Maggie Rainer’s past is filled with pain, abandonment, and controversy. In high school, she had been madly in
love with a man named Kurt Rainer. For years the two hid their secret love
affair until finally the couple planned to run away together. Unfortunately, the love affair ended badly when Kurt disappeared without a trace after a fight with his
father. Soon after Kurt’s abandonment, Maggie found out she was pregnant and agreed to marry Kurt’s half brother Steve to hide her affair with his brother. This sham marriage ended when Steve died in an airplane crash coming from one of his regular parties. Six years later, however, Maggie’s future is starting to look bright. Maggie’s son is the steadfast focus of her
life. Her career is progressing well. Furthermore, her new boyfriend, Dr. Roger St George, is eager for marriage and a family. Then, Kurt Rainer walks back into her life and complicates everything, reviving old wounds and dead secrets. A Suitable Father is
contemporary love
story that illustrates the prime worries that single mothers have when finding love again. It is difficult enough to find true lasting love with a child but single parents often worry about how that potential lover will treat his or her children from another
relationship. This quandary makes relationship decisions extremely difficult. This story, however, gives the reader hope that sometimes the heart knows the way, even when the brain isn’t quite sure about that right choice.
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