The Maverick Fakes A Bride!

The Maverick Fakes A Bride!
Christine Rimmer

Do You Take This (Faux) Fiancée?All the single ladies in Rust Creek Falls know Travis Dalton. And they all know the sexy, rascally rancher is not the marrying kind. So how is it that our town's most notorious bachelor has wound up engaged on a Western reality TV show?We here at the Gazette are pleased The Great Roundup has chosen our hometown heartbreaker as a contestant. And we are definitely rooting for Travis's unexpected union with childhood friend Brenna O'Reilly, the one girl we believe can keep this cowboy on his toes. But is it true this betrothal is strictly a fabrication for the cameras? Pass the popcorn, dear readers. We suspect this made-for-TV romance could be headed straight for a Hollywood happy ending!

Do You Take This (Faux) Fiancée?

Rust Creek Ramblings

All the single ladies in Rust Creek Falls know Travis Dalton. And they all know the sexy, rascally rancher is not the marrying kind. So how is it that our town’s most notorious bachelor has wound up engaged on a Western reality TV show?

We here at the Gazette are pleased The Great Roundup has chosen our hometown heartbreaker as a contestant. And we are definitely rooting for Travis’s unexpected union with childhood friend Brenna O’Reilly, the one girl we believe can keep this cowboy on his toes. But is it true this betrothal is strictly a fabrication for the cameras? Pass the popcorn, dear readers. We suspect this made-for-TV romance could be headed straight for a Hollywood happy ending!

“We’re not giving up now,” Brenna said. “Don’t even think it.”

“But are you…?”

“We are doing this.” Her eyes had stars in them. “And we are taking home the prize.”

“Brenna…” She smelled of flowers and fresh-cut grass. Travis really wanted to kiss her.

“Do it,” she whispered, clearly reading his mind. “We need to do it. How can we pretend that we’re headed for forever when you’ve never even put your lips on mine?”

Was she right? Did he really need to kiss her to make their fake relationship seem real? All he could think was that he’d never kissed her—and he had to kiss her.

He lowered his head a fraction closer and she surged up.

His mouth touched hers.

With a sigh, she let go of his shirtfront. Her hands slid up to clasp the back of his neck. “Travis…” She stroked his nape with her soft fingers as she whispered his name, kissing it onto his lips.

So good. So right. She tasted of honey, of ripe summer fruit—peaches and blackberries, watermelon. Cherries. She tasted of promises, sweet hopes and big dreams. She tasted of home.

Someone yelled, “Kiss her, cowboy!”

Neither Travis nor Brenna paid their hecklers any mind. The brims of their hats collided. His fell and then hers. Neither of them cared.

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Montana Mavericks:

The Great Family Roundup—

Real cowboys and real love in Rust Creek Falls!

The Maverick Fakes a Bride!

Christine Rimmer

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

CHRISTINE RIMMER came to her profession the long way around. She tried everything from acting to teaching to telephone sales. Now she’s finally found work that suits her perfectly. She insists she never had a problem keeping a job—she was merely gaining “life experience” for her future as a novelist. Christine lives with her family in Oregon. Visit her at www.christinerimmer.com (http://www.christinerimmer.com).

For MSR,

always.

Contents

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Back Cover Text (#u70c007fe-ccb2-59a7-8503-d93bca9f619c)

Introduction (#uca41e573-b15e-569a-811e-c1afa2684f90)

Title Page (#u6de701f7-4195-5e83-aa79-b0ba508d0077)

About the Author (#u4ba902a0-4f96-5e11-8fe3-60cd82764aac)

Dedication (#u2d29e45f-f96d-5df2-a8dc-ec8b94d37555)

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