The Real Thing. Brenda Jackson

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Название The Real Thing
Автор произведения Brenda Jackson
Жанр Контркультура
Серия The Westmorelands
Издательство Контркультура
Год выпуска 0
isbn 9781472049162



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      Praise for New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Brenda Jackson

      “Brenda Jackson writes romance that sizzles and characters you fall in love with.”

      —New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Lori Foster

      “Jackson’s trademark ability to weave multiple characters and side stories together makes shocking truths all the more exciting.”

      —Publishers Weekly

      “There is no getting away from the sex appeal and charm of Jackson’s Westmoreland family.”

      —RT Book Reviews on Feeling the Heat

      “Jackson’s characters are wonderful, strong, colorful and hot enough to burn the pages.”

      —RT Book Reviews on Westmoreland’s Way

      “The kind of sizzling, heart-tugging story Brenda Jackson is famous for.”

      —RT Book Reviews on Spencer’s Forbidden Passion

      “This is entertainment at its best.”

      —RT Book Reviews on Star of His Heart

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      The Real Thing is part of The Westmorelands series: A family bound by loyalty … and love! Only from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson and Mills & Boon® Desire™!

      The Real Thing

      Brenda Jackson

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      BRENDA JACKSON is a die “heart” romantic who married her childhood sweetheart and still proudly wears the “going steady” ring he gave her when she was fifteen. Because she believes in the power of love, Brenda’s stories always have happy endings. In her real-life love story, Brenda and her husband of more than forty years live in Jacksonville, Florida, and have two sons.

      A New York Times bestselling author of more than seventy-five romance titles, Brenda is a recent retiree who now divides her time between family, writing and traveling with Gerald. You may write Brenda at PO Box 28267, Jacksonville, Florida 32226, USA, by e-mail at [email protected] or visit her website at www.brendajackson.net.

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      To the love of my life, Gerald Jackson, Sr.

      To my readers

      who continue to inspire me to reach higher heights.

      To my family—

      the Hawks, Streaters and Randolphs who continue to support me in all my endeavors. I couldn’t ask to be a part of a better family.

      For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard.

      —Acts 4:20 NKJV

      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 Seventeen

       Chapter Eighteen

       Chapter Nineteen

       Chapter Twenty

       Chapter Twenty-One

       Epilogue

       Excerpt

      One

      “I understand you’re in a jam and might need my help.”

      In a jam was putting it mildly, Trinity Matthews thought, looking across the table at Adrian Westmoreland.

      If only what he’d said wasn’t true. And...if only Adrian wasn’t so good-looking. Then thinking about what she needed him to do wouldn’t be so hard.

      When she and Adrian had first met, last year at his cousin Riley’s wedding, he had been standing in a group of Westmoreland men. She had sized up his brothers and cousins, but had definitely noticed Adrian standing beside his identical twin brother, Aidan.

      Trinity had found out years ago, when her sister Tara had married Thorn Westmoreland, that all Westmoreland men were eye candy of the most delectable kind. Therefore, she hadn’t really been surprised to discover that Thorn’s cousins from Denver had a lot of the same traits—handsome facial features, tall height, a hard-muscled body and an aura of primal