Mummy and the Maverick. Meg Maxwell

      

      And Daddy Makes Five

      Rust Creek Ramblings

      In a town as small as Rust Creek Falls, it would be hard not to notice the new millionaire on Main Street, even if he wasn’t drop-dead gorgeous. But bachelor Autry Jones does not disappoint—he’s every bit as handsome as his settled-down brothers Walker and Hudson. However, this business-minded CEO not only shies away from commitment, he’s also heading for Paris in a month. So why is he keeping company with Marissa Fuller, a young widow with three daughters?

      Marissa and Autry have made a “no-strings/just friends” agreement, but Abby, Kiera and Kaylee clearly have other ideas. Can a dedicated tycoon find happiness with a mom and her kids? We here at the Gazette are hopeful. Some contracts were made to be broken!

      “What about you, Marissa? What would make you happy?”

      “When my crew is happy, I’m happy.” She smiled. “I guess it’s hard to separate one from the other. It’s been a long time since it’s been just me, you know?

      “What would make me happy?” She paused and looked at him, and she was pretty sure her answer was written all over her face.

      He sucked in a breath and leaned close and kissed her. She kissed him back, grateful for their secluded corner.

      “Just for tonight,” she said.

      “Just for tonight.”

      She kissed him again, her hands on his face, everything she felt going into the fierce kiss. “No strings attached,” she whispered.

      “That’s always been the case,” he said.

      No strings. She’d shake on that again, but not on being friends. She couldn’t be casual friends with Autry, not after this, and certainly not after they made love.

      “Maybe we should take this conversation upstairs,” he said.

      “I think we’re done talking,” she whispered and kissed him again.

      * * *

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      Mummy and the Maverick

      Meg Maxwell

       www.millsandboon.co.uk

      MEG MAXWELL lives on the coast of Maine with her teenage son, their beagle and their black-and-white cat. When she’s not writing, Meg is either reading, at the movies or thinking up new story ideas on her favorite little beach (even in winter) just minutes from her house. Interesting fact: Meg Maxwell is a pseudonym for author Melissa Senate, whose women’s fiction titles have been published in over twenty-five countries.

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      In memory of my beloved grandparents.

      Contents

       Cover

       Back Cover Text

       Introduction

       Title Page

       About the Author

       Dedication

       Chapter One

       Chapter Two

       Chapter Three

       Chapter Four

       Chapter Five

       Chapter Six

       Chapter Seven

       Chapter Eight

       Chapter Nine

       Chapter Ten

       Chapter Eleven

       Chapter Twelve

       Chapter Thirteen

       Chapter Fourteen

       Chapter Fifteen

       Chapter Sixteen

       Epilogue

       Extract

       Copyright

       Chapter One

      Autry Jones stood on the sidewalk in front of Just Us Kids Day Care Center, trying to process that his family’s corporation, the venerable Jones Holdings, Inc. was in the day care