Married By Midnight

Married By Midnight
Judith Stacy

One unforgettable kiss from Nick Hastings had ended Amanda Van Patton's girlhood and ruined her for other men. Now he'd married her, but only to win some benighted wager! Well, if he expected her to adorn his bed like a spanking new trophy, he was in for a rude awakening. For as of their wedding night, all bets were off…!A whirlwind courtship won Nick Hastings both a bride and a bet he barely remembered making. But unless he could convince his indignant, impassioned Amanda to take a chance on love, their firecracker physical chemistry would go snap, crackle…stop!

“Do you routinely have so many women in your bedchamber?”

“Only ones I’m related to.” His grin turned devilish. “Unfortunately.”

The heat inside Amanda boiled, spread through her, weakening her knees. The mere presence of this man two feet away called to her, urged her to move closer, as if he somehow held a power over her she could not resist.

And didn’t want to resist.

“So, anyway,” Nick said, “I came to apologize for my state of dress just now.”

“The lack of it, you mean?”

He grinned again. “Yes. I hope you weren’t offended.”

“Traumatized beyond recovery,” Amanda declared. “I’ll probably have to spend the rest of the day in bed.”

His grin blossomed into a full smile and his gaze dipped to her toes, then rose to her face once more in a swift, hot sweep.

Amanda’s cheeks burned as his gaze caressed her….

Praise for Judith Stacy’s recent titles

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“…one of the most entertaining and sweetly satisfying tales I’ve had the pleasure to encounter.”

—The Romance Reader

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“…lovable characters that grab your heartstrings…a fun read all the way.”

—Rendezvous

THE DREAMMAKER

“…a delightful story of the triumph of love.”

—Rendezvous

THE HEART OF A HERO

“Judith Stacy is a fine writer with both polished style and heartwarming sensitivity.”

—Bestselling author Pamela Morsi

#619 BORDER BRIDE

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#620 BADLANDS LAW

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#621 A PERILOUS ATTRACTION

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Married by Midnight

Judith Stacy

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