THEIR RELUCTANT BRIDE
Book 6 in the Bridgewater Ménage Series
by Vanessa Vale
Releasing February 16, 2016
Emily
Woodhouse is a penniless, homeless widow thanks to her recently deceased
husband. His gambling ways have placed her in a desperate situation. Faced with
working off his debt in the basest of ways, she chooses instead to accept Tyler
and Xander's unconventional marriage proposal. She won't be marrying one man,
but two.
Tyler and
Xander know instantly that Emily is the one for them. Not only does the widowed
young woman rouse their protective natures, she knows of their customs
regarding a two husband marriage. Despite the fact that Emily needs the safety
they can offer, she isn't eager to remarry. She might be reluctant, but they
will show her what it will be like with two men to cherish, protect and possess
her.
But the
past catches up with them in the most dangerous of ways. Only in facing the
past can they forge a future together.
Excerpt (SFW version):
You need a wife and
Emily is perfect.”
“She’s just lost her
husband. How could she be perfect if she’s clearly not interested?” I angled my
head toward the direction she’d gone.
“Her husband gambled and
drank to excess. While she never once confessed it, I believe he hit her. He
was cruel to her at the very least. She is not the least bit sorry he’s dead.
In fact, if she weren’t such a nice person, she’d be dancing on his grave.”
The idea of anyone
hurting Mrs. Woodhouse made my hands clench. She was too small, too…
dainty—even with her lush curves—to protect herself from the likes of a man
Olivia described.
“Then she can find a man
she truly likes this time around. She’s young, beautiful. She’s a catch for any
man in town.”
Olivia grinned. “So you
think she’s beautiful?”
“Any conscious man would
think so,” I countered.
“Then you should offer
for her.”
I sighed, exasperated.
“Why?”
“Because you and Xander
need a wife.”
I shook my head. “We do
not need a wife.”
“I see the way you look
at the couples at Bridgewater. Everyone’s happily married. It’s hard, I’m sure,
for you to witness since no one else marries like we do. Like your parents. You
want a marriage with Xander like all of us at Bridgewater. Admit it.”
“Of course I admit it. I
won’t marry any other way.” I put my hand up. “That does not mean that our
bride should be Mrs. Woodhouse.”
Olivia pursed her lips.
“She has to marry.”
My brows went up.
“Again, why?”
“The bank is taking the
ranch. Debts, most of them I’m sure are because of her husband’s gambling. She
has no place to go. No money. She’ll have to get a job and there are none,
unless she wants to work on her back.”
“Olivia,” I warned.
“What? It’s true.”
Olivia took a deep breath. “She’s going to have to marry. A woman doesn’t have
any other options. It might as well be you.”
I frowned. “Is that a
compliment?”
“Of course, it is. She
deserves someone—or two someones—who will be good to her. I know you and Xander
would be. Plus, I know her well and she knows about how we marry. I like her.
Trust me, you’ll be well suited.”
I turned so I could look
at the woman’s retreating figure. Well suited? I had no doubt we’d be very
compatible in bed. She would be no hardship to look at. That did not make a
marriage, but it certainly helped.
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