Bachelor-Auction Bridegroom

Bachelor-Auction Bridegroom
Mollie Molay

A thunderous crack of the auctioneer's gavel and $350 later Emily Holmes "owned" Bachelor #46, all six gorgeous feet of him! T. J.Kirkpatrick was going to have to pony up more than dinner and a movie, though. Emily needed a husband–her inheritance depended on it. T.J. insisted that he was no spousal specimen, but if being "married" meant playing newlyweds, then he'd happily masquerade as Emily's man. The charade proved all too real, for T.J.'s kisses made her heart race–and time stand still. And now that she'd unexpectedly fallen madly in love with her "husband," she intended to get them going…going…gone–right to the preacher!

“I—I want you to be my husband.”

T.J. choked on his lemonade. “Say again?”

Emily swallowed hard and squared her shoulders. “I said I want you to be my husband.”

T.J. blinked. If she’d announced a meteor was hurtling toward earth and was about to land at his feet, he couldn’t have been more surprised. Either he was a victim of sunstroke or a stranger had asked him to be her husband!

“You’ve got the wrong man. You’ll have to find someone else to give you a wedding ring.”

“Wait! I only intended to ask you to pretend to be my husband. And only for one day.”

“The answer is no, not for five minutes, let alone one day.” Red-blooded man that he was, T.J. might have given Emily Holmes his attention, all right, but she wasn’t going to have him for a husband, no matter how tempting she looked in that wisp of a dress she was wearing….

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Bachelor-Auction Bridegroom

Mollie Molay

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

After working for a number of years as a logistics contract administrator in the aircraft industry, Mollie Molay turned to a career she found far more satisfying—writing romance novels. Mollie lives in Northridge, California, surrounded by her two daughters and eight grandchildren, many of whom find their way into her books. She enjoys hearing from her readers and welcomes comments. You can write to her at Mills & Boon Books, 300 East 42nd St., 6th Floor, New York, NY 10017.

Books by Mollie Molay

MILLS & BOON AMERICAN ROMANCE

560—FROM DRIFTER TO DADDY

597—HER TWO HUSBANDS

616—MARRIAGE BY MISTAKE

638—LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON

682—NANNY & THE BODYGUARD

703—OVERNIGHT WIFE

729—WANTED: DADDY

776—FATHER IN TRAINING

779—DADDY BY CHRISTMAS

815—MARRIED BY MIDNIGHT

839—THE GROOM CAME C.O.D.

879—BACHELOR-AUCTION BRIDEGROOM

BACHELOR #46

Contents

Prologue (#u13f9c878-f6bb-5749-b98f-597c3dd566f3)

Chapter One (#uc6763c2d-a075-5c5f-89dd-5243599d7af0)

Chapter Two (#uc981af85-ab39-5801-9be1-6d8581efb454)

Chapter Three (#ue1bbced1-d8b2-54f6-a7b9-a3f885cc291d)

Chapter Four (#ub6156742-2807-539f-ac01-9b6d9d5a659b)

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)