Millionaire Mavericks: The Oilman’s Baby Bargain
THE OILMAN'S BABY BARGAINHe’d seduced Alexis Cavanaugh, so it was up to Mitch to wed the heiress. But Alexis was done with being manipulated. She was carrying Mitch’s baby and would not reveal her secret until she had the billionaire exactly where she wanted him!THE MAVERICK'S VIRGIN MISTRESSHer life in danger, innocent Alicia Montoya turns to Rick Jones. She eagerly accepts her new lover’s protection… until she discovers his true identity. He’s Justin Dupree, a notorious playboy! Had he lied to her simply to seduce her?LONE STAR SEDUCTIONAlex Montoya had been the housekeeper’s son, foolish enough to fall for the boss’s daughter, Rebecca Huntington. When kicked to the kerb, he becomes a self-made millionaire with one agenda: revenge. But some desires were impossible to resist…
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Millionaire
Mavericks
The Oilman’s Baby Bargain
Michelle Celmer
The Maverick’s Virgin Mistress
Jennifer Lewis
Lone Star Seduction
Day Leclaire
Table of Contents
The Oilman’s Baby Bargain
The Maverick’s Virgin Mistress
Lone Star Seduction
Bestselling author MICHELLE CELMER lives in southeastern Michigan with her husband, their three children, two dogs and two cats. When she’s not writing or busy being a mum, you can find her in the garden or curled up with a romance. And if you twist her arm really hard you can usually persuade her into a day of power shopping.
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June
Alexis Cavanaugh was in love with the wrong brother.
She gazed across the candlelit table at the man she had spent the better part of the past week in D.C. with, only half listening as he spoke fervently about Brody Oil and Gas, the company he co-owned with his brother Lance. The brother she was supposed to be marrying.
Not that she had expected to fall in love with Lance. The marriage was little more than a business deal cooked up by the Brody brothers and her father, Bruce Cavanaugh, senior senator from her home state of Texas. But hadn’t she always done what her father asked of her? Didn’t he, as he’d always claimed, know what was best? A marriage to Lance would provide her the financial security and station in society that she’d earned—although other than possess the Cavanaugh name, she wasn’t sure what she’d ever done to deserve it.
Not that she didn’t find Lance appealing. He was tall and dark and devastatingly attractive—not to mention built like a tank—with a charm that drew people to him. A gentle giant. But he wasn’t as refined a man as she was accustomed to. He seemed more comfortable among the roughnecks at the refinery than the shareholders. Mitch, on the other hand, had seemed perfectly at ease with the elite of D.C. They had attended half a dozen parties and fundraisers together—Mitch on his brother’s behalf, of course—and he could schmooze with the best of them. He was clearly the brains behind Brody Oil and Gas.
And the brother she clearly was falling for.
So many men treated her like a brainless, witless showpiece. Better seen and not heard. But Mitch listened to her. He heard her, and seemed genuinely interested in what she had to say.
She realized suddenly that he was meeting her gaze across the table, a grin on his ridiculously handsome face. A face that had become quite familiar over the past few days. She had memorized every line and curve, the slope of his nose, the sensual shape of his chocolate-brown eyes, the fullness of his lips and sharp set of his jaw. She knew every expression and nuance. And the smile he wore now was an amused one.
“What?” she asked.
“You haven’t heard a word I’ve said, have you?”
He was right. He’d been talking about his business, which obviously meant more to him than anything else, and she had completely zoned out. In her own defense, it was tough to watch those full lips move and not become entranced, not be lulled by the deep tenor of his voice. But that was no excuse to be rude. She was usually an exceptional listener.
“I’m sorry,” she apologized.
“I’m the one who should be apologizing. I’m obviously boring you to death. I forget that not everyone is as passionate as I am about the oil business.”
“I enjoy hearing you talk about it. I guess I’m just a little tired. It’s been a very busy week.”
“It has,” Mitch agreed, with a smile that was just this side of seductive. “My brother has no idea what he’s missing.”
Did he feel the same connection, the same longing for her that she had for him? Or was he simply being polite? Was he just naturally flirtatious, like his brother?
“It’s late. I should get you back to the hotel.”
Just for a moment, she let herself believe that he couldn’t wait to get her back to her room so he could make passionate love to her. The idea both thrilled and terrified her. She had always hoped her first time would be special, and she knew without a doubt that with Mitch, it would be.
But that wasn’t going to happen because she was marrying his brother. And shouldn’t she save something as precious as her virginity for her spouse? Even if it wasn’t a real marriage?
He summoned the waiter and paid the exorbitantly high bill without batting an eyelash. What did she expect when he took her to the most exclusive restaurant in D.C.? Money was obviously of no concern.
