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    A Christian Father's Day: Love for the Holidays, #3
    A Christian Father's Day: Love for the Holidays, #3
    A Christian Father's Day: Love for the Holidays, #3
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    A Christian Father's Day: Love for the Holidays, #3

    By Pat Simmons

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    One Father's Day, three fathers, and four children. Will the real dad, please stand up? It's never too late to be a father—or is it? 

    Christian Andersen is looking forward to spending his first Father's Day with his blended family. But Father's Day becomes more complicated than Christian or Joy, his wife, could have ever imagined, when the biological fathers of his adopted children threaten to ruin his special day. But he depends on God to guide him through the journey with a surprising outcome. 
    A Christian Father's Day is a romantic Christian novella that celebrates fatherhood year round.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGenerations Quest Press
    Release dateJun 29, 2015
    ISBN9781513065328
    A Christian Father's Day: Love for the Holidays, #3
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    Pat Simmons

    Pat is the multi-published author of several single titles and eBook novellas, and is a two-time recipient of Emma Rodgers Award for Best Inspirational Romance. She has been a featured speaker and workshop presenter at various venues across the country. As a self-proclaimed genealogy sleuth, Pat is passionate about researching her ancestors, then casting them in starring roles in her novels. She describes the evidence of the gift of the Holy Ghost as an amazing, unforgettable, life-altering experience. God is the Author who advances the stories she writes. Currently, overseeing the media publicity for the annual RT Booklovers Conventions, Pat has a B.S. in mass communications from Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. Pat has converted her sofa-strapped, sports fanatic husband into an amateur travel agent, untrained bodyguard, GPS-guided chauffeur, and her administrative assistant who is constantly on probation. They have a son and a daughter. Read more about Pat and her books by visiting www.patsimmons.net, or on social media.

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      A Christian Father's Day - Pat Simmons

      A Christian Father’s Day

      (A novella)

      BY

      PAT SIMMONS

      Editing by Robin Caldwell

      Proofreading by Karen Rodgers

      This is a work of fiction. References to real events, organizations, and places are used in a fictional context. Any resemblances to actual people, living or dead are entirely coincidental.

      To read more books by this author, please visit www.patsimmons.net.

      Copyright © 2013 by Pat Simmons

      License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to your favorite ebook retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Other Christian titles include:

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      The Guilty series

      Book I: Guilty of Love

      Book II: Not Guilty of Love

      Book III: Still Guilty

      Book IV: The Acquittal

      The Jamieson Legacy

      Book I: Guilty by Association

      Book II: The Guilt Trip

      Book III: Free from Guilt

      Book IV: The Confession

      The Carmen Sisters

      Book I: No Easy Catch

      Book II: In Defense of Love

      Book III: Driven to Be Loved

      Book IV: Redeeming Heart

      Love at the Crossroads

      Book I: Stopping Traffic

      Book II: A Baby for Christmas

      Book III: The Keepsake

      Book IV: What God Has For Me

      Making Love Work Anthology

      Book I: Love at Work

      Book II: Words of Love

      Book III: A Mother’s Love

      Table of Contents

      Chapter 1

      Chapter 2

      Chapter 3

      Chapter 4

      Chapter 5

      Chapter 6

      Chapter 7

      Chapter 8

      Chapter 9

      Chapter 10

      Chapter 11

      Chapter 12

      Epilogue

      Questions to ponder for you or your book club

      About Pat Simmons

      Other Christian Titles by Pat Simmons

      CHAPTER 1

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      Newlywed Christian Andersen couldn’t wait to celebrate his first Father’s Day. As a matter of fact that was all he could think about, especially when he reflected on the fond memories of his childhood. His dad coined Father’s Day as a boys’ day out with his three sons.

      Camping, fishing, barbecuing—you name it, the Andersen boys did it. Ultimately the outings progressed to the greens once they all became teenagers. Christian and his brothers, Nathan and David, accompanied their dad to the golf course after morning worship until dusk. They would return home famished and ready to devour the feast their mother had prepared. Yes, Father’s Day was the holiday in the Andersens’ book.

