Cowboy Defender

Cowboy Defender
Carla Cassidy

A rancher races against the clock to save the woman he loves Clay "Romeo" Madison yearns to find his Juliet. So when Miranda Silver's life is threatened, the handsome cowboy risks everything to protect the pretty single mom. After all, she might be The One. All he's got to do is live down his scandalous reputation, persuade Miranda he's serious…and rescue her from a kidnapper before it's too late!

A rancher races against the clock to save the woman he loves

Carla Cassidy’s new Cowboys of Holiday Ranch romance

Clay “Romeo” Madison yearns to find his Juliet. So when Miranda Silver’s life is threatened, the handsome cowboy risks everything to protect the pretty single mom. After all, she might be The One. All he’s got to do is live down his scandalous reputation, persuade Miranda he’s serious...and rescue her from a kidnapper before it’s too late!

CARLA CASSIDY is an award-winning, New York Times bestselling author who has written more than one-hundred-and-twenty novels for Mills & Boon. In 1995, she won Best Silhouette Romance from RT Book Reviews for Anything for Danny. In 1998, she won a Career Achievement Award for Best Innovative Series from RT Book Reviews. Carla believes the only thing better than curling up with a good book to read is sitting down at the computer with a good story to write.

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Cowboy Under Fire

Cowboy at Arms

Operation Cowboy Daddy

Killer Cowboy

Sheltered by the Cowboy

Guardian Cowboy

The Colton Cowboy

Colton’s Secret Son

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Cowboy Defender

Carla Cassidy

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

ISBN: 978-1-474-09374-3

COWBOY DEFENDER

© 2019 Carla Bracale

Published in Great Britain 2019

by Mills & Boon, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF

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To the members of Mid-America Romance Authors—

you all make me laugh and make me think. You are my

extended family and I hope to spend many more years

laughing and writing with you all!

Contents

Cover (#ubfb3e882-ce6e-5047-af6f-80412a674882)

Back Cover Text (#ub6bc2090-b63d-5a57-b566-a4bf436b7a34)

About the Author (#ub789a33b-8f7d-5dac-8d34-72f8507313ea)

Booklist (#u953fe6e8-8bfd-5073-a891-c182a0daa797)

Title Page (#u0d006b18-a804-599d-94f8-41d71a19c387)

Copyright (#u52cf4f7c-b5ba-58cb-84ed-68644b95865c)

Dedication (#u988674d0-afa8-5b05-9dc4-d8c0b84163d1)

Chapter 1 (#u56e1c5d7-4ca1-5a79-9d0b-d2f34a9e6df0)

Chapter 2 (#u6bad20b1-99d1-5240-938f-9a11758eece4)

Chapter 3 (#u39e53dd9-a682-59e5-bcc5-3fe545277e86)

Chapter 4 (#ua8a13142-db8a-5b63-91b4-eceac4eed623)

Chapter 5 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 6 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 7 (#litres_trial_promo)