Peggy Moreland - Billionaire Bridegroom

Letter to Reader Dear Reader, Welcome to Silhouette Desire—where you’re guaranteed powerful, passionate and provocative love stones that feature rugged heroes and spirited heroines who expenence the full emotional intensity of falling in love! This October you’ll love our new MAN OF THE MONTH title by Barbara Boswell, Forever Flint. Opposites attract when a city girl becomes the pregnant bride of a millionaire outdoorsman. Be sure to “rope in” the next installment of the exciting Desire minisenes TEXAS CATTLEMAN’S CLUB with Billionaire Bridegroom by Peggy Moreland. When cattle baron Forrest Cunningham wants to wed childhood friend Becky Sullivan, she puts his love to an unexpected test. The always-wonderful Jennifer Greene returns to Desire with her magical series HAPPILY EVER AFTER. Kiss Your Prince Charying is a modern fairy tale starring an unforgettable “frog prince.” In a sexy battle-of-the-sexes tale, Lass Small offers you The Catch of Texas. Anne Eames continues her popular minisenes MONTANA MALONES with The Unknown Malone. And Sheri WhiteFeather makes her explosive Desire debut with Warrior’s Baby, a story of surrogate motherhood with a twist. Next month, you’ll really feel the power of the passion when you see our new provocative cover design. Underneath our new covers, you will still find six exhilarating journeys into the seductive world of romance, with a guaranteed happy ending‘ Enjoy! Joan Marlow Golan Senior Editor, Silhouette Desire Please address questions and book requests to: Silhouette Reader Service U.S. 3010 Walden Ave, PO Box 1325, Buffalo, NY 14269 Canadian: P.O Box 609, Fort Ene, Ont. L2A 5X3 Title Page Billionaire Bridegroom Peggy Moreland www.millsandboon.co.uk a Dedication To Dixie, Jen, Metsy and Cindy, who share with me the distinction of being the only females to gam entrance to the exclusive Texas Cattleman’s Club— other than Miss Manie, of course It’s been fun, ladies Let’s do this again‘ Acknowledgments Special thanks to Mr and Mrs Larry Hunt of the H & B Cattle Company in Monahans, Texas, for giving me a tour of their ranch and for so generously sharing their knowledge of ranch life with me And thanks, too, to Jackie Youngblood, for her assistance in researching West Texas and Wade County Special thanks and acknowledgment are given to Peggy Moreland for her contribution to the Texas Cattleman’s Club miniseries About the Author PEGGY MORELAND published her first romance with Silhouette in 1989. She’s a natural storyteller with a sense of humor that will tickle your fancy, and Peggy’s goal is to write a story that readers will remember long after the last page is turned. Winner of the 1992 National Readers’ Choice Award and a 1994 RITA finalist, Peggy frequently appears on bestseller lists around the country. A native Texan, she and her family live in Round Rock, Texas. “What’s Happening in Royal?” “What’s Happening in Royal?” NEWS FLASH, October 1999— Forrest Cunningham, owner of the prestigious cattle ranch. The Golden Steer, is apparently trying to fulfill the marriage pact he made with next-door neighbor Becky Sullivan twelve years ago. Problem is, Ms. Sullivan seems to already have a fiancé, and a mystery one at that.... And a strange, rather aristocratic gentleman has been sighted walking about the town of Royal. Who could he be, and what does he want? Our Texas Cattleman’s Club members seem more secretive than ever.... What could be brewing? Prologue Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Epilogue Teaser chapter Copyright

This month, in

BILLIONAIRE BRIDEGROOM

by Peggy Moreland,

meet Forrest Cunningham—

cattle baron of The Golden Steer.

When deciding to settle down,

Forrest gets more than he bargained for with

Becky Sullivan—

a tomboy all grown up who wants more than a

duty-bound marriage pact!

SILHOUETTE DESIRE

IS PROUD TO PRESENT THE

Five wealthy Texas bachelors—all members

of the state’s most exclusive club—set out on a

mission to rescue a princess...and find true love.

And don’t miss SECRET AGENT DAD by

Metsy Hingie, next month’s installment of the

Texas Cattleman’s Club, available in

Silhouette Desire!

Dear Reader,

Welcome to Silhouette Desire—where you’re guaranteed powerful, passionate and provocative love stones that feature rugged heroes and spirited heroines who expenence the full emotional intensity of falling in love!

This October you’ll love our new MAN OF THE MONTH title by Barbara Boswell, Forever Flint. Opposites attract when a city girl becomes the pregnant bride of a millionaire outdoorsman.

Be sure to “rope in” the next installment of the exciting Desire minisenes TEXAS CATTLEMAN’S CLUB with Billionaire Bridegroom by Peggy Moreland. When cattle baron Forrest Cunningham wants to wed childhood friend Becky Sullivan, she puts his love to an unexpected test.

The always-wonderful Jennifer Greene returns to Desire with her magical series HAPPILY EVER AFTER. Kiss Your Prince Charying is a modern fairy tale starring an unforgettable “frog prince.” In a sexy battle-of-the-sexes tale, Lass Small offers you The Catch of Texas. Anne Eames continues her popular minisenes MONTANA MALONES with The Unknown Malone. And Sheri WhiteFeather makes her explosive Desire debut with Warrior’s Baby, a story of surrogate motherhood with a twist.

Next month, you’ll really feel the power of the passion when you see our new provocative cover design. Underneath our new covers, you will still find six exhilarating journeys into the seductive world of romance, with a guaranteed happy ending‘

Enjoy!

Joan Marlow Golan

Senior Editor, Silhouette Desire

Please address questions and book requests to:

Silhouette Reader Service

U.S. 3010 Walden Ave, PO Box 1325, Buffalo, NY 14269

Canadian: P.O Box 609, Fort Ene, Ont. L2A 5X3

Billionaire Bridegroom

Peggy Moreland

www.millsandboon.co.uk

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To Dixie, Jen, Metsy and Cindy, who share with me the distinction of being

the only females to gam entrance to the exclusive Texas Cattleman’s Club—

other than Miss Manie, of course It’s been fun, ladies Let’s do this again‘

Special thanks to Mr and Mrs Larry Hunt of the H & B Cattle Company

in Monahans, Texas, for giving me a tour of their ranch and for so

generously sharing their knowledge of ranch life with me And thanks,

too, to Jackie Youngblood, for her assistance in researching West Texas

and Wade County

Special thanks and acknowledgment are given to

Peggy Moreland for her contribution to the

Texas Cattleman’s Club miniseries

PEGGY MORELAND

published her first romance with Silhouette in 1989. She’s a natural storyteller with a sense of humor that will tickle your fancy, and Peggy’s goal is to write a story that readers will remember long after the last page is turned. Winner of the 1992 National Readers’ Choice Award and a 1994 RITA finalist, Peggy frequently appears on bestseller lists around the country. A native Texan, she and her family live in Round Rock, Texas.

“What’s Happening in Royal?”

NEWS FLASH, October 1999—

Forrest Cunningham, owner of the prestigious cattle ranch. The Golden Steer, is apparently trying to fulfill the marriage pact he made with next-door neighbor Becky Sullivan twelve years ago. Problem is, Ms. Sullivan seems to already have a fiancé, and a mystery one at that....

And a strange, rather aristocratic gentleman has been sighted walking about the town of Royal. Who could he be, and what does he want?