Hot Holiday Rancher. Catherine Mann

      

      Being stranded for Christmas

      never had so much sizzle!

      Texas Cattleman’s Club member Jesse Stevens just hired a matchmaker to lure an appropriate wife to his remote ranch. But when a flash flood dumps Houston heiress Esme Perry on his doorstep instead, days before Christmas, is it a sign? Esme is smart, sexy…and a big-city girl to the core. Totally wrong for him. So why can’t they keep their hands off each other?

      USA TODAY bestselling author CATHERINE MANN has won numerous awards for her novels, including both a prestigious RITA® Award and an RT Book Reviews Reviewers’ Choice Award. After years of moving around the country bringing up four children, Catherine has settled in her home state of South Carolina, where she’s active in animal rescue. For more information, visit her website, catherinemann.com.

       Also by Catherine Mann

      Alaskan Oil Barons miniseries

      The Baby Claim

      The Double Deal

      The Love Child

      The Twin Birthright

      The Second Chance

      The Rancher’s Seduction

      The Billionaire Renegade

      The Secret Twin

      Texas Cattleman’s Club: Houston miniseries

      Hot Holiday Rancher

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      Hot Holiday Rancher

      Catherine Mann

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      ISBN: 978-1-474-09278-4

      HOT HOLIDAY RANCHER

      © 2019 Harlequin Books S.A.

      Published in Great Britain 2019

      by Mills & Boon, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF

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      To my children, the best gift all year round!

      Contents

       Cover

       Back Cover Text

       About the Author

       Booklist

       Title Page

       Copyright

      Note to Readers

       Dedication

       One

       Two

       Three

       Four

       Five

       Six

       Seven

       Eight

       Nine

       Ten

       Eleven

       Epilogue

       About the Publisher

       One

      Esme Perry had basked in the sun on a private beach in the South of France. She’d surfed with