175. Hired Husband (Fortune’s Children, 1) – Rebecca Brandewyne, Silhouette, (c1996), ISBN: 0373389027, 242p.
Featuring: Nick Valkov and Caroline Fortune
Synopsis (from B&N):
Kate Fortune is the feisty and fearless matriarch of a large and prosperous family. When she is killed in a plane crash--or so it seems--her children and grandchildren are left to make the most of her legacy. Dire circumstances force levelheaded Caroline Fortune to propose marriage to a compelling stranger. Yet her proper upbringing hadn't prepared this reluctant bride for her husband's searing embrace.
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