The women of Bliss County are ready to meet the men of their dreams! See how it all begins in this enthralling new series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller
Ten years ago, Hadleigh Stevens was eighteen and this close to saying âI do,â when Tripp Galloway interrupted her walk down the aisle. Now that sheâs recovered from her youthful mistake and Trippâs interference, Hadleigh and her single friends form a marriage pact. She doesnât expect Tripp to meddle with her new plan to find Mr. Rightâor to discover that sheâs more attracted to him than ever!
Divorced and eager to reconnect with his cowboy roots, Tripp returns to Bliss County to save his ailing fatherâs ranch. Heâs not looking for another wifeâcertainly not his best friendâs little sister. But heâs never been able to forget Hadleigh. And this time, if she ends up in his arms, he wonât be walking away!
Praise for #1 New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller
âMiller tugs at the heartstrings as few authors can.â
âPublishers Weekly
â[Miller] is one of the finest American writers in the genre.â
âRT Book Reviews
âAll three titles should appeal to readers who like their contemporary romances Western, slightly dangerous and graced with enlightened (more or less) bad-boy heroes.â
âLibrary Journal on the Montana Creeds series
âA real page-turner. With vibrant prose, fully realized characters, an engrossing plotâ¦Miller has hit another bullâs-eye.â
âLoveWesternRomances.com, 5-Spur Review, on The Rustler
âMiller seems to understand her charactersâ thoughts
and state of mind while fulfilling her readerâs expectations. She doesnât disappoint.â âArmchair Interviews on The Rustler
âLinda Lael Miller has crafted a tale that has the perfect balance of passion, compelling characters and a rich setting,
proving once again that she is a master of her craft.â âRomance Junkies on A Wanted Man
âMiller enthralls, once again, in the second entry of her new McKettrick Men series (following McKettrickâs Luck), an engrossing, contemporary western romanceâ¦Millerâs masterful ability to create living, breathing characters never flags, even in the case of Echoâs dog, Avalon; combined with a taut story line and vivid prose, Millerâs romance wonât disappoint.â
âPublishers Weekly on McKettrickâs Pride (starred review)
âMillerâs name is synonymous with the finest
in western romance. From the hard realities of life in an untamed land to the passionate people who bring the colorful history to life, she brings the best of the West to readers, never failing to deliver a great read!â âRT Book Reviews on McKettrickâs Choice
Dear Readers and Friends,
Iâm excited to introduce you to an entirely new series of contemporary Western romances, The Brides of Bliss County.
Set in Wyoming in and around a small fictional town called Mustang Creek, the stories come directly from my heart.
The saga begins with The Marriage Pact, and the agreement between three close friendsâHadleigh, Melody and Becca (also known as Bex)âto work together to find a Mr. Right for themselves and each other. Theyâre successful in their chosen careers, and thatâs fine with all of them, but theyâre also tired of being perennial bridesmaids; they want homes and families of their own, beginning with a husbandâpreferably perfect.
In The Marriage Pact, youâll read about cowboy/businessman Tripp Galloway, who has just sold a very successful charter-jet company and come home to the family ranch, along with his dog, Ridley, to help his widowed stepfather and maybeâjust maybeâcome to terms with his own past. Hadleigh Stevens, local quilt-shop owner and quilt designer, is a big part of that past, and not just because Tripp ârescuedâ her from marrying the wrong man a decade beforeâby carrying her bodily out of the church before the âI dosâ could be said. Hadleighâs known her share of tragedy, losing both parents and then her beloved older brother, Will, who just happened to be Trippâs closest friend. Heâd made a solemn promise to look after Willâs kid sister, to step in and be her big brother.
Promises have consequences, though, donât they?
What happens when time and trouble have mellowed both Hadleigh and Tripp, and fate has brought them together again?
And what happens when Hadleigh decides to let go of her childhood crush on Tripp and get on with her life, just when Tripp is finally realizing sheâs all grown-up and he wants to be her partner, not her honorary big brother?
Read on, my friendsâ¦
With love,
For Buck and Goldie Taylor,
cherished friends and true Westerners, with love.
Prologue
One Saturday in September,
Ten years ago...
BOTH SIDES OF the shady street were jammed with cars and trucks for what seemed like a mile in both directions, and time was running outâfast. So Tripp Galloway double-parked his stepdadâs ancient truck alongside the bride and groomâs waiting limo, shifted into Neutral, set the emergency brake and jumped out, leaving the engine running and the door gaping.