Featuring 5 stories
Trial By Marriage.
Sarah Sutherland: Twenty–six years of age, wears horn–rimmed spectacles and works as a schoolteacher: 'I suppose you could say I fit everyone's picture of a typical spinster. I wish, though, that the fact I've taken a job in the outback of Australia didn't automatically lead to the assumption that I'm out of here because I can't find a man...or worse, don't want one! Cliff Wyatt certainly seems to think he just has to whistle and he can add me to his harem. Luckily, I'm immune to his charms. Or at least I thought I was. Now he's started taking me seriously...and I know I'm in big trouble!
Dangerous Deceiver.
Simon made no secret of the fact that he was still attracted to Martha – even if he did think she was no lady! But Martha knew he was only amusing himself with her. He'd hurt her once before, and she'd learned that he was a dangerous man to be involved with. Dangerously attractive, dangerously seductive... and dangerously easy to fall in love with!
Married For Real.
Arizona Adams: reluctant bride Arizona needed financial help; she didn't need a husband. Then she discovered that the man demanding she become his bride had been secretly funding her for months.... Declan Holmes: determined groom Declan had wanted Arizona for years. Now he had the perfect opportunity to make Arizona his...he could marry her first and make her love him later. Declan only had to hang on till Christmas and then they'd be married for real!
When Enemies Marry.
Justin Waite made it plain that Lucy could lose everything if she didn't marry him – so she agreed to tie the knot. Justin had claimed he only wanted a marriage of convenience, but soon it became clear he actually wanted a wife – in the fullest sense of the word! Justin was supposed to be Lucy's enemy, so why was she tantalised by the thought of sleeping with her own husband?
Accidental Nanny.
How could Chessie prove to Raefe Stevenson that she wasn't spoiled? The handsome Outback cattle rancher needed a nanny for her small daughter, Jess, and suddenly Chessie saw her chance.... It was a daring thing to do, but Jess soon accepted Chessie as her new nanny, and Raefe had no choice but to keep Chessie on. In fact, she fitted so perfectly that Raefe suggested she become his wife!
