A Wife for One Year

A Wife for One Year
Brenda Harlen

Marriage AgreementBetween Daniel Garrett and Kenna ScottStay married one yearFool the familyNo sex!To claim his trust fund and launch a new career, Daniel needs to be married…and no one can tick all the "wifely" boxes like Kenna. And since she's his best friend, the celibacy part should be a piece of (wedding) cake! Or so Daniel thinks…until he hears the words that make him freeze: "You may kiss your bride." One official kiss has the former confirmed bachelor reeling…and one unplanned night with his virgin bride has him staggering. Will it be the end of an era for the two best friends, or will a surprise pregnancy make the two become three–for keeps?

He stared at the tiny scrap of lingerie in his hand …

… and pictured Kenna wearing nothing more than the soft lace—an image that was arousing and unnerving.

Daniel was intimately acquainted with women’s lingerie. He knew the difference between a G-string and a thong, appreciated the effect of a push-up bra.

He wouldn’t mind seeing what Kenna looked like in one … and then out of it.

“Stay out of my underwear drawer.”

He looked at Kenna and grinned. “I never gave much thought to getting into it … until a moment ago.”

“Well, stop. Just because I’m your wife doesn’t mean I’m going to get naked with you. You set the terms,” she reminded him. “A one-year marriage on paper only.”

Obviously not a well thought-out plan, he realized.

“What if I want to renegotiate?” he asked.

“Not going to happen.”

He took a step closer, deliberately invading her personal space. “You know I can’t resist a challenge.”

* * *

Those Engaging Garretts! The Carolina Cousins

A Wife for

One Year

Brenda Harlen

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

BRENDA HARLEN is a former family law attorney turned work-at-home mom and national bestselling author who has written more than twenty books for Mills & Boon. Her work has been validated by industry awards (including an RWA Golden Heart Award and the RT Book Reviews Reviewers’ Choice Award) and by the fact that her kids think it’s cool that she’s “a real author.”

Brenda lives in southern Ontario with her husband and two sons. When she isn’t at the computer working on her next book, she can probably be found at the arena, watching a hockey game. Keep up to date with Brenda on Facebook, follow her on Twitter at @BrendaHarlen (http://www.twitter.com/BrendaHarlen), or send her an e-mail at brendaharlen@yahoo.com (mailto:brendaharlen@yahoo.com).

To my husband of twenty years:

Thanks for all of your love, support and encouragement over the past two decades—and especially for your patience and understanding when other (fictional!) men become the focus

of my attention as I work toward deadlines…

Contents

Cover (#ud624d3f0-9c82-53e0-b922-543c6435b099)

Introduction (#u25ecfa5f-c65e-5335-9f21-1e8d5ae02bfe)

Title Page (#ue62c806f-9bf4-52ac-b86e-b9d27780e3a4)

About the Author (#ud0d1fa08-f4e1-5b25-9fc3-48d1052fbc8b)

Dedication (#uf81674a7-59ff-51c3-8a85-16ce3b2184c7)

Prologue (#u1eee23ec-7f15-5518-ab9d-83191695b7dc)

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