No Man's Bride (25 page)

Gratitude, love, and thanks to:

Christina Hergenrader and Courtney Burkholder for working with me on this book.

May Chen for your brilliant editing and helpful suggestions.

Evan Fogelman—you’re an awesome agent and, more importantly, a good friend.

SHANA GALEN is a former public school teacher in Houston, Texas. Newly married, Shana lives with her husband and two cats. She writes almost full time, which requires daily trips to the mall because shopping is the only activity that really allows her to think. (That’s her story, and she’s sticking to it!) Check out the latest news and diversions at www.shanagalen.com.

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B
E
M
INE
T
ONIGHT
by Kathryn Smith

F
ROM
L
ONDON
W
ITH
L
OVE
by Jenna Petersen

H
OW TO
S
EDUCE A
B
RIDE
by Edith Layton

O
NCE
U
PON A
W
EDDING
N
IGHT
by Sophie Jordan

T
HE
P
ERFECT
S
EDUCTION
by Margo Maguire

S
INFUL
P
LEASURES
by Mary Reed McCall

S
INS OF
M
IDNIGHT
by Kimberly Logan

Coming Soon

D
ELICIOUSLY
W
ICKED
by Robyn DeHart

T
AKEN
B
y
S
TORM
by Donna Fletcher

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T
HE
D
UKE IN
D
ISGUISE
by Gayle Callen

H
IS
M
ISTRESS
B
y
M
ORNING
by Elizabeth Boyle

T
EMPTING THE
W
OLF
by Lois Greiman

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

NO MAN’S BRIDE
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ePub edition August 2006 ISBN 9780061750854

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