Wild Mustang. Jane Toombs

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      “You’ll sign a paper,” Laura said.

      “Paper?” Shane echoed.

      “Agreeing not to expect me to—well, we’ll have separate bedrooms and such.”

      He watched her blush. “You can be sure I’ll never approach you in that way.” He paused. “Unless you want me to.”

      “Never!” burst from her lips.

      “I’ll sign the paper,” Shane said hastily.

      What were they doing, the two of them? Something neither wanted, that was for sure. But Shane would do anything to keep custody of his little sister, and Laura, thankfully, had agreed. So here he was, marrying a perfect stranger, and the deal wasn’t going to be as easy as he’d assumed….

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      Wild Mustang

      Jane Toombs

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      Books by Jane Toombs

      Silhouette Special Edition

      Nobody’s Baby #1081

      Baby of Mine #1182

      Accidental Parents #1247

      Designated Daddy #1271

      Wild Mustang #1326

      Silhouette Shadows

      Return to Bloodstone House #5

      Dark Enchantment #12

      What Waits Below #16

      The Volan Curse #35

      The Woman in White #50

      The Abandoned Bride #56

      Previously published under the pseudonym Diana Stuart

      Silhouette Special Edition

      Out of a Dream #353

      The Moon Pool #671

      Silhouette Desire

      Prime Specimen #172

      Leader of the Pack #238

      The Shadow Between #257

      JANE TOOMBS

      was born in California, raised in the upper peninsula of Michigan and has moved from New York to Nevada as a result of falling in love with the state and a Nevadan. Jane has five children, two stepchildren and seven grandchildren. Her interests include gardening, reading and knitting.

      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 Thirteen

       Chapter Fourteen

       Chapter Fifteen

       Chapter Sixteen

      Chapter One

      The narrow and sparsely traveled blacktopped road leading to the Paiute reservation was in need of repair. There were no fences and, to either side, Nevada’s high desert rolled away in acres of silvery sagebrush and other native plants and grasses. Through the open windows of her rental car, Laura Walker breathed in the sage-tinged spring air, keeping tabs on the wild mustang herd to her left.

      As usual, one of the mares was in the lead, the black stallion in rearguard position,