The Maverick's Return

The Maverick's Return
Marie Ferrarella

Congratulations…it's a girl! Talk about mending fences—have you heard that rugged rancher Daniel Stockton is back in town? It's been ten years since Dan left Rust Creek Falls with Anne Lattimore's heart in tow. She soon married someone else and had a child, but their marriage didn't last. We here at the Gazette think we know why. It has something to do with Anne's beautiful daughter, Janie…Now that Dan has returned, will Anne find the courage to forgive him—and tell him that sweet Janie is really his? Will Dan find the courage to ask for a second chance? Stay tuned, you hopeful romantics, to see if love really can conquer all!

Congratulations...it’s a girl!

RUST CREEK RAMBLINGS

Talk about mending fences—have you heard that rugged rancher Daniel Stockton is back in town? It’s been ten years since Dan left Rust Creek Falls with Anne Lattimore’s heart in tow. She soon married someone else and had a child, but their marriage didn’t last. We here at the Gazette think we know why. It has something to do with Anne’s beautiful daughter, Janie...

Now that Dan has returned, will Anne find the courage to forgive him—and tell him that sweet Janie is really his? Will Dan find the courage to ask for a second chance? Stay tuned, you hopeful romantics, to see if love really can conquer all!

“Looks like you’ve been cleared to go,” he told her as the other woman stepped away.

Anne felt butterflies fluttering in the pit of her stomach. Why did she feel as if she was about to go out on a first date? She wasn’t, for heaven’s sake. This wasn’t even a date at all. She was just getting a cup of coffee with someone who had once meant a great deal to her.

Someone you had a baby with, the voice in her head reminded her.

With effort, Anne forced a ghost of a smile to her lips as she said, “Just let me get my purse and then I’m ready.”

After taking out her purse from one of the bottom drawers, Anne rose to her feet. She glanced at the phone, willing it to ring.

It didn’t.

She had temporarily run out of possible excuses.

“Okay,” she told Danny as she came around to the front of the reception desk, “let’s get that cup of coffee.”

Taking her elbow to help guide her out of the clinic, Dan murmured, “I thought you’d never ask.”

The butterflies went into high gear.

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The Maverick’s Return

Marie Ferrarella

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

USA TODAY bestselling and RITA® Award–winning author MARIE FERRARELLA has written more than two hundred and seventy-five books for Mills & Boon, some under the name Marie Nicole. Her romances are beloved by fans worldwide. Visit her website, www.marieferrarella.com (http://www.marieferrarella.com).

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Contents

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Back Cover Text (#u53746a76-07f8-5240-ac15-34da996fa8a9)

Introduction (#u95cb778c-889c-5047-a0b7-bb4f61300b47)

Title Page (#ued7e7aac-bb7b-5175-bd73-b687ea4bc834)

About the Author (#u07fd8c07-7c05-557a-9f22-07b9d3bf4343)

Dedication (#u2ea4984a-7432-5bd2-aadb-e015ad00260f)

Prologue (#uf46728b3-dcf3-57d0-9b21-c604e22373e2)

Chapter One (#u5879398e-d597-58dd-a128-24a7b922faa0)

Chapter Two (#ua90e8eec-1c03-5f7d-a710-02b19e5172d8)

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