Unmasking The Maverick. Teresa Southwick

      

      Releasing his inner cowboy

      Rust Creek Ramblings

      Rugged ex-marine Brendan Tanner and his muscles recently took up residence at the Stockton ranch, presumably for a short-term stay. Could Fiona O’Reilly make him rethink his wandering ways? The sparks between those two could light up all of Rust Creek Falls, if only they weren’t so darned wary of falling in love. Bundle up, dear readers, and warm your hearts as Fiona and Brendan try to find their way home—to each other!

      TERESA SOUTHWICK lives with her husband in Las Vegas, the city that reinvents itself every day. An avid fan of romance novels, she is delighted to be living out her dream of writing for Mills & Boon.

       Also by Teresa Southwick

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      His By Christmas

      The New Guy in Town

      Just a Little Bit Married

      A Word with the Bachelor

      How to Land Her Lawman

      The Widow’s Bachelor Bargain

      A Decent Proposal

      The Rancher Who Took Her In

      One Night with the Boss

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      Unmasking the Maverick

      Teresa Southwick

       www.millsandboon.co.uk

      ISBN: 978-1-474-07819-1

      UNMASKING THE MAVERICK

      © 2018 Harlequin Books S.A.

      Published in Great Britain 2018

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

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      Contents

       Cover

       Back Cover Text

       About the Author

       Booklist

       Title Page

       Copyright

       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

       Epilogue

       Extract

       About the Publisher

       Chapter One

      The poor kid from Prosperity, Texas, who hated fixing other people’s trash for a living had come full circle.

      On the upside, his father would be proud. But Brendan Tanner had a lot of mileage on him since those resentful teenage