Harlequin Romance #3338: Who's Holding the Baby?

by Day Leclaire

Who's Holding The Baby by Day Leclaire released on Sep 23, 1994 is available now for purchase.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373033389
• ISBN13: 9780373033386
• Release Date: October 1994
• Publisher: Harlequin Books
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Luc's Baby Problem.

Luc could lie like a carpet, but he had a problem, his secretary was plain, and made herself look plainer still with her lack of dress sense, her dark too large glasses, and her mud colored hair. Grace has only to work for Luc for a year and she will get a business of her own, a toy shop. She and her mother had planed long before her mother's death. Now Luc and another problem, his brother Pietro has a baby girl Toni, and he didn't know until her mother Carina showed up at the office with the baby Toni. Carina's mother is on her death bed, and she needs to go to Italy to see her mother, but Carina can't take Toni. Pietro wants both Carina and Toni, but the only way he can get them is to follow Carina to Italy. Toni is left with Luc and the trouble begins. The police, child welfare and a nosy neighbor, throw in four other brothers a very critical father, as well as a minister and the mixture is hilarious! From the back of the book: '"Toni isn't your nephew-she's your niece!" "You're kidding!" Luc grinned in amazement. "That's wonderful!" Grace struggled to control her temper. "Your're missing the point. If the police had discovered we'd lied, they'd have thrown us both into jail. Darn it, Luc, how dare you involve me in your family problems!" "Our problems," he reminded her in soft, deliberate voice. "We're engaged. You told the police that, remember?" "But it's a lie," she protested, "every bit of it. I'm not engaged to you...and the baby isn't even a boy!" "You have a choice. You can stay with me-posing as my fiancee-until my brother returns. Or you can turn your back on a helpless baby." "You don't play fair!" she complained. "No," he agreed. Then he smiled, a charming, dangerous smile. "I play to win."

I loved it

This is a great story. You won't want to put the book down.

Who's Holding The Baby?

Back cover reads: "Toni isn't your nephew--she's your niece!" "You're kidding!" Luc grinned in amazement. "That's wonderful!" Grace struggled to control her temper. "You're missing the point. If the police had discovered we'd lied, they'd have thrown us both into jail. Darn it, Luc, how dare you involve me in your family problems?" "Our problems," he reminded her in a soft, deliberate voice. "We're engaged. You told the police that, remember?" "But it's all a lie," she protested. "Every bit of it. I'm not engaged to you...and the baby isn't even a boy!" "You have a choice. You can stay with me--posing as my fiancee--until my brother returns. Or you can turn your back on a helpless baby." "You don't play fair!" she complained. "No," he agreed. Then he smiled, a chaarming dagerous smile. "I play to win."

Thoroughly enjoyed it.

This story is like a mad-cap comedy. You can just picture it on TV. What with a baby niece being left with Luc by his brother who is chasing after the baby's mother. The police & social services workers who are trying to take the Toni away from him. Trying to keep his dad from finding out Grace, his PA who is helping him, is staying in his appartment. And finally trying to get married so he can keep Toni, while his brothers, a social worker & his dad turn up at his appartment while this is all going on is hillarious. Also this is the 1st. in this series. Next one "Bridegroom on approval" is Marco's story. It is also book 4 of the "Fairytale weddings" mini series.

Desperate boss, determined secretary, deposited baby . . .

When he unexpectedly finds himself caring for his baby niece on (extremely) short notice, businessman Luc Salvatore turns to his super-efficient (but secretly baby-adoring) secretary Grace Barnes for help. The forced proximity and stress (police and social workers are determined to treat the baby as abandoned) cause Luc and Grace to begin to acknowledge their feelings for each other. BUT . . . Grace is actually a woman on a mission, having made a secret deal with Luc's father: if she can work with her charming (and unfortunately, womanizing) boss (Luc) for a year without falling in love with him and flubbing up the work situation, a feat which, so far, no secretary has been able to accomplish, Luc's father will feel comfortable enough to retire, and will set Grace up in her own business. The sudden appearance of baby Toni causes a major glitch in her plans. This story is great fun, really, and I'm sorely tempted to give it five stars. I would, except for a couple of scenes where people start shedding clothes, and except for the fact that it takes our hero about four-fifths of the book to decide he really would prefer a marriage to something, ah, considerably more temporary. Get a clue, man! He finally does, of course, and when he does, he gets it with a vengeance. Nice.