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“I—I want you to be my husband.”
T.J. choked on his lemonade. “Say again?”
Emily swallowed hard and squared her shoulders. “I said I want you to be my husband.”
T.J. blinked. If she’d announced a meteor was hurtling toward earth and was about to land at his feet, he couldn’t have been more surprised. Either he was a victim of sunstroke or a stranger had asked him to be her husband!
“You’ve got the wrong man. You’ll have to find someone else to give you a wedding ring.”
“Wait! I only intended to ask you to pretend to be my husband. And only for one day.”
“The answer is no, not for five minutes, let alone one day.” Red-blooded man that he was, T.J. might have given Emily Holmes his attention, all right, but she wasn’t going to have him for a husband, no matter how tempting she looked in that wisp of a dress she was wearing….
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Bachelor-Auction Bridegroom
Mollie Molay
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
After working for a number of years as a logistics contract administrator in the aircraft industry, Mollie Molay turned to a career she found far more satisfying—writing romance novels. Mollie lives in Northridge, California, surrounded by her two daughters and eight grandchildren, many of whom find their way into her books. She enjoys hearing from her readers and welcomes comments. You can write to her at Mills & Boon Books, 300 East 42nd St., 6th Floor, New York, NY 10017.
Books by Mollie Molay
MILLS & BOON AMERICAN ROMANCE
560—FROM DRIFTER TO DADDY
597—HER TWO HUSBANDS
616—MARRIAGE BY MISTAKE
638—LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON
682—NANNY & THE BODYGUARD
703—OVERNIGHT WIFE
729—WANTED: DADDY
776—FATHER IN TRAINING
779—DADDY BY CHRISTMAS
815—MARRIED BY MIDNIGHT
839—THE GROOM CAME C.O.D.
879—BACHELOR-AUCTION BRIDEGROOM
BACHELOR #46
| Name: | T. J. Kirkpatrick |
| Age: | 33 |
| Hair: | Blond |
| Eyes: | Blue |
| Occupation: | Building restorer. Can also be persuaded to masquerade as a pretend husband for a distressed beauty left in the lurch by his look-alike younger brother. Any job—or wife—he accepts gets his full attention! |
| Best Qualities: | Muscled shoulders. A willingness to break the rules now and again and to respond to the burgeoning chemistry with his pretend spouse makes him irresistible. |
| Weaknesses: | Beautiful women…one in particular! |
Contents
Prologue
The auctioneer called for a minimum bid of one hundred dollars. A timid voice