My Husband Asked For A Paternity Test At Our Son's Christening
(2026)(The second book in the Emotional Romance Reads series)
A novel by Kelsie Calloway
He asked for proof of paternity at our son’s christening. But he already had the lab report in his jacket.
Second Chance, Massive Grovel, Estranged Marriage, Small Town Drama
Nora Vaughn built her life with her own two hands: a studio full of hundred-year-old glass, a husband from four generations of Sennet Harbor boatbuilders, and a son she waited years to hold. She had never once been unfaithful.
Then came the christening. With holy water still wet on their infant’s forehead, Adam stopped the priest, turned to a packed church, and demanded a paternity test.
He had six weeks of anonymous receipts, a photo, and a story the town was all too eager to believe. Nine days later, the official results proved what Nora already knew: August was his.
But the damage was done.
Nora packed her bags, signed a lease, and never looked back.
Fourteen months later, they are divorced. Adam is a ruined man. His boatyard is sinking, his reputation in ashes, writing down every milestone he missed in a small black notebook. He doesn't ask for forgiveness. He just shows up, week after week, earning every single inch of ground he lost.
And against her better judgment, Nora feels the ice beginning to thaw.
Until she finds the original lab report hidden in his workbench. Stamped NEGATIVE FOR EXCLUSION. Dated eleven days before the christening.
The worst morning of her life wasn't a sudden breakdown of trust - it was a calculated execution. And as the truth behind those eleven days begins to unspool, Nora realizes the person who destroyed her marriage isn't done with her family yet.
Now, Nora has to uncover why the man she loved chose to destroy them on a public stage... and whether the truth will heal them, or finish what he started.
My Husband Asked For A Paternity Test At Our Son's Christening is an emotional, slow-burn second-chance romance featuring: Extreme Grovel (He Earns Every Single Inch) • Second Chance / Estranged Marriage • He Was Wrong & He Knows It • Small Town • No Cheating • Full HEA • Complete Standalone
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Second Chance, Massive Grovel, Estranged Marriage, Small Town Drama
Nora Vaughn built her life with her own two hands: a studio full of hundred-year-old glass, a husband from four generations of Sennet Harbor boatbuilders, and a son she waited years to hold. She had never once been unfaithful.
Then came the christening. With holy water still wet on their infant’s forehead, Adam stopped the priest, turned to a packed church, and demanded a paternity test.
He had six weeks of anonymous receipts, a photo, and a story the town was all too eager to believe. Nine days later, the official results proved what Nora already knew: August was his.
But the damage was done.
Nora packed her bags, signed a lease, and never looked back.
Fourteen months later, they are divorced. Adam is a ruined man. His boatyard is sinking, his reputation in ashes, writing down every milestone he missed in a small black notebook. He doesn't ask for forgiveness. He just shows up, week after week, earning every single inch of ground he lost.
And against her better judgment, Nora feels the ice beginning to thaw.
Until she finds the original lab report hidden in his workbench. Stamped NEGATIVE FOR EXCLUSION. Dated eleven days before the christening.
The worst morning of her life wasn't a sudden breakdown of trust - it was a calculated execution. And as the truth behind those eleven days begins to unspool, Nora realizes the person who destroyed her marriage isn't done with her family yet.
Now, Nora has to uncover why the man she loved chose to destroy them on a public stage... and whether the truth will heal them, or finish what he started.
My Husband Asked For A Paternity Test At Our Son's Christening is an emotional, slow-burn second-chance romance featuring: Extreme Grovel (He Earns Every Single Inch) • Second Chance / Estranged Marriage • He Was Wrong & He Knows It • Small Town • No Cheating • Full HEA • Complete Standalone
Genre: Romantic Suspense
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