Maureen Child - Tempting The Texan

How will he resist the woman who once got away?

In the fight for his family’s legacy, will this former flame consume him?

Rancher Kellan Blackwood is poised to fight the gold-digging stepmother who inherited his father’s empire. He doesn’t expect Irina Romanov, his father’s former maid—and Kellan’s long-ago lover—to block his way. Though Irina may hold secrets about his father’s motives, Kellan must keep his hands off. For the twice-tempted, secret lovers who once set Texas ablaze, that’s easier said than done.

USA TODAY Bestselling Author Maureen Child

MAUREEN CHILDwrites for the Mills & Boon Desire line and can’t imagine a better job. A seven-time finalist for the prestigious Romance Writers of America RITA® Award, Maureen is the author of more than one hundred romance novels. Her books regularly appear on bestseller lists and have won several awards, including a Prism Award, a National Readers’ Choice Award, a Colorado Romance Writers Award of Excellence and a Golden Quill Award. She is a native Californian but has recently moved to the mountains of Utah.

Also by Maureen Child 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 About the Publisher

The Tycoon’s Secret Child

A Texas-Sized Secret

Little Secrets: His Unexpected Heir

Rich Rancher’s Redemption

Billionaire’s Bargain

Tempt Me in Vegas

Bombshell for the Boss

Red Hot Rancher

Texas Cattleman’s Club: Inheritance miniseries

Tempting the Texan

Discover more at millsandboon.co.uk.

Tempting the Texan

Maureen Child

www.millsandboon.co.uk

ISBN: 978-1-474-09286-9

TEMPTING THE TEXAN

© 2019 Harlequin Books S.A.

Published in Great Britain 2019

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Back Cover Text How will he resist the woman who once got away? In the fight for his family’s legacy, will this former flame consume him? Rancher Kellan Blackwood is poised to fight the gold-digging stepmother who inherited his father’s empire. He doesn’t expect Irina Romanov, his father’s former maid—and Kellan’s long-ago lover—to block his way. Though Irina may hold secrets about his father’s motives, Kellan must keep his hands off. For the twice-tempted, secret lovers who once set Texas ablaze, that’s easier said than done. USA TODAY Bestselling Author Maureen Child

About the Author MAUREEN CHILD writes for the Mills & Boon Desire line and can’t imagine a better job. A seven-time finalist for the prestigious Romance Writers of America RITA® Award, Maureen is the author of more than one hundred romance novels. Her books regularly appear on bestseller lists and have won several awards, including a Prism Award, a National Readers’ Choice Award, a Colorado Romance Writers Award of Excellence and a Golden Quill Award. She is a native Californian but has recently moved to the mountains of Utah.

Booklist Also by Maureen Child 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 About the Publisher The Tycoon’s Secret Child A Texas-Sized Secret Little Secrets: His Unexpected Heir Rich Rancher’s Redemption Billionaire’s Bargain Tempt Me in Vegas Bombshell for the Boss Red Hot Rancher Texas Cattleman’s Club: Inheritance miniseries Tempting the Texan Discover more at millsandboon.co.uk .

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Copyright ISBN: 978-1-474-09286-9 TEMPTING THE TEXAN © 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