Sara Orwig - The Forbidden Texan

A family feud made them enemies—

A promise made them lovers.

Wealthy Texan Jake Ralston made a promise to his best friend: to end the century-old feud between the Ralstons and Kincaids. Hiring Emily Kincaid is the first step...if he can deny their intense attraction. But once they’re at his ranch, they can’t say no—until a shocking family secret resurfaces. Now Jake could lose everything, including this irresistible woman.

Married to the guy she met in college, USA TODAY bestselling author SARA ORWIG has three children and six grandchildren. Sara has published one-hundred-and-nine novels. One of the first six inductees into the Oklahoma Professional Writers Hall of Fame, Sara has twice won Oklahoma Novel of the Year. Sara loves family, friends, dogs, books, beaches and Dallas, Texas.

Also by Sara Orwig Contents Cover Back Cover Text About the Author Booklist Title Page Copyright Dedication One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten About the Publisher

Expecting the Rancher’s Child

The Rancher’s Baby Bargain

The Rancher’s Cinderella Bride

The Texan’s Baby Proposal

Expecting a Lone Star Heir

The Rancher’s Heir

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The Forbidden Texan

Sara Orwig

www.millsandboon.co.uk

ISBN: 978-1-474-09199-2

THE FORBIDDEN TEXAN

© 2018 Sara Orwig

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.

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Version: 2020-03-02

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To senior editor Stacy Boyd

with thanks for being my editor.

To Maureen Walters for all you do.

To my family with love.

Contents

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Back Cover Text A family feud made them enemies— A promise made them lovers. Wealthy Texan Jake Ralston made a promise to his best friend: to end the century-old feud between the Ralstons and Kincaids. Hiring Emily Kincaid is the first step...if he can deny their intense attraction. But once they’re at his ranch, they can’t say no—until a shocking family secret resurfaces. Now Jake could lose everything, including this irresistible woman.

About the Author Married to the guy she met in college, USA TODAY bestselling author SARA ORWIG has three children and six grandchildren. Sara has published one-hundred-and-nine novels. One of the first six inductees into the Oklahoma Professional Writers Hall of Fame, Sara has twice won Oklahoma Novel of the Year. Sara loves family, friends, dogs, books, beaches and Dallas, Texas.

Booklist Also by Sara Orwig Contents Cover Back Cover Text About the Author Booklist Title Page Copyright Dedication One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten About the Publisher Expecting the Rancher’s Child The Rancher’s Baby Bargain The Rancher’s Cinderella Bride The Texan’s Baby Proposal Expecting a Lone Star Heir The Rancher’s Heir Discover more at millsandboon.co.uk

Title Page The Forbidden Texan Sara Orwig www.millsandboon.co.uk

Copyright ISBN: 978-1-474-09199-2 THE FORBIDDEN TEXAN © 2018 Sara Orwig 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

Dedication To senior editor Stacy Boyd with thanks for being my editor. To Maureen Walters for all you do. To my family with love.

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In September, as Jake Ralston flew to Texas, he was lost in thoughts about the deathbed promise he’d made to his late friend and army ranger captain, Thane Warner. He hadn’t been expecting to return home and face a bitter enemy, but now he was flying back to Dallas to do just that.