Runaway Temptation

Runaway Temptation
Maureen Child

A tall, blue-eyed Texan temptation…When Shelby Arthur’s runs away from her wedding, sexy rancher Caleb Mackenzie offers his ranch as a hideaway while she gets her life under control…but soon their passion is out of control.

A getaway from the wrong groom leads to...

A tall, blue-eyed Texas temptation...

When Shelby Arthur’s mad dash from the altar ends in the arms of sexy rancher Caleb Mackenzie, she’s a goner. And then the handsome Texan offers his ranch as a hideaway while she gets her life under control...but soon their passion is out of control. Is Caleb the right guy at the wrong wedding, or will Shelby run again?

MAUREEN CHILD writes for the Mills & Boon Desire line and can’t imagine a better job. A seven-time finalist for a prestigious Romance Writers of America RITA® Award, Maureen is an author of more than one hundred romance novels. Her books regularly appear on bestseller lists and have won several awards, including a Prism Award, a National Readers’ Choice Award, a Colorado Romance Writers Award of Excellence and a Golden Quill Award. She is a native Californian but has recently moved to the mountains of Utah.

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Runaway Temptation

Maureen Child

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ISBN: 978-1-474-07673-9

RUNAWAY TEMPTATION

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To Carter and Cade. For the hugs. For the laughs.

For the love. For the future.

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