Iceberg

"Daddy, why don't you marry Linnet?"

Little Sarah Doyle adored Linnet, whose heart was touched by the loneliness of the bright motherless child. Sarah's father, Justin, was another matter entirely.

He could be cold as ice, yet he possessed an animal magnetism that was impossible to ignore -- though Linnet tried.

Justin knew that Sarah would be devastated if she ever lost her companion. He had the perfect solution to keep Linnet around -- but it certainly wasn't marriage....

Harlequin Romance #2437, November, 1981.