THE BACHELOR'S BARGAIN

It was Jarad Montgomery who picked Merren up and dusted her down after she’d been mugged.

With bailiffs threatening her brother’s door, two thousand pounds was the exact sum she needed to save her family from disaster. He even offered to replace her stolen money.

Merren was determined to repay Jarad, and he was happy to suggest a solution: be his steady girlfriend for a year! Facing relentless matrimonial pressure from his mother, the wealthy electronics director simply needed convincing cover until his brother returned from abroad.

Playing along seemed simple from her crowded Surrey home, but convincing his relatives required far more nerve. A weekend at his parents’ Hampshire estate meant facing his watchful mother—and deflecting his flirtatious cousin Franklin.

At first, Merren reckoned she’d got the better part of their bargain—being escorted by Jarad was no hardship—until he decided that their deal included other duties as well!

• Forced Proximity: Seeking quiet away from her chaotic family, Merren accepts the key to Jarad’s secluded New Forest cottage—only for her pretend beau to arrive unannounced.
• Slow Burn: An in-name-only arrangement designed to ward off his match-making mother turns combustible when late-night comfort after nightmares sparks genuine passion.
• Family Secrets: Merren struggles to hide her desperate financial straits from her eccentric inventor uncle, unaware of how much both men in her life are keeping from her.
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