The Badger City Gang [Bride Train 7] (Siren Publishing Ménage Everlasting) Read online

  This was it. If Kate could demand satisfaction, so could an old woman who’d never known loving. Though her heart pounded as fast as a galloping horse, she leaned forward, making sure her dress gaped just a bit. She’d got a few hints from Lily on how to snare a man, and had put a touch of perfume between her breasts. Walt looked down and gulped. She glanced around, but no one was looking at them. The judge had Lily in his arms, kissing her soundly, and other couples were doing the same.

  “Why don’t we use my bed instead,” she whispered into his ear. “We’d be far more comfortable.”

  “Emma Johnston, are you making improper advances to me?”

  He rested his warm hand on her thigh, then slowly slid it higher. Thank goodness she’d also taken Lily’s advice about her corset, and loosened the strings. Otherwise she would have fainted dead away. She bit her lip, gathered her courage, and spoke like a brazen hussy.

  “Yes, if you’ll take me up on them.”

  Walt chuckled, making her spine quiver. “That’s a promise, you wicked woman.”

  She sighed into his kiss, too wrapped up in her own love to notice the McInnes family of four look down and snicker as they passed.

  THE END

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  AUTHOR’S NOTE

  The fictional town of Tanner’s Ford is located in a valley running from northwest downhill to southeast, with the town to the east.

  Tanner’s Ford Valley, north of the river, west to east:

  The Bitterroot Ranch (using the RB brand) is run by Ranger Elliott, his twin Ben, and younger brother, Patrick. Florence is Ben’s wife (A Convenient Husband, Bride Train #4).

  The Rocking E is one of the two original ranches, established in the late 1840s. Trace Elliott married Beth, and shares the ranch with his younger twin brothers, Simon and Jack (Barefoot Bride for Three, Bride Train #1).

  The Circle C ranch is owned by a trio of battered veterans, Luke Frost, Gabe Downey, and Oscar (Oz) Cutler. Luke marries Sarah Unsworth in Beauty and the Beasts, Bride Train #6.

  The last ranch on the north with the Flying X brand, known as the Sweetwater Ranch, is owned by Cole Taylor, Byron Ashcroft, and Don Stevens, three bachelors from the South.

  South of the river, west to east:

  The MD Connected was the second original ranch, also established in the late 1840s. Gillis MacDougal is the ramrod and shares the ranch with his two half-brothers, Ross and Nevin. Amelia married Ross in A Contract Bride’s Triple Surprise, Bride Train #2.

  Kenrick (Ace) Langford, Charles (Sin) Statham, and Henry Bennett are English aristocrats who won the Double D ranch from Frederick Smythe in a card game. Jessie Elliott married Ace after her brothers found her in bed with him, in Compromised Cowgirl, Bride Train #3.

  Bachelor cousins Jed Adams, Riley Jansen, and Clint Fortune own the J Bar C (J–C). Jed marries Victoria Edison twice in 1 Bed, 2 Weddings, 3 Husbands, Bride Train #5.

  Walt Chamberlain owns the Running W ranch, but in The Badger City Gang, Bride Train #7, he takes on partners Zach, Rusty, and Gideon McInnes. They rob the bride train, discovering Katherine (Kate) Mason is more than they expected.

  To the east of town, on the road to Bannack City, is a ranch owned by Mayor Orville Rivers.

  Maps of the town of Tanner’s Ford, and of the valley ranches, can be viewed at www.ReeceButler.net.

  ABOUT THE AUTHOR

  All my life I’ve devoured books, but didn’t discover the joy of romance fiction until 2003. A year later I joined the Romance Writers of America® and began learning my craft. I haven’t looked back since.

  I love to create wonderful stories about strong men and women who make their own decisions and live, or die, by their actions. They don’t find it easy to face their past, or the personal demons who haunt their lives. But, through love and eventual trust, they find their way to a happily-ever-after.

  As of 2012 I’m writing romance full time. This gives me more opportunity to read, research, and write about hot cowboys. I’d love to hear from readers at [email protected].

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  Table of Contents

  Title Page

  Copyright Page

  Dedication

  Chapter 1

  Chapter 2

  Chapter 3

  Chapter 4

  Chapter 5

  Chapter 6

  Chapter 7

  Chapter 8

  Chapter 9

  Chapter 10

  Chapter 11

  Chapter 12

  Chapter 13

  Chapter 14

  Chapter 15

  Chapter 16

  Chapter 17

  Chapter 18

  Chapter 19

  Chapter 20

  Chapter 21

  Chapter 22

  Chapter 23

  Chapter 24

  Chapter 25

  Chapter 26

  Chapter 27

  Chapter 28

  Chapter 29

  Chapter 30

  Chapter 31

  Chapter 32

  Chapter 33

  Epilogue

  Author's Note

  About the Author