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Автор: Cindy Kirk
Издательство: HarperCollins
Серия: Mills & Boon Cherish
Жанр произведения: Контркультура
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isbn: 9781474001397
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       MEET THE FORTUNES!

       Fortune of the Month: Oliver Fortune Hayes

      Age: 37

      Vital Statistics: Blue-eyed, exceedingly handsome aristocrat and single dad. He’s just a tad … uptight.

      Claim to Fame: Sir Oliver is rich. Really rich.

      Romantic prospects: Suddenly he’s got a toddler in diapers and a dog barely housebroken. Just how much are most women willing to take on?

      “I can manage millions, but when it comes to my small Fortune, I haven’t a clue. Shannon makes it all look so easy. She can handle baby Ollie and even get barking Barnaby to toe the line. But when Shannon and I are together, I feel as though I’m losing control all over again. She’s too young for me, too exuberant, too … Shannon. The logical part of me says I should hightail it back to London before anyone gets hurt. But there’s another part that says, What if …”

      ****

       The Fortunes of Texas: Cowboy Country:

      Lassoing hearts from across the pond!

      Fortune’s Little

      Heartbreaker

      Cindy Kirk

       www.millsandboon.co.uk

      From the time she was a little girl, CINDY KIRK thought everyone made up different endings to books, movies and television shows. Instead of counting sheep at night, she made up stories. She’s now had over forty novels published. She enjoys writing emotionally satisfying stories with a little faith and humor tossed in. She encourages readers to connect with her on Facebook and Twitter @cindykirkauthor and via her website, cindykirk.com.

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      This book is dedicated to some of my favorite Facebook friends and Fortunes of Texas fans:

      Pamela Lowery

      Deanna Vrba

      Theresa Krupicka

      Caro Carson

      Nancy Greenfield

      Veronica Mower

      Mary Spicher

      Dyan Carness

      Brenda Schultes Bengard

      Nancy Callahan Greenfield

      Jennifer Faye

      Sherri Shackelford

      Ann Roth

      Holmes Campbell

      Michelle Major

      Cheri Allan

      Susan Meier

      Betsy Ehrhardt

      Kim Thomas

      Laurie Brown

      Deborah Farrand

      Linda Conrad

      Amanda Macfarlane

      Lee Ann Kopp-Lopez

      Contents

       Cover

       Introduction

       Title Page

       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

       Chapter Thirteen

       Chapter Fourteen

       Chapter Fifteen

       Chapter Sixteen

       Chapter Seventeen

       Chapter Eighteen

       Epilogue

       Extract

       Copyright

       Chapter One

      Shannon Singleton took a sip of the Superette’s medium roast coffee and exhaled a happy sigh. Since returning to Horseback Hollow several months earlier, she’d come to realize how much she’d missed the town in north Texas where she’d grown up.

      The postage-stamp eating area of the Superette consisted of three orange vinyl booths and two tables, each adorned with a bud vase of silk flowers. Nice, but no comparison to the cute little coffee shop Shannon used to frequent when she lived in Lubbock.

      Still, the location was bright and cheery. Thanks to a wall of glass windows, Shannon even had a stellar view of the large pothole in the middle of the street.

      “I wish they’d choose one of us and get it over with.” Rachel Robinson expelled a frustrated sigh and sat back in the booth.

      Shannon enjoyed meeting her friend every Tuesday morning for coffee, but frankly was tired of obsessing over—and discussing—the job they both wanted.

      It was a bit awkward, being in competition—again—with her friend. The other times Rachel had bested her, it had been over inconsequential things; like the last piece of dessert at the Hollows Cantina or the pair of boots they’d both spotted at that cute little boutique in Vicker’s Corners.

      This time was different.