Four-Karat Fiancee

Four-Karat Fiancee
Sharon Swan

Welcome to Millionaire, Montana, where twelve lucky souls have won a multimillion-dollar jackpot.And where one millionaire in particular has just MARRIED HIS ENEMYIn a shocking turn of events, Jester's favorite feuding business owners Dev Devlin and Amanda Bradley recently traded wedding bands instead of barbs. Main Street sources say the former bad boy's rescue of bookish Amanda from a drunken brute transformed the pair from decidedly pugnacious to downright passionate. Scandalized customers of the Heartbreak Saloon report womanly touches amid the bar's rustic interior as testimony to the twosome's truce. Yet rumors abound that an Ex-Libris buyout and four adorable moppets making their home with sister Amanda and–ahem–millionaire "Deveee" necessitated the nuptials. Could it be these one-time enemies married for babes-in-need and the bottom line, or are they lovers for life?

You are cordially invited to the Surprise Wedding of Ex-Libris Bookstore owner Amanda Bradley and Heartbreak Saloon keeper William “Dev” Devlin.

Time: Sunday afternoon

Place: Heartbreak Saloon

Join Shelly and Connor O’Rourke and all of Millionaire, Montana, as we celebrate the sacred, albeit swift, union of Main Street’s much-loved contenders—er, couple—as they begin their married and family life together.

(Special attention should be paid to one Louise Pearson, stuffed-shirt social worker seeking to expose Dev and Amanda’s marriage as a means to keep Liza, Caleb, Patrick and Betsy in the family fold.)

Harlequin American Romance presents MILLIONAIRE, MONTANA, where twelve lucky souls have won a multimillion-dollar jackpot.

Six titles in this captivating series—

JACKPOT BABY by Muriel Jensen

(HAR #953)

BIG-BUCKS BACHELOR by Leah Vale

(HAR #957)

SURPRISE INHERITANCE by Charlotte Douglas

(HAR #961)

FOUR-KARAT FIANCÉE by Sharon Swan

(HAR #966)

PRICELESS MARRIAGE by Bonnie Gardner

(HAR #970)

FORTUNE’S TWINS by Kara Lennox

(HAR #974)

Dear Reader,

Welcome to another wonderful month at Harlequin American Romance. You’ll notice our covers have a brand-new look, but rest assured that we still have the editorial you know and love just inside.

What a lineup we have for you, as reader favorite Muriel Jensen helps us celebrate our 20th Anniversary with her latest release. That Summer in Maine is a beautiful tale of a woman who gets an unexpected second chance at love and family with the last man she imagines. And author Sharon Swan pens the fourth title in our ongoing series MILLIONAIRE, MONTANA. You won’t believe what motivates ever-feuding neighbors Dev and Amanda to take a hasty trip to the altar in Four-Karat Fiancée.

Speaking of weddings, we have two other tales of marriage this month. Darlene Scalera pens the story of a jilted bride on the hunt for her disappearing groom in May the Best Man Wed. (Hint: the bride may just be falling for her husband-to-be’s brother.) Dianne Castell’s High-Tide Bride has a runaway bride hiding out in a small town where her attraction to the local sheriff is rising just as fast as the flooding river.

So sit back and enjoy our lovely new look and the always-quality novels we have to offer you this—and every—month at Harlequin American Romance.

Best Wishes,

Melissa Jeglinski

Associate Senior Editor

Harlequin American Romance

Four-Karat Fiancée

Sharon Swan

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

For Muriel, Leah, Charlotte, Bonnie and Karen, who made doing this story so special And for Melissa Jeglinski, who brought us together creating a town to remember

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Born and raised in Chicago, Sharon Swan once dreamed of dancing for a living. Instead, she surrendered to life’s more practical aspects, settled for an office job, concentrated on typing and being a Chicago Bears fan. Sharon never seriously considered writing a career until she moved to the Phoenix area and met Pierce Brosnan at a local shopping mall. It was a chance meeting that changed her life because she found herself thinking, what if? What if two fictional characters had met the same way? That formed the basis for her next novel, and she’s now cheerfully addicted to writing contemporary romance and playing what if?

Sharon loves to hear from readers. You can write to her at P.O. Box 21324, Mesa, AZ 85277.

Books by Sharon Swan

HARLEQUIN AMERICAN ROMANCE

912—COWBOYS AND CRADLES

928—HOME-GROWN HUSBAND * (#litres_trial_promo)

939—HUSBANDS, HUSBANDS…EVERYWHERE! * (#litres_trial_promo)

966—FOUR-KARAT FIANCÉE

Contents

Prologue (#u9e6fa82b-c146-53f2-914c-0b07b652f381)

Chapter One (#u687a26a8-b69e-573a-92d6-056ecd225cdc)

Chapter Two (#u10e2d76b-27e6-5cac-bf4c-3807eb3793b5)

Chapter Three (#u09e7ac9d-fc86-5c71-874b-5370bd820695)

Chapter Four (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Five (#litres_trial_promo)