Fill-In Fiancee

Fill-In Fiancee
Deanna Talcott

FROM THE DESK OF EMILY WINTERSBachelor #3: Lord Breton Hamilton Title: Senior VP of Overseas Operations This month's scheme: Turn his pretend engagement into a real "I do"I can't believe my luck! Not only is gorgeous Brett Hamilton secretly a British lord, but also he's asked pretty paralegal Sunny Robins to be his fiancée! Okay, it's all for show–she gets a temporary place to stay, he convinces his parents he's found true love and avoids the arranged marriage they're plotting for him. But will this mismatched couple of convenience get what they really need when the romantic charade is over: a real, everlasting love? I'm keeping my fingers crossed!

Wintersoft’s CEO is on a husband hunt for his daughter. Trouble is Emily has uncovered his scheme. But can she marry off the eligible executives before Dad sets his crazy plan in motion?

“I may be a gentleman, but I am not sleeping on the floor,” Brett declared.

Sunny eyed the large, imposing bed, and a tremor of uncertainty scuttled up her spine. “Why is it that everything around you seems to be linked to royalty?”

Brett frowned. “What?”

“The bed. Is it a king or a queen?”

The corner of his mouth started to lift. God, she hated it when he did that. It was so sexy.

“Isn’t there a phrase for it?” she persisted.

“Something about being careful who you make your bed with, or who you’re crawling into bed with?”

“Me,” he stated firmly, his smile disappearing.

“You’re crawling into bed with me.” The statement was bald, decisive and unadorned. Then he tempered it. “For a king’s ransom. Free room and board.”

Sunny took a deep breath. “I agreed to help you…but I never imagined this.”

Dear Reader,

Egad! This month we’re up to our eyeballs in royal romances!

In Fill-In Fiancée (#1694) by DeAnna Talcott, a British lord pretends marriage to satisfy his parents. But will the hasty union last? Only time will tell, but matchmaker Emily Winters has her fingers crossed and so do we! This is the third title of Silhouette Romance’s exclusive six-book series, MARRYING THE BOSS’s DAUGHTER.

In The Princess & the Masked Man (#1695), the second book of Valerie Parv’s THE CARRAMER TRUST miniseries, a clever princess snares the affections of a mysterious single father. Look out for the final episode in this enchanting royal saga next month.

Be sure to make room on your reading list for at least one more royal. To Wed a Sheik (#1696) is the last title in Teresa Southwick’s exciting DESERT BRIDES series. A jaded desert prince is no match for a beautiful American nurse in this tender and exotic romance.

But if all these royal romances have put you in the mood for a good old-fashioned American love story, look no further than West Texas Bride (#1697) by bestselling author Madeline Baker. It’s the story of a city girl who turns a little bit country to win the heart of her brooding cowboy hero.

Enjoy!

Mavis C. Allen

Associate Senior Editor

Fill-In Fiancée

DeAnna Talcott

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

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Fill-In Fiancée #1694

DEANNA TALCOTT

grew up in rural Nebraska, where her love of reading was fostered in a one-room school. It was there she first dreamed of writing the kinds of books that would touch people’s hearts. Her dream became a reality when The Bachelor and the Bassinet, a Silhouette Romance novel, won the National Readers’ Choice Award for Best Traditional Romance. Since then, DeAnna has also earned the WISRWA’s Readers’ Choice Award and the Booksellers’ Best Award for the Best Traditional Romance. All of her award-winning books have been Silhouette Romance titles!

DeAnna claims a retired husband, three children, two dogs and a matching pair of alley cats make her life in mid-Michigan particularly interesting. When not writing, or talking about writing, she scrounges flea markets to indulge #1 son’s quest for vintage toys, relaxes at #2 son’s Eastern Michigan football and baseball games, and insists, to her daughter, that two cats simply do not need to multiply!

FROM THE DESK OF EMILY WINTERS

Contents

Chapter One (#u4c8d2011-b6bd-51b0-86e6-fd75d4864e4f)

Chapter Two (#u1a7f3991-7e6e-5b22-835f-2462125e87b3)

Chapter Three (#uc44fdbe1-cb26-5520-9656-1b5f6bab8bae)

Chapter Four (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Five (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Six (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eight (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)