Carla Cassidy - The Colton Cowboy

Who left a baby on the cowboy’s doorstep?

The Coltons of Red Ridge continues!

A note says the infant left on ranch foreman Anders Colton’s porch is a Colton. His baby? The beautiful rookie officer who investigates is set on proving herself as a cop, but when their lives are threatened, Elle Gage moves in to protect the baby. Suddenly the lone wolf is thinking family and must uncover little Bonnie’s parentage before it’s too late.

CARLA CASSIDY is an award-winning, New York Times bestselling author who has written more than one-hundred-and-twenty novels for Mills & Boon. In 1995, she won Best Silhouette Romance from RT Book Reviews for Anything for Danny. In 1998, she won a Career Achievement Award for Best Innovative Series from RT Book Reviews. Carla believes the only thing better than curling up with a good book to read is sitting down at the computer with a good story to write.

Also by Carla Cassidy Contents Cover Back Cover Text About the Author Booklist Title Page Copyright Dedication Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Epilogue Extract About the Publisher

The Colton Cowboy

A Real Cowboy

Cowboy of Interest

Cowboy Under Fire

Cowboy at Arms

Operation Cowboy

Daddy Killer Cowboy

Sheltered by the Cowboy

Guardian Cowboy

Colton’s Secret Son

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The Colton Cowboy

Carla Cassidy

www.millsandboon.co.uk

ISBN: 978-1-474-07900-6

THE COLTON COWBOY

© 2018 Harlequin Books S.A.

Published in Great Britain 2018

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.

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Version: 2020-03-02

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Contents

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Back Cover Text Who left a baby on the cowboy’s doorstep? The Coltons of Red Ridge continues! A note says the infant left on ranch foreman Anders Colton’s porch is a Colton. His baby? The beautiful rookie officer who investigates is set on proving herself as a cop, but when their lives are threatened, Elle Gage moves in to protect the baby. Suddenly the lone wolf is thinking family and must uncover little Bonnie’s parentage before it’s too late.

About the Author CARLA CASSIDY is an award-winning, New York Times bestselling author who has written more than one-hundred-and-twenty novels for Mills & Boon. In 1995, she won Best Silhouette Romance from RT Book Reviews for Anything for Danny. In 1998, she won a Career Achievement Award for Best Innovative Series from RT Book Reviews. Carla believes the only thing better than curling up with a good book to read is sitting down at the computer with a good story to write.

Booklist Also by Carla Cassidy Contents Cover Back Cover Text About the Author Booklist Title Page Copyright Dedication Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Epilogue Extract About the Publisher The Colton Cowboy A Real Cowboy Cowboy of Interest Cowboy Under Fire Cowboy at Arms Operation Cowboy Daddy Killer Cowboy Sheltered by the Cowboy Guardian Cowboy Colton’s Secret Son Discover more at millsandboon.co.uk

Title Page The Colton Cowboy Carla Cassidy www.millsandboon.co.uk

Copyright ISBN: 978-1-474-07900-6 THE COLTON COWBOY © 2018 Harlequin Books S.A. Published in Great Britain 2018 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 This book is dedicated to all the editors who showed a special kind of patience with me!