Bargaining for King’s Baby by Maureen Child
“Adam,” Gina said, “I know this was my idea, but I suddenly don’t know what to do next.”
“We do what we planned to do. We make a child together.”
“Right. I mean, that is what this is all about. So,” she said, looking up at him, “no point wasting time, is there?”
He held her tight, his right hand sliding up her thigh. “Once I make a deal, I stick with it.”
His heartbeat thudded beneath her hand and she knew he wasn’t as calm as he pretended. “And so do I.”
“Good to know. Now, how about we start taking care of business?”
The Wealthy Frenchman’s Proposition by Katherine Garbera
“I want you to be my fiancée.”
“What?” Sheri was sure she’d misunderstood, because she knew Tristan wasn’t the marrying kind. She thought he’d said…
“I want you to be my fiancée for the time being. Just until the furore of the press dies down.”
She felt the blood rush from her face, and she closed her eyes. Of course it would be temporary.
But, sitting there, she felt a sense of rightness all the way to her soul, and she knew she’d say yes to his outrageous proposal for one reason. She was going to find a way to make Tristan Sabina fall in love with her.
Bargaining for King’s Baby
MAUREEN CHILD
The Wealthy Frenchman’s Proposition
KATHERINE GARBERA
Contents
Excerpt Title Page Bargaining For King’s Baby About the Author Dedication Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve The Wealthy Frenchman’s Proposition About the Author Dedication Acknowledgements Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Preview Copyright
BARGAINING FOR KING’S BABY
by
Maureen Child
MAUREEN CHILD
is a California native who loves to travel. Every chance they get, she and her husband are taking off on another research trip. An author of more than sixty books, Maureen loves a happy ending and still swears that she has the best job in the world. She lives in Southern California with her husband, two children and a golden retriever with delusions of grandeur.
You can contact Maureen via her website: www.maureenchild.com.
Dear Reader,
The KINGS OF CALIFORNIA came about because I was thinking of writing about royalty. My mind whirling around with different ideas, I suddenly thought, what about men who aren’t royal, only think they are?
The King brothers are arrogant, bossy, sure of their own place in the world and utterly gorgeous. Needless to say, I fell in love with all three of them.
In this book, you’ll meet the oldest of the King brothers, Adam. He’s been burned by love and has lived to tell the tale. Now he concentrates on the family ranch, building it into the biggest holding in the state. Until, of course, his neighbour Gina Torino comes to him with an offer he can’t refuse.
I hope you fall in love with the King family, too. And I’d love to hear from you!
Happy reading,
Maureen
To Carter, for bringing so much love into our
lives. We wish for you all the good things life
holds, and we’re grateful to be able to watch
you discover the world around you.
One
“You’re obsessed.” Travis King looked at his older brother and smiled. “And not in a good way.”
“I agree,” Jackson King said, with a shake of his head. “Why is this so important to you anyway?”
Adam King looked from one of his brothers to the other and paused for a few seconds before answering them. When he did, he used the tone he usually reserved for his employees—the tone that precluded arguments. “We agreed when we took over the reins of the family businesses from Dad that we’d each be in charge of our own areas.”
Then he waited, because Adam knew his brothers weren’t finished. Every month, the King brothers held a meeting. They’d get together either here at the family ranch, at the vineyard Travis operated or on one of the executive jets Jackson owned and leased to the mega-wealthy of the world.
The King family had holdings in so many different areas, the monthly meetings helped the brothers keep up with what the tangled lines of the King dynasty were up to at any given moment. But it also gave the brothers a chance to catch up on each other’s lives. Even if sometimes, Adam thought, that meant putting up with interference—no matter how well meant.