Mail-Order Cinderella
If diehard bachelor Tyler Fortune was being forced by his parents to marry, he' d darned well do it on his own terms– even if it meant securing a bride through a dating service! Mousy Julie Parker seemed the perfect candidate. In return for becoming his wife, all the shy librarian wanted was a baby.And Tyler thought marriage wouldn' t change his life much at all. Until his sweet bride had a glamorous makeover and they got down to making a baby the old-fashioned way…
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Kate Fortuneâs Journal Entry
You donât get to be my age without recognizing when the wool is being pulled over someoneâs eyes! And I suspect my dear Tyler is holding something back from the Fortune family. Now, I know Tylerâs parents gave him a silly marriage ultimatum and Iâve never met any of his women friends before, but something tells me that he barely knows his bride-to-be. As the family matriarch, I could put an end to this marriage nonsense. But Julie Parker is the best thing to happen to Tyler.
And some well-intentioned meddling by a harmless old woman may be just what the doctor ordered. Iâm going to plan their wedding, help Julie find a wedding gown and take her for a makeoverâ¦. And when Iâm done, Julie, Tyler is going to be dazzled speechless!
Dear Reader,
As we celebrate Silhouetteâs 20>th anniversary year as a romance publisher, we invite you to welcome in the fall season with our latest six powerful, passionate, provocative love stories from Silhouette Desire!
In Septemberâs MAN OF THE MONTH, fabulous Peggy Moreland offers a Slow Waltz Across Texas. In order to win his wife back, a rugged Texas cowboy must learn to let love into his heart. Popular author Jennifer Greene delivers a special treat for you with Rock Solid, which is part of the highly sensual Desire promotion, BODY & SOUL.
Maureen Childâs exciting miniseries, BACHELOR BATTALION, continues with The Next Santini Bride, a responsible single mom who cuts loose with a handsome Marine. The next installment of the provocative Desire miniseries FORTUNEâS CHILDREN: THE GROOMS is Mail-Order Cinderella by Kathryn Jensen, in which a plain-Jane librarian seeks a husband through a matchmaking service and winds up with a Fortune! Ryanne Corey returns to Desire with a Lady with a Past, whose true love woos her with a chocolate picnic. And a nurse loses her virginity to a doctor in a night of passion, only to find out the next day that her lover is her new boss, in Doctor for Keeps by Kristi Gold.
Be sure to indulge yourself this autumn by reading all six of these tantalizing titles from Silhouette Desire!
Enjoy!
Joan Marlow Golan
Senior Editor, Silhouette Desire
To Janet Tanke, the editor Iâm so sadly losing, for overseeing the
creation of this novel, lovingly and with professional dedication from beginning to finish. And to Ann Leslie Tuttle, the editor Iâm happily gaining, who has already taken on the mantles of muse, cheerleader and creative partner. Without such enthusiasm and loyalty, an authorâs world would be a much bleaker place. K.J.
KATHRYN JENSEN
has written many novels for young readers as well as for adults. She speed walks, works out with weights and enjoys ballroom dancing for exercise, stress reduction and pleasure. Her children are now grown. She lives in Maryland with her writing companionâSunny, a lovable terrier-mix adopted from a shelter.
Having worked as a hospital switchboard operator, department store sales associate, bank clerk and elementary school teacher, she now splits her days between writing her own books and teaching fiction writing at two local colleges and through a correspondence course. She enjoys helping new writers get a start and speaks âat the drop of a hatâ at writersâ conferences, libraries and schools across the country.
Meet the Arizona Fortunesâa family with a legacy of wealth, influence and power. As they gather for a host of weddings, a shocking plot against the family is revealedâ¦and passionate new romances are ignited.
TYLER FORTUNE: This sexy man-about-town knew how to drive a rivet with the best of his construction crew and kiss a woman senseless, but he didnât think he knew anything about marriage. Until plain-Jane Julie became his brideâ¦.
JULIE PARKER: All this shy librarian had wanted was a quiet, undemanding man whoâd give her a babyâinstead, she got a stunningly sexy, self-possessed man whose kisses gave her an unexpected glimpse of heaven.
JASON FORTUNE: Maybe if his younger brother, Tyler, had stuck with one girlfriend for more than three months, heâd know that finding a bride wasnât like ordering a pizza!
Contents
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
One
Tyler Fortune hated losing a fight, and today heâd lost big time. Now he was going to pay for it, and the price wasâ¦marriage.
His sole consolation was that heâd relinquish his freedom on his own terms. Heâd be damned if he let his parents corral him into marrying a snooty Tucson debutante or one of their wealthy friendsâ daughters.
Impatiently, he shoved another videotape into the VCR. The custom-made entertainment center was built into one mahogany-paneled wall of his office on the fifth floor of the Fortune Building. Hitting the play button on the remote, he sat down again and leaned back in his chair to view the screen over the wide knuckles of his interlocked fingers.
