The Pregnant Colton Bride

The Pregnant Colton Bride
Marie Ferrarella

In the latest electrifying tale from USA Today bestselling author Marie Ferrarella, a pregnancy scandal rocks the Colton clan!Mirabella Freeman, secretary to security expert Zane Colton, thought being pregnant and alone were her biggest problems…That is, until police discover a bank account in her name, complete with mysterious payments supposedly by Zane's missing stepfather! Now, not only is Mirabella a suspect in Eldridge Colton's disappearance, but she's bombarded by rumors about the identity of her child's father. So when her gorgeous Colton cowboy boss proposes a marriage of convenience to save face–and her reputation–Mirabella is stunned, yet ready to say “I do!”. As the pregnant bride and her rancher husband fall in love, their hearts won’t be all that’s in danger…

“You could marry me.”

Mirabella’s mouth dropped open. She stared at Zane in absolute stunned silence. And then she shook her head, certain she had misheard him.

“I am really getting delusional,” she half laughed. “For a second, I thought I heard you say I could marry you.”

Zane moved in a little closer. Now that he’d said it out loud, it just seemed like it was the right solution. He didn’t know why it had taken him this long to come up with it.

“You did. I did. You can.”

She could only continue to stare at him in utter disbelief. “You’re serious,” she cried.

He didn’t see the problem. Why was she having so much trouble accepting this? Had he been wrong about the attraction he thought was between them? “Why wouldn’t I be?”

“Well, for one thing,” she began to enumerate, “it’s insane. For another, you don’t love me.”

Too late, Mirabella realized she hadn’t phrased that properly. What she should have said was that they didn’t love each other. But she had isolated it to just him who didn’t love in this case. Had he picked up on the fact that she’d slipped, inadvertently letting him know how she felt about him?

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We hope you enjoy this dramatic series:

The Coltons of Texas: Finding love and buried family secrets in the Lone Star State…

The Pregnant Colton Bride

Marie Ferrarella

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

USA TODAY bestselling and RITA

Award-winning author MARIE FERRARELLA has written more than two-hundred-and-fifty books for Mills & Boon, some under the name Marie Nicole. Her romances are beloved by fans worldwide. Visit her website, www.marieferrarella.com (http://www.marieferrarella.com).

To Daddy,

Who introduced me to

All those Western series on TV And

Sparked my love of the

Old West.

I miss you.

Contents

Cover (#uec9045fc-5d5c-567a-bd80-d2f2c7769c4c)

Introduction (#u9d55c2f5-e72f-58d8-937c-6d85f24896b3)

Title Page (#u6808d91d-9b42-525e-867b-2e32cc40dbcc)

About the Author (#u7db6e2d8-d844-5884-9d03-cb2ab4168197)

Dedication (#u6a2ac14c-4a35-5b2a-97ec-a78206add146)

Prologue (#ulink_59e14b6d-55e8-5c78-97d1-96f058bddc61)

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