The Last Crawford Bachelor. Judy Christenberry

      

      “I want you to warn off Mom.”

      Michael’s father looked puzzled at the request.

      “She’s getting introduced to Dani Langston and I don’t want her to get the wrong idea.” Michael rubbed the back of his neck. “I have nothing to do with the woman.”

      His father raised a shrewd eyebrow. “You sure about that, son? You know, of the six of you, you’re the only bachelor Crawford. Your mother has no one else to concentrate on.”

      Michael’s oldest brother must have overheard. “Is little brother complaining about marriage again?” Joe clapped Michael on the back. “Go ahead and fight it, but you’ll find a woman.”

      “That one looks pretty good,” said another brother, pointing at Dani.

      “No! She won’t do!” Michael turned to face his brothers, and their knowing smiles alarmed him even more. “But…I’m not ready for marriage. You know that, Joe.”

      “I know that, little brother,” Joe said smugly. “But it’s Mom you need to convince.”

      Dear Reader,

      April showers are bringing flowers—and a soul-stirring bouquet of dream-come-true stories from Silhouette Romance!

      Red Rose needs men! And it’s up to Ellie Donahue to put the town-ladies’ plans into action—even if it means enticing her secret love to return to his former home. Inspired by classic legends, Myrna Mackenzie’s new miniseries, THE BRIDES OF RED ROSE, begins with Ellie’s tale, in The Pied Piper’s Bride (SR #1714).

      Bestselling author Judy Christenberry brings you another Wild West story in her FROM THE CIRCLE K miniseries. In The Last Crawford Bachelor (SR #1715), lawyer Michael Crawford—the family’s last single son—meets his match…and is then forced to live with her on the Circle K!

      And this lively bunch of spring stories wouldn’t be complete without Teresa Carpenter’s Daddy’s Little Memento (SR #1716). School nurse Samantha Dell reunites her infant nephew with his handsome father, only to learn that if she wants to retain custody then she’s got to say, “I do”! And then there’s Colleen Faulkner’s Barefoot and Pregnant? (SR #1717), in which career-woman Elise Montgomery has everything a girl could want—except the man of her dreams. Will she find a husband where she least expects him?

      All the best,

      Mavis C. Allen

      Associate Senior Editor

      The Last Crawford Bachelor

      Judy Christenberry

       www.millsandboon.co.uk

      MILLS & BOON

       Before you start reading, why not sign up?

      Thank you for downloading this Mills & Boon book. If you want to hear about exclusive discounts, special offers and competitions, sign up to our email newsletter today!

       SIGN ME UP!

      Or simply visit

      signup.millsandboon.co.uk

      Mills & Boon emails are completely free to receive and you can unsubscribe at any time via the link in any email we send you.

      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

      Silhouette Books

      The Coltons

      The Doctor Delivers

      A Colton Family Christmas

      “The Diplomat’s Daughter”

      Lone Star Country Club

      The Last Bachelor

      Hush

      JUDY CHRISTENBERRY

      has been writing romances for 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

      “Logan, are you sure I won’t be in the way?”

      Michael Crawford looked at his older brother. Though now twenty-eight and as tall as Logan, he knew Logan still saw him as his kid brother.

      “Don’t be silly, Mike. How could you get in the way on a ranch the size of the Circle K? Besides, you know that manager’s house is empty. I’ll help you clean it up, then you can come and go as you please.”

      Michael looked at the small white frame house one more time. “I appreciate it. This way,