Book excerpt: One night of loosened inhibitions and Natalie Simmons'sworld has come completely unraveled. It must have beenthe experience of the white-water rafting. Or maybe it wasthe result of being dumped and on the rebound. Eitherway, she let down her guard—and now she's pregnant witha stranger's baby! A stranger who is a thrill-seeking river guide, a nomadbeholden to no one. What does Evan Murphy know aboutsettling down or being a father? They couldn't be morewrong for each other, which is why Natalie is sodetermined to go it alone. But Evan's got other plans.— 9 Months Later It's not what they're expecting.