Undercover Christmas

Undercover Christmas
B.J. Daniels

She Claimed Her Baby Was His…Yet Chase Calloway swore he'd never met the mysterious pregnant woman who appeared at his family's ranch. True, an accident had blocked parts of his memory, but he wouldn't have forgotten the desire that flared between them….Marni McCumber deceived so that she might learn the truth. She hadn't counted on the pre-Christmas snows stranding her with Chase's secretive family–or the dangerous mishaps that have hinted she’s not the only one with something to hide. Forced to accept Chase's protection, Marni has found one truth impossible to conceal–she wants Chase. But when he regained his memory, would he want her?

She Claimed Her Baby Was His…

Yet Chase Calloway swore he’d never met the mysterious pregnant woman who appeared at his family’s ranch. True, an accident had blocked parts of his memory, but he wouldn’t have forgotten the desire that flared between them….

Marni McCumber deceived so that she might learn the truth. She hadn’t counted on the pre-Christmas snows stranding her with Chase’s secretive family—or the dangerous mishaps that have hinted she’s not the only one with something to hide. Forced to accept Chase’s protection, Marni has found one truth impossible to conceal—she wants Chase. But when he regained his memory, would he want her?

Previously Published.

“All I can tell you is…the truth.”

“The truth?” Chase asked, sounding skeptical.

Marni nodded as she turned to face him. “The truth is…I’m in love with you.”

For a moment, she thought he’d laugh in her face. “Cut your losses and give up this charade,” he said, dropping his voice to a menacing softness as he leaned closer. “You are no more pregnant with my child than you are in love with me.”

Before she could move, he took her face in his hands. In the depths of his gaze, she saw what he planned to do. He took her mouth with an intensity that stunned her. Her body ached; no one had ever kissed her like this.

He broke off the kiss and shoved himself away from her. “You and I have never kissed before,” he said. “If we had, I would have remembered.”

Dear Reader (#ulink_24d5c9ba-2960-58d0-8aaf-e5664fb321d7),

You’ve told us that stories about hidden identities are some of your favorites, so this month we’re happy to bring you another, in the HIDDEN IDENTITY promotion. Join B. J. Daniels for a special Christmas HIDDEN IDENTITY mystery.

B.J. loves old houses, like the one in Undercover Christmas—set in her hometown of Bozeman, Montana—because they always have secrets of their own. So do families. Coming from a family that is rumored to have had a few horse thieves of its own, B.J.’s always been fascinated by family dynamics. She’d love to hear from her readers at P.O. Box 183, Bozeman, Montana 59771.

We hope you enjoy it—and all the HIDDEN IDENTITY books coming to you in the months ahead.

Regards,

Debra Matteucci

Senior Editor & Editorial Coordinator

Mills and Boon

300 East 42nd Street

New York, NY 10017

Undercover Christmas

B. J. Daniels

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

To my daughter, Danielle Rosanne Smith.

Thanks for all the laughs, the love

and the encouragement. You’re the best

CAST OF CHARACTERS (#ulink_9f2e4140-7126-5e45-a3dd-347f5885b826)

Marni McCumber—She had no idea what she was getting into when she pretended to be seven months pregnant to help her twin.

Chase Calloway—He knew he wasn’t the father of this woman’s baby and he planned to prove it—if he could just keep her alive long enough.

Elise McCumber—All she did was fall in love with a man named Chase Calloway and now someone wanted her and her unborn baby dead.

Jabe Calloway—He wanted a grandchild and he would do anything to get one.

Vanessa Calloway—She was determined to keep the Calloway fortune for herself and her sons.

Lilly Calloway—Who knew what she’d do to settle an old score?

Hayes Calloway—He was in a loveless marriage, tied to a woman he suspected was a killer.

Felicia Calloway—She planned to have the baby who would inherit the Calloway fortune—and nothing was going to stop her.

Dayton Calloway—He was tired of not being the favorite son and decided to do something about it.

Table of Contents

Cover (#ue5f508d3-1ab1-5f78-bf0c-5a3743f10f90)

Back Cover Text (#u7e4f2cdb-ccbe-55f9-ae96-4b08417f2d63)

Dear Reader (#ulink_6bf448e3-cfa8-5ab7-8497-5bf6f6324ff2)

Title Page (#u62f47c2d-3dcf-5a0c-af13-8ba8f28b0f8e)

Dedication (#u3645d571-03ae-5335-b359-ae5df1918251)

Cast of Characters (#ulink_08d31326-134b-591f-9da1-c7e47ad1430f)

Prologue (#ulink_c108c689-536e-53a8-8aec-ffab9357a182)

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four