Jackpot Baby
Welcome to Millionaire, Montana, where twelve lucky souls have won a multimillion-dollar jackpot…And where one millionaire in particular has just… FOUND A BABY ON HER DOORSTEPSeems Shelly Dupree, owner of The Brimming Cup, returned to her coffee shop after depositing her lottery winnings to find an abandoned baby on the counter. Who precious little Max belongs to is a mystery, but that's not the only gossip buzzing around town. Sources reveal that the new doctor, Connor O'Rourke, spent the night at Shelly's house, supposedly to help her care for the foundling. Word has it that the gorgeous M.D. has more than medicine on his mind–and rumors of a knee-buckling kiss witnessed in the diner during the morning rush have been flying. Only time will tell if Shelly will go from dishing out the daily special to serving up her very own wedding cake!
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SHELLY DUPREE’S
TO-DO LIST
(Formerly, in-debt diner owner, now jackpot winner.)
1) Pay off mortgage on The Brimming Cup
2) Open a savings account
3) Get my hair done
4) Buy some quality makeup
5) Purchase a new wardrobe
6) Find myself a man!
Harlequin American Romance proudly launches MILLIONAIRE, MONTANA, where twelve lucky souls have won a multimillion-dollar jackpot.
Six titles in this captivating series—
JACKPOT BABY by Muriel Jensen
(HAR #953)
BIG-BUCKS BACHELOR by Leah Vale
(HAR #957)
SURPRISE INHERITANCE by Charlotte Douglas
(HAR #961)
FOUR-KARAT FIANCÉE by Sharon Swan
(HAR #966)
PRICELESS MARRIAGE by Bonnie Gardner
(HAR #970)
FORTUNE’S TWINS by Kara Lennox
(HAR #974)
Dear Reader,
Happy New Year! January is an exciting month here at Harlequin American Romance. It marks the beginning of a yearlong celebration of our 20th anniversary. Come indulge with us for twelve months of supersatisfying reads by your favorite authors and exciting newcomers, too!
Throughout 2003, we’ll be bringing you some not-to-miss miniseries. This month, bestselling author Muriel Jensen inaugurates MILLIONAIRE, MONTANA, our newest in-line continuity, with Jackpot Baby. This exciting six-book series is set in a small Montana town whose residents win a forty-million-dollar lottery jackpot. But winning a fortune comes with a price and no one’s life will ever be the same again.
Next, Commander’s Little Surprise, the latest book in Mollie Molay’s GROOMS IN UNIFORM series, is a must-read secret-baby and reunion romance with a strong hero you won’t be able to resist. Victoria Chancellor premieres her new A ROYAL TWIST miniseries in which a runaway prince and his horse-wrangling look-alike switch places. Don’t miss The Prince’s Cowboy Double, the first book in this delightful duo. Finally, when a small Alaskan town desperately needs a doctor, there’s only one man who can do the job, in Under Alaskan Skies by Carol Grace.
So come join in the celebrating and start your year off right—by reading all four Harlequin American Romance books!
Melissa Jeglinski
Associate Senior Editor
Harlequin American Romance
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Muriel Jensen and her husband, Ron, live in Astoria, Oregon, in an old foursquare Victorian at the mouth of the Columbia River. They share their home with a golden retriever/golden Labrador mix named Amber, and five cats who moved in with them without an invitation. (Muriel insists that a plate of Friskies and a bowl of water are not an invitation!)
They also have three children and their families in their lives—a veritable crowd of the most interesting people and children. They also have irreplaceable friends, wonderful neighbors and “a life they know they don’t deserve, but love desperately anyway.”
Books by Muriel Jensen
HARLEQUIN AMERICAN ROMANCE
73—WINTER’S BOUNTY
119—LOVERS NEVER LOSE
176—THE MALLORY TOUCH
200—FANTASIES AND MEMORIES
219—LOVE AND LAVENDER
244—THE DUCK SHACK AGREEMENT
267—STRINGS
283—SIDE BY SIDE
321—A CAROL CHRISTMAS
339—EVERYTHING
392—THE MIRACLE
414—RACING WITH THE MOON
425—VALENTINE HEARTS AND FLOWERS
464—MIDDLE OF THE RAINBOW
478—ONE AND ONE MAKES THREE
507—THE UNEXPECTED GROOM
522—NIGHT PRINCE
534—MAKE-BELIEVE MOM
549—THE WEDDING GAMBLE
569—THE COURTSHIP OF DUSTY’S DADDY
603—MOMMY ON BOARD *
606—MAKE WAY FOR MOMMY *
610—MERRY CHRISTMAS, MOMMY! *
654—THE COMEBACK MOM
669—THE PRINCE, THE LADY & THE TOWER
688—KIDS & CO. *
705—CHRISTMAS IN THE COUNTRY
737—DADDY BY DEFAULT **
742—DADDY BY DESIGN **
746—DADDY BY DESTINY **
756—GIFT-WRAPPED DAD
770—THE HUNK & THE VIRGIN
798—COUNTDOWN TO BABY
813—FOUR REASONS FORFATHERHOOD
850—FATHER FEVER **
858—FATHER FORMULA **
866—FATHER FOUND **
882—DADDY TO BE DETERMINED **
953—JACKPOT BABY
MILLIONAIRE, MONTANA
MEET THE MAIN STREET MILLIONAIRES
Shelly Dupree—Owner of The Brimming Cup Coffee Shop
Sam & Ruby Cade—Army Officer (him), Mercantile Co-owner (her)
William Devlin—Owner of The Heartbreaker Saloon
Henry Faulkner—Retired Hardware Store Owner
Jack Hartman—Veterinarian
Finn Hollis—Retired Librarian
Dean Kenning—Barber
Honor Lassiter—Mercantile Co-owner
Kyle & Olivia Mason—Farmer (him), High School Teacher (her)
Nathan & Vickie Perkins—Doctor (him), Stay-At-Home Mom (her)
Sylvia Rutledge—Owner of The Crowning Glory Hair Salon
Gwendolyn Tanner—Boardinghouse Owner
Contents
Prologue
Shelly Dupree leaned her elbows on the old oak bar that ran the length of the Heartbreaker Saloon and wished she could consume enough alcohol to achieve the rosy glow some of the regular patrons were already sporting at five minutes to seven. But as a chef, she found taste too important to ignore when eating or drinking. And the bite and burn of Scotch or bourbon just didn’t do it for her. She’d been toying with the same glass of gewuürztraminer wine for an hour. Dev Devlin, owner of the saloon, stocked it just for her and served it with a flourish despite the teasing hoots and hollers of their friends.
