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Bought: One Bride, Wives Wanted

Richard Crawford is rich, successful and thinking about his latest potential acquisition. He wants a wife and children—but he doesn't want to fall in love.

The Sydney millionaire spots the perfect candidate: Holly Greenaway is a florist, and her livelihood is in peril. Richard sees his opportunity—he'll buy Holly and her business. That way, he can possess her and make her his bride, without love being involved….

Miranda Lee

After leaving her convent school, Miranda Lee briefly studied the cello before moving to Sydney, where she embraced the emerging world of computers. Her career as a programmer ended after she married, had three daughters and bought a small acreage in a semi-rural community. She yearned to find a creative career from which she could earn money. When her sister suggested writing romances, it seemed like a good idea. She could do it at home, and it might even be fun! She never looked back.

Harlequin