Unwed mother-to-be Kathleen goes into labor prematurely while traveling on a snow blanketed deserted highway. Enter neonatal specialist Derek Taliferro (who only a couple years earlier was the 16 year old with a crush on Sarah in "Sarah's Child"), happens upon her and helps her deliver her baby girl. Then Derek decides that he loves baby Risa and wants to provide for her (since he is a doctor and all). He sets about forcing Kathleen into a marriage of convenience so that he can be a father to Risa. And as crazy as it sounds, the two start with a convenience and end up falling in love with each other.

Trite and syrupy, this story lacks plotting and cohesion. It never really captured my attention and I found myself laughing in parts where the author probably did not intend to create comedy. Definitely not one of Howard's better early works, which is why it's not so easy to find. Better to stick with her McKenzie series if straight romance is what you are looking for.