Just Curious

In New York Times bestselling author Jude Deveraux’s charming Christmas enovella, originally featured in the hit holiday anthology Simple Gifts, a young widow finds that miracles really do come in the least expected packages.

Beautiful Karen Lawrence doesn''t put much trust in men—particularly her playboy boss, MacAllister Taggert. Though she can''t see a future with him, Kate has a secret yearning to have a child before her biological clock expires—and she finds no other worthy sperm donor candidate with excellent physical, mental, and health qualities than her boss.

When she''s discovered snooping in her boss''s office one evening, Karen suddenly becomes an object of attraction for MacAllister. Expecting to get fired, she is surprised to be propositioned to pose as a MacAllister''s fiancée and to escort him to his cousin''s wedding, in return for anything she wants—even a baby.

As Karen spends time more with MacAllister and his family, she finds herself falling for him. Can she trust herself to open up to anothe man, or is Karen setting herself up for downfall?