A Fortune by any other name...
Still means trouble!
As vice president of Mendoza Winery, Miami transplant Carlo Mendoza knows most of the famous Fortunes. So when sultry Schuyler Fortunado saunters into the tasting room, claiming a connection to the Texas family, naturally he’s suspicious. Which doesn’t stop him from hiring her—or desiring her! The divorced restaurateur has vowed to keep his heart off the menu, but this feisty (faux?) Fortune might just change his mind!
Since 2002, USA TODAY bestselling author JUDY DUARTE has written over forty books for Mills & Boon, earned two RITA® Award nominations, won two Maggie Awards and received a National Readers’ Choice Award. When she’s not cooped up in her writing cave, she enjoys traveling with her husband and spending quality time with her grandchildren. You can learn more about Judy and her books on her website, www.judyduarte.com, or at Facebook.com/judyduartenovelist.
Also available by Judy Duarte
Roping in the Cowgirl
The Bronc Rider’s Baby
A Cowboy Family Christmas
From Fortune to Family Man
Wed by Fortune
The Cowboy’s Double Trouble
Having the Cowboy’s Baby
The Boss, the Bride & the Baby
The Soldier’s Holiday Homecoming
The Bachelor’s Brighton Valley Bride
The Daddy Secret
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No Ordinary Fortune
Judy Duarte
ISBN: 978-1-474-07722-4
NO ORDINARY FORTUNE
© 2018 Judy Duarte
Published in Great Britain 2018
by Mills & Boon, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF
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To my personal hero, who always has my back, even when I’m spinning around like an ice-skater going for the gold. Sal, I love and appreciate you more than you will ever know.
Contents
Schuyler Fortunado had always been a family rebel, and she felt more like one today, as she drove her sporty red BMW down the highway, the back seat loaded down as if she planned to live out of her car for the next several weeks.
Granted, she hadn’t actually packed the dry cleaning that hung from the rear passenger window or the bag of groceries she’d left on the back seat. She’d planned to drop them off at her condo back in Houston before starting