The Misconception
by Darlene Gardner

Evolutionary scientist Marietta Dalrymple views romantic love -like the myth of the monogamous male - as a fairy tale. Men are only good for procreation. And she has found the ideal candidate to satisfy her strongest biological urge - motherhood. On paper Jax Jackson has all the necessary advantages, including a high IQ and a successful career. In person his body drives her to reconsider the term animal magnetism. But in the aftermath of their passion, Jax claims there has been a mix-up; he is not the sperm supplier with whom she contracted, but an aspiring family man. The erudite professor is stupefied. Until she recognizes that she has found the wrong donor, but the right man for her heart.

Darlene Gardner's Bio

Darlene Gardner worked as a sportswriter for years before realizing she'd rather make up quotes than hope some athlete would say something interesting.

After writing books about festering small-town secrets and babies switched at birth, she had another realization: Writing romantic comedy would be a whole lot more fun. She's been concentrating on the lighter side of love ever since.

Darlene graduated from Penn State, grew up in the Pittsburgh area and worked for daily newspapers in Charleston (S.C.) and Fort Lauderdale. She now writes fiction full time and lives in Northern Virginia with her journalist husband and two children.