The Bridal Chronicles

The Bridal Chronicles
Lissa Manley

Socialite Anna Sinclair was a budding bridal dress designer, but her love life was a cocktail-party joke. Disguising herself, she went west and vowed to avoid romance! Then handsome businessman Ryan Cavanaugh appeared as her pretend groom for an important photo opportunity, and Anna fell hard for his kindness.Would Ryan still want her if he knew who she really was?No one took Ryan Cavanaugh for a ride. While an adorable dress designer left him dreamy-eyed, he hoped she was as honest as she seemed. He'd never considered marriage, but now he ached to make Anna his. After Ryan's battle to trust in true love, would discovering her secret identity ruin their powerful connection?

Anna’s heart skipped a beat.

Even through her wedding veil, his gaze pinned her in places like an electric-blue laser.

He reached into his inside jacket pocket and pulled out a cell phone. He stopped to talk, his riveting eyes never leaving her.

Anna leaned in close to her friend, fighting off panic. “He’s the perfect male,” she whispered, her voice shaky.

Before she could say another word, her “groom” stepped closer, cell phone in hand. His well-over-six-foot frame towered her.

“Well, well,” he drawled, giving Anna an intense once-over. “You must be my bride.”

Anna took his extended hand. “Anna…Si…mpson,” she managed, using her fake last name.

“Ryan Cavanaugh.” He shook her hand and flashed a blinding smile. Deep dimples formed on both sides of his mouth. He leaned in closer to her. “Lucky me.”

Dear Reader,

If you’re like me, you can’t get enough heartwarming love stories and real-life fairy tales that end happily ever after. You’ll find what you need and so much more with Silhouette Romance each month.

This month you’re in for an extra treat. Bestselling author Susan Meier kicks off MARRYING THE BOSS’s DAUGHTER—the brand-new six-book series written exclusively for Silhouette Romance. In this launch title, Love, Your Secret Admirer (#1684), our favorite matchmaking heiress helps a naive secretary snare her boss’s attention with an eye-catching makeover.

A sexy rancher discovers love and the son he never knew, when he matches wits with a beautiful teacher, in What a Woman Should Know (#1685) by Cara Colter. And a not-so plain Jane captures a royal heart, in To Kiss a Sheik (#1686) by Teresa Southwick, the second of three titles in her sultry DESERT BRIDES miniseries.

Debrah Morris brings you a love story of two lifetimes, in When Lightning Strikes Twice (#1687), the newest paranormal love story in the SOULMATES series. And sparks sizzle between an innocent curator—with a big secret—and the town’s new lawman, in Ransom (#1688) by Diane Pershing. Will a seamstress’s new beau still love her when he learns she is an undercover heiress? Find out in The Bridal Chronicles (#1689) by Lissa Manley.

Be my guest and feed your need for tender and lighthearted romance with all six of this month’s great new love stories from Silhouette Romance.

Enjoy!

Mavis C. Allen

Associate Senior Editor, Silhouette Romance

The Bridal Chronicles

Lissa Manley

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

This book is dedicated to my wonderful husband, Kevin,

who supported me through nine years

of the ups and downs of an aspiring author.

Thanks for all the Tuesday nights.

I love you.

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LISSA MANLEY

has been an avid reader of romance since her teens and firmly believes that writing romances with happy endings is her dream job. She lives in the beautiful Pacific Northwest with her college-sweetheart husband of nineteen years, Kevin, two children, Laura and Sean, and two feisty toy poodles named Lexi and Angel, who run the household and get away with it. She has a degree in business from the University of Oregon, having discovered the joys of writing well after her college years. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, crafting, attending her children’s sporting events and relaxing at the family vacation home on the Oregon coast.

Lissa loves to hear from her readers. She can be reached at P.O. Box 91336, Portland, OR 97291-0336, or at http://lissamanley.com (http://lissamanley.com).

A Pretend Bride’s To-Do List:

♥ Spend as little time as possible with the pretend groom so as not to fall under his spell. We know what happens to you around good-looking men.

♥ Pay no attention to his stunning smile and gorgeous eyes and seemingly generous personality.

♥ Get the pretend ceremony over with.

♥ Forego pre-pretend-wedding jitters. This is a fake wedding!

♥ Try not to worry about the cameras…. The tabloids won’t even think to come here. Will they?

Contents

Chapter One (#u76a38d04-c3fc-50c7-a5ec-9659a1b86bc0)

Chapter Two (#u8ce66ccf-8ca7-517a-9057-abc77edc5bea)

Chapter Three (#u9eb8e916-2a07-5dc7-a168-36e9725b0d28)

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)