Finding A Family. Judy Christenberry

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Название Finding A Family
Автор произведения Judy Christenberry
Жанр Современные любовные романы
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      Hank Brownlee felt betrayed…

      He ground his teeth in frustration as he listened to his father babble on in praise about the new housekeeper. He’d pleaded with his father to eat, to talk, to smile and he was never able to get a peep out of the old man. Now, this impostor had invaded his home and seemingly won his father’s heart.

      Hank ripped open the door and entered his house with every intention of firing the phony widow.

      “I didn’t hire you,” Hank said with a snarl as he entered the laundry room.

      Maggie Woodward straightened. Her trim figure was shown off to perfection in snug-fitting jeans and a T-shirt, not that Hank noticed, of course.

      “I beg your pardon,” Maggie said.

      “I didn’t hire you. I hired Maggie, the older lady in the picture,” he said indignantly.

      “Oh…” Maggie said, nodding in understanding. “The woman in the picture was my aunt. She was standing beside me in the picture I sent you.”

      “I had no intention of hiring someone like…you. You’ll just have to leave.”

      But as soon as Hank said those words, he knew he would live to regret them….

      Dear Reader,

      What does romance mean to you? Sure, it could be sharing a candlelit dinner or strolling hand in hand on a spring day. But to me it’s even the smallest of gestures that tells you the person you think hangs the sun and the moon finds you equally unforgettable. As a lifelong romantic who met her future husband nearly twenty years ago, I’m delighted to be heading up Silhouette Romance. These books remind me that no matter what challenges the day has held, finding true love is one of life’s greatest rewards.

      Bestselling author Judy Christenberry kicks off another great month with Finding a Family (SR #1762). In this sweet romance, a down-to-earth cowboy goes “shopping” for the perfect woman for his father but instead finds himself the target of Cupid’s arrow! Watch the sparks fly in Melissa McClone’s Blueprint for a Wedding (SR #1763) when a man who has crafted the perfect blueprint for domestic bliss finds himself attracted to an actress who doesn’t believe in happy endings. This month’s “Cinderella” is a feisty Latina, as Angie Ray continues Silhouette Romance’s commitment to offering modern-day fairy tales in The Millionaire’s Reward (SR #1764). Part of the SOULMATES series, Moonlight Magic (SR #1765) by Doris Rangel features a vacationing nurse who falls for a handsome stranger with a particularly vexing habit of vanishing into thin air.

      And be sure to stay tuned for next month’s exciting lineup when reader favorites Raye Morgan and Carol Grace return with two classic romances.

      Ann Leslie Tuttle

      Associate Senior Editor

      Finding a Family

      Judy Christenberry

      

www.millsandboon.co.uk

      To my daughter, Christina, for her support, assistance and

      ideas. Without her, this book would never have been written.

      Books by Judy Christenberry

      Silhouette Romance

      The Nine-Month Bride #1324

      *Marry Me, Kate #1344

      *Baby in Her Arms #1350

      *A Ring for Cinderella #1356

      Never Let You Go #1453

      The Borrowed Groom #1457

      Cherish the Boss #1463

      **Snowbound Sweetheart #1476

      Newborn Daddy #1511

      When the Lights Went Out… #1547

      **Least Likely To Wed #1570

      Daddy on the Doorstep #1654

      **Beauty & the Beastly Rancher #1678

      **The Last Crawford Bachelor #1715

      Finding a Family #1762

      Silhouette Books

      The Coltons

      The Doctor Delivers

      A Colton Family Christmas

      “The Diplomat’s Daughter”

      Lone Star Country Club

      The Last Bachelor

      JUDY CHRISTENBERRY

      has been writing romances for over fifteen years because she loves happy endings as much as her readers do. She’s a bestselling author for Harlequin American Romance, but she has a long love of traditional romances and is delighted to tell a story that brings those elements to the reader. A former high school French teacher, Judy devotes her time to writing. She hopes readers have as much fun reading her stories as she does writing them. She spends her spare time reading, watching her favorite sports teams and keeping track of her two adult daughters.

      Contents

       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 One

      “Hank? You mooning over some girl?” Larry had to repeat his query before his boss realized that he’d asked him a question.

      “What did you say, Larry?”

      “I asked if you’re mooning over some female? You’re sure not paying attention to the cows today.” Larry expected a funny answer. He and the boss bantered back and forth all the time.

      Instead, he got a serious answer accompanied by concern on Hank’s face. “I’m worrying about Dad.”