Real Marriage Material

Real Marriage Material
Jodi O'Donnell

WIFE FOR HIRE?Country bachelor Jeb Albright was in trouble. What did he know about little girls? So when his orphaned niece came to stay, he treated her like one of the guys. But now social services wondered how she'd become such a tomboy?Enter elegant and refined Mariah Duncan. She was perfect to show Robin how to be a lady. But she was not the type Jeb would choose for a wife! He needed someone who could see beyond his rough exterior to the caring man inside.Then one day Jeb saw Mariah looking at him–and realized she not only saw the man he was, but the husband he could be!

Table of Contents

Cover Page (#u0b5c1eb7-25d6-59ad-80fd-8be1f711de6e)

Excerpt (#u6bccc0be-279a-5391-abe5-b66cd0f37a59)

Dear Reader (#ue412a1d7-154e-5fc9-bdf6-d88532b66604)

Title Page (#u453e1449-0902-578f-9f1d-31d3890c9ac4)

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS (#ulink_5227df78-b3ef-591a-a401-4c35ccef499c)

DEDICATION (#ulink_a93a4de4-ae94-55a2-8845-4c3f753aba28)

About the Author (#u813d9804-6d57-5fb5-9127-27d5571a3409)

Chapter One (#u4c206c8f-a9c2-5595-aa83-3de0510864ac)

Chapter Two (#u715a446c-9bd2-50aa-8efc-e5e9b22cbf23)

Chapter Three (#u96e74be7-830b-5929-b965-18c180d4fdf4)

Chapter Four (#u1089119a-c570-5c03-bb69-5e2144414c92)

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)

Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)

Copyright (#litres_trial_promo)

“So you think we should take the plunge and get married?”

Jeb asked sarcastically. “You’ll be my barefooted fishwife and I’ll be your redneck lover—”

“Don’t!” she cried. “You’re not a redneck good ol’ boy, Jeb Albright.”

“And I wonder if you have any genuine idea what you’re offering…or what you’d be getting.” He bent, and before she knew what was happening, Jeb had swung her into his arms in one effortless movement. “You need to know exactly what you’re getting. Exactly.” At the base of her throat he slid a finger under the strand of pearls nestled there. Lower he went, as he trailed his fingertips through the valley between her breasts. His hands drifted lower still….

Mariah moaned softly as she surged against him in silent invitation. Yes, she thought. He was made of the stuff that endured and lasted a lifetime. And this was what she needed, more than life.

Dear Reader (#ulink_dffa0365-e969-5530-93af-dce772452799),

In 1993 beloved, bestselling author Diana Palmer launched the FABULOUS FATHERS series with Emmett (SR#910),” which was her 50th Silhouette book. Readers fell in love with that Long, Tall Texan who discovered the meaning of love and fatherhood, and ever since, the FABULOUS FATHERS series has been a favorite. And now, to celebrate the publication of the 50th FABULOUS FATHERS book, -Silhouette Romance is very proud to present a brand-new novel by Diana Palmer, Mystery Man, and Fabulous Father Canton Rourke.

Silhouette Romance is just chock-full of special books this month! We’ve got Miss Maxwell Becomes a Mom, book one of Donna Clayton’s new miniseries, THE SINGLE DADDY CLUB. And Alice Sharpe’s Missing: One Bride is book one of our SURPRISE BRIDES trio, three irresistible books by three wonderful authors about very unusual wedding situations.

Rounding out the month is Jodi O’Donnell’s newest title, Real Marriage Material, in which a sexy man of the land gets tamed. Robin Wells’s Husband and Wife.. Again tells the tale of a divorced couple reuniting in a delightful way. And finally, in Daddy for Hire by Joey Light, a hunk of a man becomes the most muscular nanny there ever was, all for love of his little girl.

Enjoy Diana Palmer’s Mystery Man and all of our wonderful books this month. There’s just no better way to start off springtime than with six books bursting with love!

Regards,

Melissa Senate

Senior Editor

Silhouette Books

Please address questions and book requests to: Silhouette Reader Service

U.S.: 3010 Walden Ave., P.O. Box 1325. Buffalo, NY 14269 Canadian: P.O. Box 609, Fort Erie, Ont. L2A 5X3

Real Marriage Material

Jodi O’Donnell

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

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS (#ulink_93405921-4295-5bfe-8152-7227bf2f135a)

My thanks to Don Anderson, owner of Don’s Guide Service on

Lake Texoma, for keeping me straight on striper fishing, and to

Larry Martin, for filling me in on adoption procedures in Texas.

My thanks also to Alyson Brown for keeping me legal. Any

errors concerning these areas are entirely my fault.

DEDICATION (#ulink_8e32dbb5-5ba5-5614-8123-2270db878f6d)

For my agent, Pam Hopkins—the real deal, the genuine article,

the best!