When Margaret Madison cuddled little Alison in her arms, she knew she wanted to be this needy child's mother. It didn't matter that she'd just turned forty-six. It didn't matter that she'd just married off her other "baby."

But is did matter that she'd just fallen in love with the most eligible bachelor in Texas.

Because Gibson McKinley, the man who'd courted her, kissed her, made her feel desirable again, had vowed never to remarry, let alone become some Texas toddler's daddy...