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Never Marry a Cowboy

Lorraine Heath · Rogues in Texas #3

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A dying woman's greatest dream is to marry the brooding English rogue who carries a burden no man should bear.

Content Warnings
grief

Description

From the moment Kit Montgomery walked into Ashton Robertson's life, she knew her heart would always belong to the dashing English rogue. Years later, her brother is determined to see Ashton married to Kit in order to fulfill her greatest dream. And though Ashton knows that Kit will never love her, in his arms she finds the freedom that's been denied her all her life. But will a few days in paradise be enough to satisfy a lifetime of denial?Kit was a man who lived every day in a hell of his own making, carrying the burden for a choice no man should have to make. But Ashton's gentle beauty and fiery spirit that allow her to find pure joy in every moment are slowly captivating the hardened rogue. Before long Kit finds himself devising opportunities to show Ashton the world and keep her close to his side ... but will a man with no hope be able to let go of the only woman who might save his soul?

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