The Diplomat's Pregnant Bride. Merline Lovelace

      

       About the Author

      As an Air Force officer, MERLINE LOVELACE served at bases all over the world. When she hung up her uniform for the last time, she combined her love of adventure with a flare for storytelling. She’s now produced more than ninety-five action-packed novels. Over twelve million copies of her works are in print in thirty-five countries. Named Oklahoma’s Writer of the Year and Female Veteran of the Year, Merline is also a recipient of Romance Writers of America’s prestigious RITA® Award.

      The Diplomat’s Pregnant Bride

      Merline Lovelace

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      ISBN: 978-1-472-00657-8

      THE DIPLOMAT’S PREGNANT BRIDE

      © 2013 Merline Lovelace

      Published in Great Britain 2020

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

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      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, locations and incidents are purely fictional and bear no relationship to any real life individuals, living or dead, or to any actual places, business establishments, locations, events or incidents. Any resemblance is entirely coincidental.

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       Contents

       Cover

About the Author

       Title Page

       Copyright

Note to Readers

       Dedication

Prologue

One

Two

Three

       Four

       Five

       Six

       Seven

       Eight

       Nine

       Ten

       Eleven

       Twelve

       Thirteen

       Fourteen

       Fifteen

       Sixteen

       Epilogue

       About the Publisher

      To my gorgeous niece Cori and Jane and the rest of the crew at Clayton on the Park, in Scottsdale. Thanks for the inside look at the ups and downs of an event coordinator’s life!

       Prologue

      I could not have asked for two more beautiful or loving granddaughters. From the first day they came to live with me—one so young and frightened, the other still in diapers—they filled the empty spaces in my heart