Married...With Twins!
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Flipping on the porch light, Wendy peeked through the peephole and then unlocked the dead bolt. Just as she’d suspected, it was Travis. A quick glance at the clock on the hall table told her that it was after midnight. Shaking her head, she pulled open the door and found him standing there, looking for all the world like Brad Pitt after a rough ride with Thelma and Louise.
“Come on in,” she said, pushing her glasses up on her nose.
Travis dimpled as he caught his son midair and swung the noisy child up onto his back. Turning, Wendy led them to the living room where she began gathering up Dustin’s belongings and stuffing them into his knapsack.
Travis lifted his cowboy hat off his son’s head and slid it easily onto his own thick brown hair. He set Dusty on his feet, then stretched tiredly and joined Wendy on the couch. “Man, am I tired, or-” Travis stared intently at the coffee table in front of him. “What?” he asked distractedly.
Wendy felt her stomach sink. The books. Damn. She should have known better than to leave them out for all the world to see. But what difference did it make? It was no secret that she was pretty much of a flop in the ingenue department.
Lifting his eyes, Travis arched a skeptical brow and smirked. “How To Hook A Husband?” He chuckled and reached for the stack of books and magazines. “You’re…hunting for a husband?” Hooting at the ceiling, he pushed his head back and let the laughter flow.
Reaching over, Wendy snatched her precious books
from his arms and fought the urge to smack his gorgeous, perfect face. “I’d appreciate it if you’d stop laughing.”
“Why?”
“Why what?” she snapped.
He snorted. “Why all the advice on how to land a man?”
“Because,” she cried, “I’m going to be thirty!” She stared plaintively at him, as though this fact explained everything.
“So?” Travis shrugged, puzzled.
“So…” Wendy sighed, exasperated at the obtuse male mind. So, no more Mrs. Nice Guy, she thought. Setting her jaw with determination, she glared at Travis. “So, I’m going to be engaged by my thirtieth birthday,” she announced grimly, “or know the reason why.”
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MARRIED…WITH TWINS!
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Table of Contents
Cover Page
Table of Contents
Excerpt
Dear Reader
Dedication
Books by Jennifer Mikels
About the Author
Praise
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
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