The Rancher's Christmas Promise

The Rancher's Christmas Promise
Allison Leigh

His long-lost daughter…Ryder Wilson’s determined to make a home for the baby his late estranged wife left on a stranger’s doorstep. Local lawyer Greer Templeton is there to help. It’s enough to make Ryder propose a marriage of convenience. But does love factor into his Christmas promise?

“We believe the infant girl under our protection is your daughter.”

With that, rancher Ryder Wilson’s world turns upside down. But he’s determined to make a home for the baby his late estranged wife left on a stranger’s doorstep. Local lawyer Greer Templeton is there to help, after growing attached to little Layla during the search for her daddy. It’s enough to make Ryder propose a marriage of convenience. But does love factor into his Christmas promise?

Though her name is frequently on bestseller lists, ALLISON LEIGH’s high point as a writer is hearing from readers that they laughed, cried or lost sleep while reading her books. She credits her family with great patience for the time she’s parked at her computer, and for blessing her with the kind of love she wants her readers to share with the characters living in the pages of her books. Contact her at allisonleigh.com (http://www.allisonleigh.com).

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The Rancher’s Christmas Promise

Allison Leigh

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THE RANCHER’S CHRISTMAS PROMISE

© 2018 Allison Lee Johnson

Published in Great Britain 2018

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Contents

Cover (#u44db5ba8-3785-5294-a75f-193497499ae2)

Back Cover Text (#u86716495-fcbb-57c2-9c9f-f085d75dc2f4)

About the Author (#u04552683-be77-54db-9b50-37bc123fa4ee)

Booklist (#u3ce064b5-4149-5615-96d8-7b47b4c3b5a4)

Title Page (#u9b17b50b-3df7-50ff-ba31-0b1be1180599)

Copyright (#u876d9d2c-9698-5217-a904-e87ba2f9d282)

Dedication (#u71fac7f3-257a-587e-92cb-1b8d7cc6d7de)

Prologue (#u8a0a97b0-1134-5658-9b23-3313dcc327f0)

Chapter One (#u0256498c-df5c-513e-8ab4-2a97e3213e0f)

Chapter Two (#uae50d02e-499c-505e-8c1b-f3e517f06891)

Chapter Three (#u75983e37-9b0d-5c6c-ae74-122e42c57f73)

Chapter Four (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Five (#litres_trial_promo)

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Chapter Seven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eight (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)