An Engagement Of Convenience

An Engagement Of Convenience
Mollie Molay

Employer, Enemy–Or Fiance?As a single mother of two, Lili Soule will do everything she can to save the day-care center in the building where she works, even if it means challenging Tom Eldridge, her handsome boss. She can't really afford to put her job on the line, but she also can't afford to find other arrangements for the twins.Tom Eldridge is in a bind–stuck between building management, a demanding father who wants Tom to settle down right now, and the irksome Ms. Soule. Then a chance encounter with Lili and her two children gives him an idea that will solve all his problems in one fell swoop….So just when Lili thinks she's going to have to put up the fight of her life, Tom offers her a proposal she's having trouble refusing!

Tom wandered over to the fireplace mantel, where a photograph of a smiling man in uniform held a place of honor

Alongside it was a wedding picture of a smiling bride and groom, as well as small snapshots of the twins as babies, held by their smiling father. Since there were no later pictures of the family together, he guessed that Paul Sr. had died soon after the twins’ birth.

In spite of his earlier determination not to become emotionally involved with Lili, her past, present or future, Tom felt a tug at his heart.

So much for being all business.

Dear Reader,

My three-book series SULLIVAN’S RULES features stories of three women who work for a magazine in Chicago, Illinois.

The first release, Marriage in Six Easy Lessons (AR #1023), was the story of April Morgan and Lucas Sullivan, the man who created six rules about what a woman must be to participate in the mating game. April, his editor, sets Lucas straight. To their surprise, the lessons lead to marriage.

The second book, How To Marry the Boy Next Door (AR #1048), was the story of Rita Rosales. Rita has her own ideas about love and marriage. Physical attraction aside, she feels that a man has to have strong genes to pass on to her children. To Rita’s surprise, the man who qualifies is Texas Ranger Colby Callahan, the boy who lived next door in Texas.

This final book in the series, An Engagement of Convenience, is the story of Lili Soulé, a single mother and a graphic artist for the magazine. Taken with the editor, Tom Eldridge, Lili yearns for him to notice her. What she does to draw his attention motivates Tom to suggest an engagement of convenience so that he can keep an eye on Lili before she brings the magazine down around his ears.

I think there’s a little of April, Rita and Lili in all of us.

Enjoy.

Mollie Molay

An Engagement of Convenience

Mollie Molay

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

To Child Care Centers everywhere and to the loving and caring people who run them.

Books by Mollie Molay

HARLEQUIN AMERICAN ROMANCE

938—THE DUCHESS AND HER BODYGUARD * (#litres_trial_promo)

947—SECRET SERVICE DAD * (#litres_trial_promo)

954—COMMANDER’S LITTLE SURPRISE * (#litres_trial_promo)

987—MY BIG FAKE GREEN-CARD WEDDING

1023—MARRIAGE IN SIX EASY LESSONS † (#litres_trial_promo)

1048—HOW TO MARRY THE BOY NEXT DOOR † (#litres_trial_promo)

1071—AN ENGAGEMENT OF CONVENIENCE † (#litres_trial_promo)

Sullivan’s Rules

1 A happy relationship requires that a woman make her man feel masculine.

2 While a man is not monogamous by nature, he is more likely to see a woman as a potential girlfriend or mate if sexual intimacy doesn’t occur too soon.

3 A woman must rein in her own desires to promote the health of a relationship.

4 A woman must strive for compatibility, rather than try to be sexy.

5 A woman must show her man how much she likes and appreciates him. She must shower him with affection and sublimate her own daily frustrations.

6 A woman must be supportive, fun loving, easygoing and generous in her praise of a man’s achievements.

Contents

Chapter One (#uc80373be-cdce-5ce3-b516-9a80cbfc9fda)

Chapter Two (#u4f25532d-3b1e-5ae2-8a58-376d68933f72)

Chapter Three (#u7de5b301-3a7b-5064-b588-8af6d1d21dd5)

Chapter Four (#u36d5a8d9-478b-5aa5-8c8f-97ce2833c75b)

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)

Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fifteen (#litres_trial_promo)