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A Bride By Summer: The Texas Ranger's Bride / From Best Friend to Bride / Once Upon a Bride
Rebecca Winters
Helen Lacey
Jules Bennett
A Bride by SummerThe Texas Ranger's BrideTo protect and defend takes on a new meaning when Cy is assigned to safeguard Kellie from a dangerous admirer. But going undercover backfires when his scheme awakens feelings neither can hide…From Best Friend to BrideMegan provides her patients with expert counsel…but she can't remedy her lifelong love for her best friend, Cameron. Will the duo risk their friendship in the hope of much more?Once Upon a BrideWhen Gabe escapes for a fresh start in Australia he doesn't anticipate his unavoidable next-door neighbour, Lauren…and their undeniable attraction.
About the Authors
REBECCA WINTERS, whose family of four children has now swelled to include five beautiful grandchildren, lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, in the land of the Rocky Mountains. With canyons and high alpine meadows full of wildflowers, she never runs out of places to explore. They, plus her favourite vacation spots in Europe, often end up as backgrounds for her romance novels, because writing is her passion, along with her family and church.
Rebecca loves to hear from readers. If you wish to e-mail her, please visit her website, www.cleanromances.com (http://www.cleanromances.com).
Award-winning author JULES BENNETT is no stranger to romance—she met her husband when she was only fourteen. After dating through high school, the two married. He encouraged her to chase her dream of becoming an author. Jules has now published nearly thirty novels. She and her husband are living their own happily-ever-after while raising two girls. Jules loves to hear from readers through her website, www.julesbennett.com (http://www.julesbennett.com), her Facebook fan page or on Twitter.
HELEN LACEY grew up reading Black Beauty, Anne of Green Gables and Little House on the Prairie. These childhood classics inspired her to write her first book when she was seven years old, a story about a girl and her horse. She continued to write, with the dream of one day being a published author, and writing for Mills & Boon True Love is the realisation of that dream. She loves creating stories about strong heroes with a soft heart and heroines who get their happily-ever-after. For more about Helen, visit her website, www.helenlacey.com (http://www.helenlacey.com).
A Bride by Summer
The Texas Ranger’s Bride
Rebecca Winters
From Best Friend to Bride
Jules Bennett
Once upon a Bride
Helen Lacey
www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)
ISBN: 978-1-474-08156-6
A BRIDE BY SUMMER
The Texas Ranger’s Bride © 2015 Rebecca Winters From Best Friend To Bride © 2015 Jules Bennett Once Upon A Bride © 2014 Helen Lacey
Published in Great Britain 2019
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Table of Contents
Cover (#u4e229a5f-f5ee-574d-aad5-2948a1da32ea)
About the Authors (#u1dbc19eb-1540-587e-939e-8508e194a3ba)
Title Page (#u9e7ed63b-b039-591a-9ac7-0e22d0216570)
Copyright (#u4e229a5f-f5ee-574d-aad5-2948a1da32ea)
The Texas Ranger’s Bride (#u5d33e47b-fc42-58b8-a610-3bd424b951ae)
Back Cover Text (#u53597766-75f7-5521-9304-5a59497fa4a8)
Dedication (#u2866e12c-e3ca-5728-b57d-7861ec65911b)
Chapter One (#uf200c544-43dc-5604-8bc6-ba134cd26c98)
Chapter Two (#u6396fc9f-f401-54eb-a9c2-c0af3879e431)
Chapter Three (#u03c4fee0-ff0d-5efa-b6ab-2d062e53d18f)
Chapter Four (#u98189c1b-401a-5805-9470-f997787c9741)
Chapter Five (#udb9bedc6-7791-5e21-8a4e-1bc39ea26b6a)
Chapter Six (#u28618978-9a63-5573-9a78-53f424cdde93)
Chapter Seven (#u669a07b3-5323-589c-ba1e-585477b0400d)
Chapter Eight (#ue1f433d9-898a-55f6-bbfb-f687a4921f80)
Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)
From Best Friend to Bride (#litres_trial_promo)
Dedication (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter One (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Two (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Three (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Four (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Five (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Six (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Seven (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Eight (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fifteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Sixteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Eighteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Epilogue (#litres_trial_promo)
Once Upon a Bride (#litres_trial_promo)
Dedication (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter One (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Two (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Three (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Four (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Five (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Six (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Seven (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Eight (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)
About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)
The Texas Ranger’s Bride (#uad94e372-a267-56c2-801d-4b5cb3f10f14)
Rebecca Winters
THE PRIDE OF TEXAS
With his roots tracing back to the original Texas Rangers, Cy Vance takes his job seriously. To protect and defend takes on new meaning when he’s assigned to safeguard Kellie Parrish, a stunning-barrel racing celebrity who has a dangerous admirer. But going undercover to catch the stalker backfires when his inspired scheme awakens feelings that could compromise Cy’s strict code of honor.
To her fans, Kellie just became the luckiest cowgirl on the planet. Too bad her marriage to the hunky lawman is a sham...even if it’s starting to feel like the real thing. She and Cy share something special and rare. Is the dedicated Ranger ready to cowboy up and ask the question that will make him the true hero of her heart?
Dedicated to Christopher R. Russell,
a military warrior from Texas who has become a cherished friend.
This is for you, Sarg.
Chapter One (#uad94e372-a267-56c2-801d-4b5cb3f10f14)
“This is Tammy White and you’re listening to Hill Country Cowboy Radio broadcasting from Bandera, Texas, the Cowboy Capital of the World!
“Oh boy, have we got a lineup for you on this Labor Day weekend, including the star of the Bandera Rodeo, Kellie Parrish from Austin, Texas, our state’s hopeful to win the National Barrel Racing Championship in Las Vegas come December. She’ll be our guest in the second segment of our show.
“Now hear this. All you cowgirls out there, listen up and hold on to your Stetsons because we have some jaw-dropping, gorgeous, bronco-busting, homegrown cowboys in studio. But that’s not the best part. They’re four of our famous, legendary Texas Rangers, the pride of the great state of Texas! I’ve asked my buddy Mel from the fire department to be on hand in case I go into cardiac arrest. It’s not every day I’m surrounded by such hunky men. They’re not only easy on the eyes, but they wear the star and put their lives on the line every day to protect us.
“Welcome, gentlemen. How come we’re so lucky that four of you were willing to be interviewed? Judging by the way you were laughing when you came into the booth, does it mean you’re good friends both on and off duty?”
The men all looked at Cy. Their captain in the Austin office had asked him to be the spokesman for this interview. None of them wanted to do it, but the boss insisted it was important for the Rangers to have a positive public presence. Cy had to cowboy up.
“Yup. The four of us share a very unique bond.”
“We want to hear all about it, but first why don’t you introduce yourselves and tell us where you’re from?”
