Katherine Garbera - Texas-Sized Scandal

“I have no self-control around you.”

Now they’re the talk of Texas...

Melinda Perry has always been the well-behaved twin—until Slade Bartelli. Rumor has it that this billionaire has ties to the mob. All Melinda knows is that his touch is hotter than fire...and now she’s expecting his baby. A fake engagement might protect them from tabloid gossip. But will Melinda’s reputation—and heart—be safe given Slade’s dangerous past?

USA TODAY bestselling author KATHERINE GARBERAwrites emotional, sexy contemporary romances. An Amazon, Barnes & Noble and iBooks bestselling author, she is also a two-time Maggie Award winner and has sold more than seven million copies of her books worldwide. She loves to hear from readers via her website, www.katherinegarbera.com.

Also by Katherine Garbera Contents Cover Back Cover Text About the Author Booklist Title Page Copyright Note to Readers Dedication Prologue One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten Eleven Twelve Thirteen Fourteen Epilogue About the Publisher

The Wild Caruthers Bachelors miniseries

Tycoon Cowboy’s Baby Surprise

The Tycoon’s Fiancée Deal

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Rancher Untamed

Discover more at millsandboon.co.uk.

Texas-Sized Scandal

Katherine Garbera

www.millsandboon.co.uk

ISBN: 978-1-474-09261-6

TEXAS-SIZED SCANDAL

© 2019 Harlequin Books S.A.

Published in Great Britain 2019

by Mills & Boon, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF

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This book is dedicated to

Lenora Worth, Julia Justiss and Eve Gaddy,

my soul sisters. Thanks for always listening and having

my back and giving me a safe place to share the ugly

bits of life and then helping me to see the silver lining.

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Back Cover Text “I have no self-control around you.” Now they’re the talk of Texas... Melinda Perry has always been the well-behaved twin—until Slade Bartelli. Rumor has it that this billionaire has ties to the mob. All Melinda knows is that his touch is hotter than fire...and now she’s expecting his baby. A fake engagement might protect them from tabloid gossip. But will Melinda’s reputation—and heart—be safe given Slade’s dangerous past?

About the Author USA TODAY bestselling author KATHERINE GARBERA writes emotional, sexy contemporary romances. An Amazon, Barnes & Noble and iBooks bestselling author, she is also a two-time Maggie Award winner and has sold more than seven million copies of her books worldwide. She loves to hear from readers via her website, www.katherinegarbera.com .

Booklist Also by Katherine Garbera Contents Cover Back Cover Text About the Author Booklist Title Page Copyright Note to Readers Dedication Prologue One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten Eleven Twelve Thirteen Fourteen Epilogue About the Publisher The Wild Caruthers Bachelors miniseries Tycoon Cowboy’s Baby Surprise The Tycoon’s Fiancée Deal Craving His Best Friend’s Ex Cole’s Hill Bachelors miniseries Rancher Untamed Discover more at millsandboon.co.uk .

Title Page Texas-Sized Scandal Katherine Garbera www.millsandboon.co.uk

Copyright ISBN: 978-1-474-09261-6 TEXAS-SIZED SCANDAL © 2019 Harlequin Books S.A. Published in Great Britain 2019 by Mills & Boon, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form. This edition is published by arrangement with Harlequin Books S.A. This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, locations and incidents are purely fictional and bear no relationship to any real life individuals, living or dead, or to any actual places, business establishments, locations, events or incidents. Any resemblance is entirely coincidental. By payment of the required fees, you are granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right and licence to download and install this e-book on your personal computer, tablet computer, smart phone or other electronic reading device only (each a “Licensed Device”) and to access, display and read the text of this e-book on-screen on your Licensed Device. Except to the extent any of these acts shall be permitted pursuant to any mandatory provision of applicable law but no further, no part of this e-book or its text or images may be reproduced, transmitted, distributed, translated, converted or adapted for use on another file format, communicated to the public, downloaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of publisher. ® and ™ are trademarks owned and used by the trademark owner and/or its licensee. Trademarks marked with ® are registered with the United Kingdom Patent Office and/or the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market and in other countries. www.millsandboon.co.uk Version: 2020-03-02