Colton's Convenient Bride
Their wedding is a match made in peril Captain Decker Colton is finally ready to settle down. Just one problem–he hasn’t met the right woman. So when his father finds him a bride in Kendall Hadley, Decker's surprised by the instant attraction between them. But someone else has Kendall in his sights, for all the wrong reasons. Now Kendall’s husband-to-be must protect her…before he loses her forever.
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Their wedding is a match made in peril
A Coltons of Roaring Springs romance
Captain Decker Colton is finally ready to settle down. Just one problem—he hasn’t met the right woman. So when his father finds him a bride in Kendall Hadley, Decker’s surprised by the instant attraction between them. But someone else has Kendall in his sights, for all the wrong reasons. Now Kendall’s husband-to-be must protect her...before he loses her forever.
Two-time RITA® Award nominee and Golden Quill award winner JENNIFER MOREY writes single-title contemporary romance and page-turning romantic suspense. She has a geology degree and has managed export programs in compliance with the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) for the aerospace industry. She lives at the foot of the Rocky Mountains in Denver, Colorado, and loves to hear from readers through her website, jennifermorey.com, or Facebook.
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ISBN: 978-1-474-09373-6
COLTON’S CONVENIENT BRIDE
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To Maddie, who always had her inner wolf.
Contents
In his jeans and nothing else, Decker Colton sprinkled sugar over his grapefruit, trying to think of a way to gently tell Cynthia they weren’t working out as a couple.
He’d dated her for three months now and had begun to get the sense that she felt more for him than he for her. Decker found her online—that’s how he met all the women he dated. He had no time to search the traditional way and never mixed romance with work. She’d also begun to stay the night too often over the last month and demand more of his time. All this closeness was beginning to feel suffocating. He needed to be free again.
She looked up from her butterless toast and smiled seductively.
With his stomach recoiling, he walked over to the brown, black and cream-colored granite-topped kitchen island where she sat and took the seat next to her. Putting down his bowl of a half grapefruit, he started to scoop the fruit out for a bite.
“I’ve been thinking,” Cynthia said.
Oh no, here it came.
She put her hand over his forearm. “We’ve been hitting it off really well these last few weeks.”
“Cynthia...”
“We should move in together. Whether here or the suite you have at The Lodge.”
He swallowed and almost choked on grapefruit juice. After clearing his throat, he saw her wary gaze. Now or never.
He put down his spoon. “Actually, I’ve been meaning to talk to you.”
“You feel the same, don’t you?” Her insecurity showed.
“No. I’m sorry... I don’t. I don’t want to hurt you, Cynthia, but I haven’t been comfortable with you staying here as much as you have. We’ve only known each other a few months.”
“But...we’ve been sleeping together.”
“Yes, and that part is great,” he said quietly. “However, I’m just not ready for a committed relationship right now.” Not with her, anyway.
