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Snowbound with a sexy stranger...
Will sharing his bed destroy her plans or lead to forever?
Naomi Steele knows it’s sneaky to sleep with Royce Miller without revealing her true identity. So is neglecting to mention she’s pregnant. Still, being stranded with the reclusive scientist provides the perfect opportunity to convince him to work for her family’s company. Yet once the snow melts and the truth is revealed, Naomi could be dealing with double the trouble...
USA TODAY bestselling author CATHERINE MANN has won numerous awards for her novels, including both a prestigious RITA® Award and an RT Book Reviews Reviewers’ Choice Award. After years of moving around the country bringing up four children, Catherine has settled in her home state of South Carolina, where she’s active in animal rescue. For more information, visit her website, www.catherinemann.com.
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The Double Deal
Catherine Mann
ISBN: 978-1-474-07629-6
THE DOUBLE DEAL
© 2018 Catherine Mann
Published in Great Britain 2018
by Mills & Boon, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF
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To my sisters, Julie and Beth
“A sister is a gift to the heart, a friend to the spirit, a golden thread to the meaning of life.”
—Isadora James
Contents
Naomi Steele wasn’t naive.
Her life had brought enough challenges to make her wise—if not jaded. She’d expected pregnancy to bring changes too. Yes, hormonal upheaval. But also miraculous transformations, full of shimmering emotions and realized dreams.
She just hadn’t expected to feel such a ferocious internal roar—a primal drive—to protect her child at all costs.
Or possibly children. Plural? Twins ran in her family and having used in vitro increased her odds