title: A Half-Dozen Reasons
author: Patten, Darlene
description: CLIMB EVERY MOUNTAIN... .
  
  Karen Wagner had finally found her fantasy man! Widower Grant Russell had it all--tall, dark and handsome, the man was a true prince. But he was the father of six children! Even though Karen loved kids, and she'd always wanted a family, she'd never envisioned herself as the Maria von Trapp of Chicago, Illinois.
  
  Then Karen found herself braiding five-year-old Mandy's hair, watching Todd pitch for his baseball team ... and glowing under the sunshine of their father's warm smile. Reality with Grant was beginning to seem far better than any fantasy... .
  
  But what was Grant feeling? Could Karen show him that her half-dozen reasons to doubt had become six of her seven favorite things?