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Deserving Mistress, The Calendar Brides

May Calendar has spent most of her life looking after her family.So she's not about to let anyone take her home or livelihood.Especially not arrogant property tycoon Jude Marshall!Jude is charming and sexy—and he's determined to wine and dine May.Doesn't she deserve a little fun? After all, this romantic interludecan't last too long. Jude's the kind of guy to want a mistress, not awife, and May can't let attraction take over—she's got a family, aliving and a secret to protect!

Carole Mortimer

Carole Mortimer was born in England, the youngest of three children. She began writing in 1978, and has now written over one hundred and seventy books for Harlequin Mills and Boon®. Carole has six sons, Matthew, Joshua, Timothy, Michael, David and Peter. She says, ‘I’m happily married to Peter senior; we’re best friends as well as lovers, which is probably the best recipe for a successful relationship. We live in a lovely part of England.’

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