Hired Bride

Zane Fortune wasn't looking for love. But he does need a plan to get his sisters to stop their matchmaking before he loses his mind.

Luckily, he meets Gwen Hutton in his own backyard, soaking wet and chasing his dog. Funny, he'd never taken the time to get to know the woman behind Help-Mate, his domestic chore service. Now he's glad he did: Gwen is gorgeous, down-to-earth and the perfect pretend girlfriend.

A hardworking single mother of three, Gwen tries to accept sexy Zane's scheme for the business arrangement it is. Despite the warning bells, she's falling for this carefree, fun-loving man and is touched by his obvious affection for her children. But she's got too much at stake to become one of his meaningless conquests. Unless, of course, this time, the very unserious Zane is quite serious…about her.

About the author

JACKIE MERRITT is still writing, just not with the speed and constancy of years past. She and hubby are living in southern Nevada again, falling back on old habits of loving the long warm or slightly cool winters and trying almost desperately to head north for the months of July and August, when the fiery sun bakes people and cacti alike.