      Countdown. In ten days, Christian would begin his own tradition with his new family. Less than a year earlier, he had married the former Joyce Joy Knight. The stunning beauty had the most unselfish heart of any woman he had ever met. The fact that she was a struggling single parent—three girls and one boy—didn’t deter him from pursuing her and adopting them. The children needed a father, and Christian was willing to fill that role.

      I can’t believe you’re going to be missing in action next Sunday, Nathan said, distracting Christian from his distraction. The Andersen brothers had just dismissed their staff after the morning meeting and it didn’t take long for Christian’s mind to drift—again.

      The siblings were not only business partners, but served as one another’s confidant. They were close. The only hint of resemblance among the three was in height and build. As far as facial features, Nathan, the oldest at thirty-five, was endowed with rich dark skin, a bald head, and he sported a thick beard. David was their baby brother at thirty. He possessed light skin and showed off a recent haircut and goatee. Christian was stuck in the middle at thirty-three and preferred a thin, trimmed mustache.

      Christian eyed his oldest brother and grinned. As the middle son, he was the first one to get married and become a father, albeit through adoption. He loved those children as if they were his flesh and blood.

      Yep, he answered without a tag of guilt.

      So what do Joy and the children have planned? David rubbed his jaw as he shut down his laptop.

      Folding his arms behind his head, Christian rocked in his leather chair, where wheels weren’t an option. An inch farther and his back would hit the floor.

      I’m not sure, but it’s amusing to watch them try and keep a secret, especially the little ones. I could bribe Darla and Jada with a cookie and they would spill classified information, he chuckled. The pair were first cousins, four and three, respectively. Then there was Shane, the only boy who was a terrible two about to turn into a temper-tantrum three and his sister, Bethani—the oldest of all the children at eleven years. Only Jada was Joy’s biological child.

      Nathan didn’t laugh with him, but held a blank stare, which usually meant something was on his mind. With a stubborn streak, he could be king of the hold-out.

      Lifting a brow, Christian gave him a pointed look. What?

      Nathan shrugged and looked away at the black artwork that lined the walls—oils, sketches and photographs—complementing the old black and white print photo of the founder’s portrait, their grandfather, Kaplan Andersen who started Andersen & Associates in the early 1950s. As his business grew, he continued to invest. Their grandfather’s work philosophy provided wealth for the generations that followed. The flagship company headed by their father, Philip, now boasted five thriving subsidiaries.

      The three were Ivy League graduates and founded Andersen Investors & Consultants, LLC. Their firm helped entrepreneurs get funding for their invention concepts, then assisted them in getting their products mass-produced in the U.S., and marketed them in non-traditional ways like infomercials, product demonstrations at conferences and web seminars.

      Christian continued to press Nathan until his brother opened his mouth and then shut it.

      Ah, nothing, Nathan paused, and then gave Christian a look of awe. I still can’t get over the fact that you’re a ready-made daddy. I’m glad those little crumb snatchers are lovable. To be honest, I never thought any of us would marry a woman who had another man’s kids. I guess it’s the relationship norm of the day.

      However you meant that, it didn’t come out right. Now Christian wished Nathan hadn’t voiced his comment. He frowned and took a deep breath. It wasn’t as if Christian hadn’t heard the murmur before, but coming from his oldest brother, it pricked his heart. I thought you liked Joy and the children.

      I do. The girls are well-mannered and little Shane is the spoiled baby brother like you knuckleheads used to be. He tilted toward David who shrugged his indifference. You’re doing a good job as a stepdad.

      Drumming his fingers on the table, Christian wouldn’t allow Nathan to backpedal on this one. I love you, bro, but I don’t do step—not for my wife or my children, he said, thumping his chest.

      I meant no disrespect. Nathan nodded. That came out wrong. I admire you. I just don’t think I could have gotten serious about a woman with a child. All I would have seen were diapers and baby bottles.

      Instead of feeling insulted, Christian had to smile because that’s exactly how he had met Joy—in the checkout line—buying training

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