CLUB TIMES
For Membersâ Eyes Only
Bachelor Beware!
There must be something in the water to cause all these pregnancies and marriages in Mission Creek. Iâve done some initial testing in my love laboratory, but results are inconclusive. Oh, Iâm pulling your leg, members. Iâm no scientist, but I have put three of the LSCCâs cleaning ladies on âWedding Ring Watchâ to smoke out the bachelors. By the way, Clay Martin, weâre giving you a head start! Some lucky galâs gonna lasso you sooner or later!
Isnât Daisy Parker doing a swell job serving you all? Why, it seems only months ago we had a time of it understanding her Texas twang, and now sheâs like family. Last thing, Daisy, weâd like to recommend Rosieâs hair salon near the edge of town. They do a great dye job on some of the local ladies, so you donât have to worry so much about your roots.
I wonât name names, but the rascally daughter of Ford Carson was found in someoneâs back seat the other night. An LSCC gardener was watering the rosebushes when he heard some giggling in the north parking lot. Heâs been sworn to secrecy about the identity of the lady in question, but câmon, we all know who it wasâ¦.
As always, members, make your best stop of the day right here at the Lone Star Country Club!
About the Author
PEGGY MORELAND
published her first romance with Silhouette in 1989 and continues to delight readers with stories set in her home state of Texas. Peggy is the winner of a National Readersâ Choice Award, a nominee for the Romantic Times Reviewerâs Choice Award and a two-time finalist for the prestigious RITA>® Award. Her books frequently appear on the USA TODAY and Waldenbooks bestseller lists.
Though Peggy has written over thirty books for Silhouette, An Arranged Marriage is her first experience in coordinating her efforts with such a large number of talented authors. She found the process both intriguing and challenging, and enjoyed researching the duties of the Texas Rangers organization.
When not writing, Peggy can usually be found out on her ranch, tending the cattle, goats and other critters she and her husband raise. You may write to Peggy at P.O. Box 1099, Florence, TX 76527-1099, or e-mail her at [email protected].
Welcome to the
Where Texas society reigns supremeâand appearances are everything.
They came from very different worldsâ¦but had more in common than they ever imagined.
Clay Martin: Heâs the only man in Mission Creek who can rein in a bratty little princess. So when the great Carson patriarch makes him an offer he canât refuseâ¦an offer involving money, marriage and a beautiful future wifeâ¦Clay is definitely up for the challenge.
Fiona Carson: Sheâs spent her entire life getting what she wants, especially from her daddy. And although men have always fallen at her feet, her âhusbandâ is not so easily swayed. Could it be that the spoiled heiress has met her matchâand fallen head over heels in love?
Tyler Murdoch: A mercenary on a dangerous mission, heâs been sent into the jungles of Central America and must rely solely on his skills and courage to keep him safe. But will he also be able to protect the gorgeous Hispanic interpreter whoâs been sent to assist him, and who has become a major distraction?
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Mission Creek, Texas, was no booming metropolis by any stretch of the imagination. Tucked between Corpus Christi and Laredo, its origins dated back more than a hundred years, when it was nothing more than a trading post for the ranches surrounding it. In spite of its modest size and humble beginnings, the town was filled with enough crime, corruption and scandal to keep the scriptwriters for Law & Order in new material for years. Perhaps even enough to justify the filming of a Godfather IV, since the mob was involved in the majority of the shady goings-on around town.
Most of the dramas played out at the Lone Star Country Club, a two-thousand acre spread situated on land donated by the Carsons and the Wainwrights, two of the areaâs earliest families to settle here. Oddly enough, the donation of the land might well have been the familiesâ last friendly venture, since the Carsons and the Wainwrights had been locked in a feud that stretched as far back as most folksâ memories.
The recent marriage of Matt Carson and Rose Wainwright hadnât ended the feud or lessened the hatred, but it had served as a momentary distraction from a six-month-old mysteryâor scandal depending on the results of paternity tests a certain golfing foursome was undergoing. Or at least three of them were. The fourth, Luke Callaghan, absent from that particular morningâs round of golf, was currently in a military hospital in Central America, recovering from injuries heâd received while trying to rescue his former military commander from terrorists, and was unaware that heâd been targeted for a paternity test.