Princes of the Outback

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He needed a wife.  And he needed her tonight, if not sooner. 

Enter Zara Lovett.  His ex-fiance's best friend.  Her hair a spill of honeyed silk framing whiskey eyes.  Zara, who'd strode into Alex Carlisle's life on killed legs and lit a powder keg in his gut.  It was chemistry, the kind of powerful, explosive mix Alex made a habit of avoiding - until today.  Because the fireworks between them changed nothing.  He still needed to satisfy the terms of his father's will. 

That was his goal.  That was his duty.  That was what mattered.  And he'd make sure Zara said yes. 

My Review:

Yum yum!  This was the third and final "Princes of the Outback" story.  It was about Alex, the older brother, who as soon as he learned about the will's clause had a woman chosen and was set on heading down the aisle and doing this right, making his baby have a steady family environment.  It's ironic the way the series concludes, and who ends up being the first one to knock their woman up is quite funny.  The revelation scene had me choking with laughter at the indignity of it. 

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"One last spin. If you win, you keep all the money.  Enough to pay off your debts."

"And if I lose?" 

"You marry me.  You have my baby.  And I pay off your debts." 

On the surface, it was a win-win proposition.  Whatever the whim of the roulette wheel, Catriona McConnell would keep her outback home.  So, in a Vegas casino on the dare of the rich stranger she'd rescued mere days before, she gambled. 

And lost. 

And in the harsh light of morning, after a night of Rafe Carlisle making her his wife, Cat realized she'd wagered badly.  Because she'd upped the ante impossibly: she wanted Rafe's love. 

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She made the bold proposition to get under his skin. And by Tomas Carlisle's reaction, Angelina Mori succeeded. Angie knew that tragedy had turned her friend hard and remote...like the Australian outback he loved. Still, she was scandalized that after confessing her secret fantasies about him, after offering to bear the Carlisle heir his father's will demanded in one year's time, he'd dared to suggest they make a baby...without sharing his bed. Well, she'd wanted Tomas to imagine a better way.

The way nature intended.

Because being so intimate with Tomas might not simply save his family's fortune...but the man himself.
 

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