Gold Rush Bride

Gold Rush Bride
Debra Lee Brown

Marriage To A Rough-Hewn Stranger Wasn't Part Of Her Plan!Yet here Kate Dennington was, inconveniently married to closemouthed fur trapper Will Crockett–just to secure her rightful inheritance. She couldn't wait to get home to Ireland–so why did any glimpse of her husband tell her home is where the heart is?He Was A Trapper, Not A Storekeep!How he got tangled up with Kate Dennington and her troubles, Will Crockett couldn't fathom. True, the fire in Kate's eyes made him yearn for home and hearth–but he was an adventurer, not a family man!

“There is something you must do for me.”

“Me?” He looked at her, his dark eyes shining in the firelight. “Your father was my friend. I’ll do what I can, but I’m leaving town tomorrow and don’t plan on ever coming back.”

As if of their own accord, his eyes washed over her body. He looked away abruptly, embarrassed, it seemed.

She pulled the buckskin tighter, conscious of her wet dress clinging to her, outlining her hips and legs. “That’s exactly why it must be you, Mr. Crockett. You and no other.”

He turned toward her, then, and narrowed his eyes. They were black again. Black as a Dublin night in Liffey Quay. “What exactly is it you want, Miss Dennington?”

She’d likely burn in hell for what she was about to propose, but she mustered her courage and did it anyway.

“I want you to marry me.”

Praise for Debra Lee Brown’s previous titles

Ice Maiden

“Ice Maiden is an enticing tale that will warm your heart.”

—Romantic Times Magazine

The Virgin Spring

“Debra Lee Brown makes her mark with The Virgin Spring, which should be read by all lovers of Scottish romances.”

—Affaire de Coeur

“Debra Lee Brown pens an enjoyable tale of intrigue and adventure.”

—Romantic Times Magazine

“A remarkable story. The fast pace, filled with treachery, mystery, and passion, left me breathless.”

—Rendezvous

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Gold Rush Bride

Debra Lee Brown

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

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DEBRA LEE BROWN

The Virgin Spring #506

Ice Maiden #549

The Mackintosh Bride #576

Gold Rush Bride #594

To my mother, Marilyn Berger.

And my father, Lee Hargus

With love

Contents

Chapter One (#u95ac3b02-1434-51ad-8a7f-d61c0ef71bb8)

Chapter Two (#u1bc851db-3ce0-5538-a921-ac042b92efae)

Chapter Three (#uad851150-d611-59c8-aa6a-6f009ec16a9b)

Chapter Four (#ufe54415e-7419-550b-8ccf-e902401f7a5d)

Chapter Five (#u394ae84d-39aa-5d39-a95c-874dcd1bfb99)

Chapter Six (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eight (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)