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Bride Of Dreams
Linda Randall Wisdom
We all know newcomer Caroline Benning's got more than her share of secrets. And now Deputy Cooper Night Hawk's making it his personal mission to find out who the woman really is…and what she's doing in Tyler. But rumor has it, the new waitress has been dishing up more than good cooking to Cooper. Can delicious kisses and spicy nights break down our deputy? Not if Cooper can keep his mind on the law and his hands on his belt. Gun belt, that is!
You’re invited to…
Return to Tyler
Where scandals and secrets are unleashed in a small town and love is found around every corner….
Walk through the town square where towering oaks shade young children playing together.
Come into Marge’s Diner, where everyone meets for coffee and company.
Visit the Quilting Circle at Worthington House for the latest romantic gossip.
Spend the night at the Breakfast Inn Bed….
And discover the secret identity of the mysterious new girl in town.
Return to Tyler and stay awhile. You’ll be glad you did!
Dear Reader,
Welcome to Mills & Boon American Romance…where each month we offer four wonderful new books bursting with love!
Linda Randall Wisdom kicks off the month with Bride of Dreams, the latest installment in the RETURN TO TYLER series, in which a handsome Native American lawman is undeniably drawn to the pretty and mysterious new waitress in town. Watch for the Tyler series to continue next month in Mills & Boon Historicals. Next, a lovely schoolteacher is in for a big surprise when she wakes up in a hospital with no memory of her past—or how she’d gotten pregnant. Meet the last of the three identical sisters in Muriel Jensen’s WHO’S THE DADDY? series in Father Found.
Bestselling author Judy Christenberry’s Rent a Millionaire Groom launches Mills & Boon American Romance’s new series, 2001 WAYS TO WED, about three best friends searching for Mr. Right who turn to a book guaranteed to help them make it to the altar. IDENTITY SWAP, Charlotte Douglas’s new cross-line series, debuts with Montana Mail-Order Wife. In this exciting story, two women involved in a train accident switch identities and find much more than they bargained for. Follow the series next month in Mills & Boon Intrigue.
Enjoy this month’s offerings, and make sure to return each and every month to Mills & Boon American Romance!
Wishing you happy reading,
Melissa Jeglinski
Associate Senior Editor
Mills & Boon American Romance
Bride of Dreams
Linda Randall Wisdom
www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
LINDA RANDALL WISDOM is a California author who loves movies, books and animals of all kinds. She also has a great sense of humor, which is reflected in her books.
Books by Linda Randall Wisdom
MILLS & BOON AMERICAN ROMANCE
250—WE GIVE THANKS
284—LADY’S CHOICE
293—APPEARANCES ARE DECEIVING
310—CODE OF SILENCE
325—SINS OF THE PAST
350—A MAN FOR MAGGIE
372—O’MALLEY’S QUEST
382—VOICES IN THE NIGHT
401—FREE SPIRITS
422—SOMETIMES A LADY
443—THIS OLD HOUSE
457—UNDER HIS SPELL
470—A MAN FOR MOM
487—THE COUNTESS AND THE COWBOY
515—NO ROOM AT THE INN
541—VEGAS VOWS
561—HE’S A REBEL
596—COUNTERFEIT HUSBAND
608—MOMMY HEIRESS
627—TWIST OF FATE
641—DO YOU TAKE THIS MAN…
671—NAUGHTY ’N NICE
681—MR. & MRS….& MRS.?
707—BELLS, RINGS & ANGELS’ WINGS
751—SHE’S HAVING HIS BABY
774—THE LAST TWO BACHELORS
831—MY LITTLE ONE
865—BRIDE OF DREAMS
Who’s Who in Tyler
Cooper Night Hawk—His dreams are haunted by a woman some say will be his bride.
Caroline Benning—Falling in love wasn’t in her game plan when she came to Tyler.
Laughing Bear—His Sauk wisdom and the Spirit guides have served him well.
