of father.
Natalie has tried not to think of Damien as anything but a business acquaintance, and she succeeds...;until the night they share a bed! Damien has never been able to resist a challenge-;now he faces the biggest challenge of his life. He has to convince Natalie that perfect lovers...
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Be the father - and the man - you know you can be.
Fathers today are more involved than ever. Changing diapers, playing ball, and helping with homework and the crises and joys of childhood, adolescence, and beyond. And the time we spend nurturing our children has a tremendous influence on their lives. Children with active fathers are happier, get better grades, and make better choices.
But as protectors and providers, we fathers pay a price: feeling...
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A new book for a new generation of fathers. How do today's fathers meet the challenges and changes they encounter when they become parents. In our modern-day career-driven world of 12-hour workdays, being a Father competes with nearly everything, and yet when it comes to what is truly lasting, satisfying, and ultimately fulfilling in life, there is nothing else so rewarding as being a dad. Dr. Bruce Linton, founder of the Fathers' Forum shares his...
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How to quickly become an expert on all aspects of having a baby Do you want to learn all there is to know about family planning, pregnancy, childbirth, and babies? Are you wondering how to balance family and work in your new role as a father, regardless of whether you have a permanent job or a freelance career? And you'd like to successfully keep your relationship intact and maintain a fulfilling sex life? Or perhaps you're looking for a great gift?...
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Essays inspired by Chabon's interactions with his four children and his own father illuminate the meaning, magic, and mysteries of fatherhood.
"For the September 2016 issue of GQ, Michael Chabon wrote a piece about accompanying his son Abraham, then thirteen, to Paris Men's Fashion Week. Possessed with a precocious sense of style, Abe was in his element chatting with designers he idolized and turning a critical eye to the freshest runway looks of...
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Ben Falcone has had some strange moments in his journey as a father of two daughters. He's been in the kitchen making gluten-free pancakes while overhearing his daughters discussing the mysteries of God. He has felt the guilt of not having candy for the leprechaun trap made by his kindergartner, or even knowing that there was such a thing as a leprechaun trap, or that St. Patrick's Day was a holiday that required candy, or celebrating for that matter....
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American Fatherhood: A Cultural History traces changes in what it means to be a dad in America, from the 1960s through today. The book begins with an overview of fatherhood in America from the "founding fathers" through the 1950s and progresses to the role of fathers as they were encouraged to move beyond being simply providers to becoming more engaged parents, navigating complex and changing gender and family expectations.
By tracing the story of...
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The best dads are like the best coaches: they motivate, support, mentor, encourage, and guide. In this ebook, parenting expert and author of Dad's Playbook Tom Limbert gathers inspiration from some of the biggest names in sports about the lessons they learned from their dads in order to triumph and thrive. Reflections from the likes of Stephen Curry, Natalie Coughlin, Tom Brady, and others are gathered into chapters about values that are powerful...
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This easy-to-use reference is packed with practical, fieldtested instructions for caring for new troopers, from birth to age three. New dads will learn how to prepare the home for the latest addition to the corps; establish a sleep routine; deal with hostile uprisings; feed, burp, and bathe a baby trooper; and much, much more. Written by an ex-commando and father of three, the book looks and reads like a basic training military manual and is full...
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Fatherhood was never in the cards...until an innocent family wrapped themselves around his heart... Mark Tranton thought his bodyguard career ended the day he watched a client die. Now Kelli Crane-the widow-needs Mark to keep her and her little girl safe. Mark swears he's not the man for the job, but when the vulnerable beauty is attacked, there's no way he can deny the woman he failed two years before. Being around Kelli again stirs something in...
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"The story of a man coming into his own by coming home. Since he was a boy, Bill Eville knew he wanted two things in life: to be a writer and a father. Being a minister's husband had not been on this list, having left the church as a teenager as soon as his parents stopped making him go each Sunday. In Washed Ashore, Eville's life changes when his wife Cathlin takes a job as the first female pastor of a 350-year-old church on Martha's Vineyard, the...
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"For most of his life, Josh Wilker has been on the sidelines. Spending his days in a cubicle in the far reaches of Chicago, and his nights in front of Red Sox games, he has been content to let others take center stage. From childhood onward, he sought comfort from anxiety and depression in the archival pages of sports almanacs and stat sheets: a place where forgotten players lingered, and time seemed to stop -- a welcome relief from worldly problems....
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The host of titular podcast offers over sixty ideas to boost creativity, achieve fitness goals, increase productivity, improve relationships and more.
Change isn't always easy, but you can do it!
Packed with powerful ideas for improving your life in all areas, including fitness, food, mindfulness, relationships, networking and more, this book shows how to create lasting habits by first succeeding at a thirty-day challenge.
Author Rosanna Casper...
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More surprising than being a father
Is what it takes to be a dad
Nicholas Weller is stunned to discover the adorable baby abandoned in the middle of his art gallery is his son. Asking teacher Emma Blake for help is a plea of desperation-he barely knows her, after all-and clearly, she has her own misgivings. But under Emma's tutelage, Nicholas is soon juggling diapers, formula...and unexpected feelings for her. He's passing the lessons on fatherhood,...
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Just another bad boy…or a hero in disguise?
Bartender Damon Fortune Maloney doesn't sweat the small stuff; he has always gotten by on his charm. When he boasts that he can handle any kid, adorable single mom Sari Keeling dares him to watch her two rambunctious boys for just one day. It's game on, but Damon soon discovers that parenthood is tougher than he thought-and so is resisting Sari.
From Harlequin Special Edition: Believe in love. Overcome...
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"When "Big Mike" Cummings asked Jorja Leap to co-lead a group for men learning how to father their children, she had no idea what to expect. What unfolds in these pages is the story of Project Fatherhood and its members as they meet every Wednesday night in Watts- the epicenter of violence in Los Angeles. The struggles the book illuminates are heartbreaking, infuriating and hilarious. Over time, the fathers both support and argue with one another...
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In this fun celestial parenting guide, readers will learn all about their child's birth chart and gain the knowledge they need to understand the intricacies of their child's star-influenced being. The book is organized into three parts: Your Baby's Story as Told by the Sky, A Guide to Your Little One's Mind, Spirit, and Wellness, and Bonding with Your Growing Star. Readers will first dive into the basics of the zodiac, including the Elements and Qualities,...
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