Used book – The Bride's Bouquet, Karina Bliss, Florence Guillemat-Szarvas

So, it was him? Him, the man obsessed with his work who neglected his adorable ten-year-old daughter? Faced with this dark-haired man with deep blue eyes and virile features, Philippa felt caught off guard. She had brought Joe Fraser here to tell him a few home truths, not to imagine what would happen if he took her in his arms! And now, despite all his flaws, she involuntarily began to find... excuses for him. Did Joe Fraser always have this effect on women? Did his power of seduction manage to turn a tigress into a kitten? Suddenly, the project she intended to propose to him - a project dear to her heart - seemed extremely imprudent. However, it was too late to back down. So, she took her courage in both hands to announce: "Your daughter is suffering from your absence. In order for you to reconnect, I'm going to ask you to accompany our group on a holiday weekend. To accompany it with me, of course..."