The Marriage Contract
Chapters (19)
Table of Contents
Cover Page
Excerpt
Dear Reader
Title Page
Dedication
About The Author
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Epilogue
Preview
Copyright
“Is the idea of being married to me
that repugnant?”
Cole asked.
Darci hesitated just long enough to give his ego a battering. “No.”
He fought down irritation that she hadn’t jumped at the chance. “You said you were unattached. We can make it a marriage in name only if you’d prefer.” The statement cost him every ounce of chivalry he possessed. He longed to have her in his arms.
“I want a family, Cole. I don’t want just an empty shell of a marriage, and I don’t want to waste my time on a temporary arrangement.”
Family. The word pierced Cole’s conscience as cleanly as a well-honed knife. Little did Darci know the real reason he was marrying her…
Dear Reader
Dear Reader,
What happens when six brides and six grooms wed for convenient reasons? Well…In Donna Clayton’s Daddy Down the Aisle, a confirmed bachelor becomes a FABULOUS FATHER-—with the love of an adorable toddler…and his beautiful bride.
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Disguised as lovey-dovey newlyweds on a honeymoon at the Triple Fork Ranch, not-so-loving police partners uncover their own wedded bliss in Laura Anthony’s Undercover Honeymoon…
In debut author Cathy Forsythe’s The Marriage Contract, a sexy cowboy proposes a marriage of convenience, but when his bride discovers the real reason he said “I do"— watch out!
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Title Page
THE MARRIAGE CONTRACT
Cathy Forsythe
Dedication
To Laura, who never let the rules stand in her way.
Here’s to scrambled eggs and chicken noodle soup.