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    Her Forever Husband
    Her Forever Husband
    Her Forever Husband
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    Her Forever Husband

    By Cara Marsi

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    If a man offered you $1 million dollars to marry him, would you do it? That is Poppy Duval's dilemma when yummy Jack Crossan proposes a temporary marriage.

    Jack Crossan needs a wife fast, to prove to his grandfather he's reformed his playboy ways and is ready to take control of the family business.
    Poppy Duval, laid-off art teacher, has crushed on Jack since the first day he walked into the coffee shop where she works. When he proposes a marriage-of-convenience and offers to pay her one million dollars to be his temporary wife, she accepts. The money will help free her from debt and get her life back on track. And she'll use any excuse to get closer to Jack.
    To bring them luck, Poppy gives Jack a mysterious coin a stranger gave her. The coin promises the holder luck and love. Will the coin help their temporary arrangement flower into forever?

    This 13,000-word sweet short romance story is included in the anthology, The Marriage Coin

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCara Marsi
    Release dateMay 3, 2014
    ISBN9781310565380
    Her Forever Husband
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    Cara Marsi

    An award-winning and eclectic author, Cara Marsi is published in romantic suspense, paranormal romance, and contemporary romance. She loves a good love story, and believes that everyone deserves a second chance at love. Sexy, sweet, thrilling, or magical, Cara’s stories are first and foremost about the love. Treat yourself today, with a taste of romance. When not traveling or dreaming of traveling, Cara and her husband live on the East Coast in a house ruled by two spoiled cats who compete for attention. Read excerpts of all Cara's books and sign up for her newsletter at www.caramarsi.com

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      Her Forever Husband - Cara Marsi

      Her Forever Husband

      by

      Cara Marsi

      ***

      Her Forever Husband

      Copyright © 2014 Carolyn Matkowsky

      ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. With the exception of quotes used in reviews, this book may not be reproduced or used in whole or in part by any means existing without written permission from Carolyn Matkowsky.

      Published by The Painted Lady Press

      United States of America

      Smashwords Edition: April, 2014

      This book is a work of fiction and all characters exist solely in the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. Any references to places, events or locales are used in a fictitious manner.

      Cover by Harris Channing

      Digital formatting by StevieDeInk

      ***

      Jack Crossan needs a wife fast, to prove to his grandfather he's reformed his playboy ways and is ready to take control of the family business.

      Poppy Duval, laid-off art teacher, has crushed on Jack since the first day he walked into the coffee shop where she works. When he proposes a marriage-of-convenience and offers to pay her one million dollars to be his temporary wife, she accepts. The money will help free her from debt and get her life back on track. And she'll use any excuse to get closer to Jack.

      To bring them luck, Poppy gives Jack a mysterious coin a stranger gave her. The coin promises the holder luck and love. Will the coin help their temporary arrangement flower into forever?

      ***

      Chapter One

      Poppy, get out here. He’s just come in.

      Poppy Duval set down her coffee mug and frowned at Heather, her friend and co-worker. I’m still on break.

      Jack’s here. He’s looking around for you.

      Poppy laughed. He’s looking for someone to wait on him, and you’re in here.

      Heather put a hand on her hip. Get out there right now, girlfriend. The guy’s hot, he’s nice, and he likes you.

      Oh, okay. Poppy tried to look stern but she felt warm all over. She’d been working at the coffee shop for two months, since getting laid off from her job as an art teacher in one of Philadelphia’s high schools. John Joseph Crossan IV had come in every day since she started. He always had a ready smile and a kind word for her. Truth be told, she had a crush on the hunky guy from one of Philadelphia’s richest families. Not that she’d ever have a chance with him.

      Smiling, she went out to the shop. Jack had his back to her, pacing the small space. Several of the other customers seated at tables around the room watched him with curious expressions. Drawing a deep breath, Poppy drank him in. He was delicious, with his dark blond hair, a trifle too long and curling around his ears. Black jeans hugged his tight butt and showcased legs that went on forever. His black T-shirt stretched across a broad, muscular back. The man belonged on a movie set, not in the corporate headquarters of a Fortune 500 company.

      He turned. When he saw her, he breathed a sigh of relief and hurried over. For the first time, he didn’t have a smile for her.

      Hi, Jack, she said. The usual?

      Sure.

      At his distracted manner, she wrinkled her brow, but got busy making his drink, a cinnamon spice latte. Finished, she handed it across the counter to him. He fished bills out of his wallet and handed them to her.

      Keep the change, he said, as he always did.

      Thanks.

      They stared at each other. His translucent green eyes seemed to bore into hers.

      I need to talk to you, Poppy. Can you take a break?

      I’ll get Heather to cover for me.

      Once she’d called to Heather to relieve her,

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