Brady Spencer—He wants the truth about Caroline…no matter what.
Delia Mayhew—A town librarian can tell a lot about people by the books they read.
Anna and Johnny Kelsey—There’s no hanky-panky going on in their boardinghouse!
Brick and Karen Bauer—This cop couple will bring peace back to Tyler, even if they have to handcuff Cooper and Caroline together.
Henry Farris—He has a roving eye for Caroline—even if he is ninety!
Lieutenant Steve Fletcher—His beat is the local lovers’ lane.
Tyler Quilting Circle—Whose wedding quilt are these matchmaking women working on now?
Contents
Prologue (#ud7ab3df9-4e3c-51d0-b8d1-c57f4fc112b8)
Chapter One (#uec990960-4c83-534b-8b0e-ae5166ea6ce0)
Chapter Two (#uaa2452b3-4d2a-517a-a6a1-078abc4cea51)
Chapter Three (#u3350f8b3-cc79-5782-bb71-e28f28970ed0)
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)
Prologue
“I wasn’t ready for you to go just yet, Dad. I wanted you here so you could hold your grandchildren. Remember what you said you wanted to do? You were going to spend all your mornings on the golf course and avoid all those widows trolling for a new husband. The ones you claimed talk endlessly about taking cruises, and want a partner to go with them. Hopefully, you.”
Caroline Bennedict folded the last piece of clothing and carefully placed it in a box. Her movements were economical as she sealed the box with packing tape and marked it for one of the charities.
“I’m only twenty-two years old, Dad. I still need you.” She began clearing off his chest of drawers. She knew if anyone heard her talking out loud to her father, who’d died the month before, they’d think she was losing it. They had no idea that talking to him as if he was still there made the pain more tolerable. Plus she believed, in a sense, he still was with her.
Now she was involved in a task she hadn’t looked forward to but knew needed to be done—packing her father’s personal items. Tears pricked her eyelids as she emptied each drawer, then moved on to the closet.
Caroline frowned when she discovered a large box set back in the far corner of the top shelf. She stood on a chair and carefully maneuvered it forward so she could get a good grip on it. She carried it over to the bed. When she opened the box, the faint scent of Chanel wafted upward. Her dad always said Chanel reminded him of Mom. Caroline’s mother had died having Caroline, so she’d never had a chance to know her, and had to rely on stories from her father. Now she didn’t even have that.
The box held a quilt. She stared at the lively pattern of blue, white and green and gathered up the heavy fabric, allowing it to spill over her lap. She carefully smoothed it across her legs.
“Where did this come from?” she whispered to herself, picking up one corner and examining the tiny stitches.
Even her inexperienced eye could tell the quilt was handmade, put together with a great deal of care and love. She knew right away it wasn’t designed for her father’s navy-and-burgundy bedroom. As she turned the quilt over, additional colors in one of the corners caught her eye.
She pulled it toward her so she could examine it more closely. Her brows knitted in a confused frown as her fingernail traced the names embroidered in one corner of the quilt.
Violet and Elias Spencer
Seth, Brady, Quinn
Violet Spencer? The same Violet Caroline knew of as Violet Bennedict? The woman who’d died seconds after Caroline’s birth?
“Mom?” she whispered. “Who are these men? And what do they have to do with you?”
Chapter One
He couldn’t see her face, but he knew she was beautiful. The mist wrapped around her in the way a lover would protect her from outside forces. Even though her face was shrouded by the mist, he instinctively knew she was looking at him. Her slim figure was garbed in a cotton gown that clung to her form.
The mist swirled around her as she lifted her hand and reached out to him. She didn’t speak a word, but somehow he knew she was beckoning to him. Asking that he take her hand.
He didn’t move from his spot. Somehow he knew that taking her hand and allowing her to lead him into the mist would mean changes to himself and to his life. Changes he wasn’t ready to make. Instead, he stepped back. Once. Twice.
