MARRIAGE AT ANY PRICE – Lauren Canan
The Masters of Texas , Book 4
Harlequin Desire #2660
ISBN: 978-1-335-60362-3
May 2019
Contemporary Series Romance

Calico Springs, Texas – Present Day

Billionaire Seth Masters hasn't been back to Texas much lately, but he's here now as his late father's will is about to be read. As he's driving to Calico Springs, he nearly hits a horse with a beautiful redheaded rider aboard. He apologizes to her and goes on his way, though he's intrigued by her. Later, Seth learns from the attorney that in order to inherit a large sum of money from his father, he must be married. He doesn't need the money personally but wants to use it to fund a cancer research institute in honor of his late mother, who died of the disease. However, Seth isn't currently married, which means he'll need to find a wife. Then, Seth runs into his horse rider, Ally Kincaid, at the attorney's office and learns that she wants her ranch back that her father lost to the Masters. Seth suddenly sees an opportunity for both of them to get what they want, though it means they will have to get married.

In MARRIAGE AT ANY PRICE, Ally starts out angry at the Masters family because she thinks that they stole the ranch from her family. While Seth is a Masters, he is a half-brother and isn't really involved much with the Texas part of the clan as he lives in California. This little fact helps keep Ally from also being angry at Seth. She doesn't have the funds to purchase the ranch back, so Seth's offer of a trade-off where he gets his funds and she gets the ranch tempts her. Of course, she informs him that sex is off the table. Or, is it? How long will it take before the simmering attraction between them turns into some heated lovemaking?

While MARRIAGE AT ANY PRICE is part of  The Masters of Texas  series and there are some interactions with characters from the prior books, this tale can easily be read as a standalone. Also, there is a minor suspense plotline after someone breaks into the ranch that Seth and Ally move to after their marriage. But everything about MARRIAGE AT ANY PRICE revolves around the resolution of the attraction that develops between our couple and if they can find a way to live happily-ever-after.

Seth was a confirmed bachelor until he met (and married) Ally. He wasn't looking for love, or a future, with her, but that seems to be where MARRIAGE AT ANY PRICE is heading. Ally leads a simple life training horses while he's a California based businessman. Find out in this intriguing tale if they can make their marriage in name only become the real thing.

Patti Fischer