Beckett's Birthright

Beckett's Birthright
Bronwyn Williams

Eli Chandler didn't need a redheaded wildcat to complicate his life. What with a fiancée gone missing and a wily gambler on the loose, the ranch manager had enough on his plate. So why did he hunger after the boss's daughter, with a newly whetted appetite for love?Delilah Jackson could appreciate that. Just as she could appreciate the shocking way he made her feel without even trying–reminding her she was a woman first and a rancher second!

“Dammit, Eli, this is your fault!”

She was obviously not going to be reasonable.

“My fault. What the devil are you talking about? You’re the one who insists on riding that hell-bred snorter!”

“He is not a—a snorter! Whatever that means.”

They were pratically shouting, kneeling no more than six inches apart on the red, sun-baked clay. “He’s sure as hell no mount for a lady.”

“I’m no…”

The rebuttal went unfinished. The glittery look of defeat in her eyes stole the fire right out of his next charge. “Lilah? Don’t say that. Don’t even think it, because it’s not true.”

Face flaming anew, she opened her mouth, then closed it. Eli didn’t know what came over him—later he might ascribe it to sunstroke.

He yanked her into his arms and helped himself to her succulent pink mouth before she could let fly with another barrage….

Praise for author Bronwyn Williams

Longshadow’s Woman

“This is a perfect example of western romance writing at its very best…an exciting and satisfying read.”

—Romance Reviews Today

The Paper Marriage

“From first page to last, this is the way romance should be.”

—Old Book Barn Gazette

“Creating multi-dimensional characters in a warm-hearted story, Ms. Williams draws you into the heart of her tale.”

—Romantic Times

#631 GIFTS OF THE SEASON

Miranda Jarrett/Lyn Stone/Anne Gracie

#632 RAFFERTY’S BRIDE

Mary Burton

#634 THE DUMONT BRIDE

Terri Brisbin

Beckett’s Birthright

Bronwyn Williams

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

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To Gilbert Stevens Burrus, for all the love and laughter we shared too briefly.

Contents

Chapter One (#uf47c9573-2cf5-5b16-95d0-189bd70b7990)

Chapter Two (#u33c097a9-ea68-5374-8433-717cd839102b)

Chapter Three (#uee6fd75b-9a6b-580c-9c8f-6b6a213ae271)

Chapter Four (#uc818e268-99f5-5702-8f7f-45f15840f4cf)

Chapter Five (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Six (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eight (#litres_trial_promo)