Silhouette Desire/Collaboration

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Blood Brothers
Silhouette Desire
July 2000
Anne McAllister

Book Series: Two-fer

ISBN: 0373763077

Anne and fellow Silhouette author, Lucy Gordon, have joined forces to write a book with two love stories and two dynamite heroes!

When Montana cowboy, Gabe McBride, and his cousin, Lord Randall Stanton, meet up at their grandfather, Lord Stanton's, 80th birthday party, it's just like old times. Blood brothers, sworn in childhood to get each other out of trouble, Gabe and Randall prove that, as adults, they can get into trouble, too. Before they know it, a bet with the earl has Gabe riding off to darkest Devon to prove himself and Randall heading out to Montana for a little enforced R&R.

In Anne's story, Gabe meets Frederica Crossman. Widowed Freddie and her two children have an astonishing affect on footloose Gabe. Whereas before "spouse" and "marry" have seemed like terrifying words, now they hold a definite appeal. But Freddie isn't convinced. As far as she's concerned Gabe is just like her husband -- not to be counted on. Suddenly Gabe doesn't only have to prove himself to the earl, but to Freddie -- and to himself.

Randall, in Lucy's story, has been proving himself all his life. The heir to the earldom, he's dutiful beyond reproach. And competent. There's never been a challenge Randall hasn't met. Until he meets Claire. The tomboy orphan who grew up on Gabe's family's ranch, Claire has always loved Gabe. And she's not at all interested in any "reasonable facsimiles thereof," especially not ones who talk funny and don't know the first thing about life on a Montana ranch. When Randall finds himself attracted to Claire, his R&R becomes more of a challenge than he ever imagined. He has his work cut out for him as he woos this woman of the west!