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A guilty secret⦠Vowing to put her past behind her, schoolteacher Janell Whitman has resigned herself to spinsterhood and she's erected walls to guard her heart from all but her students. A solitary heart⦠Hank Chandler is quite comfortable with his uncomplicated bachelor life. But when he suddenly finds himself the guardian of his orphaned niece and nephew he knows all that will have to change. Not only do the children need a motherās love, but heās not fit to be a single parent. So heāll need to marry quickly, whether he wants to or not. A Christmas bargain⦠Seeing their need, Janell impulsively reaches out to help the hurting Chandler family. But when Hank proposes a businesslike marriage she draws the line at becoming his wife. She softens her refusal, however, with a counteroffer ā sheāll take care of the children after school and help him find an appropriate wife in time for Christmas. After all, with a great man like Hank, how hard can it be? But as the holiday grows closer, it seems increasingly difficult to find a suitable candidateāānot to mention even harder to deny their growing feelings for each other. It might take a miracle for these two hearts to become one, but Christmas is the season of miraclesāāand love. ( This book was previously published under the title The Holiday Courtship)