THE MARRIAGE HE DEMANDS – Brenda Jackson
Westmoreland Legacy: The Outlaws , Book 2
Harlequin Desire #2797
ISBN: 978-1-335-23282-3
April 2021

Contemporary Series Romance

Black Crow, Wyoming – Present Day

Cash Outlaw receives a letter from an attorney that his mother, Ellen, has died in Wyoming and he needs to be there for the reading of the will. Cash hasn't seen his mother since he was a young child after she and his father divorced, and he's surprised that he's even named in the will. Arriving in Black Crow, he spots a beautiful woman down the street. While he wouldn't mind getting to know her, he doesn't have the time. The next day at the attorney's office, the woman is also there, and it turns out both of them have inherited part of his mother's estate.

Brianna Banks and her family were longtime caretakers of Blazing Frontier Dude Ranch owned by Ellen. It's now just Brianna since her parents are dead, but she was close to Ellen. In the will, the bulk of everything—the land and the buildings—are left to Cash. However, Brianna gets fifty acres and the house she's living in. Cash doesn't have a problem with that, though his plans are to sell the land because his life—and business—is in Alaska. But Brianna wishes he would at least consider reopening the dude ranch because there is someone who wants it, and if they do, will do whatever it takes to make her life miserable. Can Brianna convince Cash to change his mind?

Brianna has accepted that her future will be only her—unless she has a baby that she promised her dad before he died. But since there's no man in her life, it will have to come via a sperm donation. Unless she can convince a man to give it to her. Cash will need access to the river that runs through her property. Maybe they can make a tradeoff? Would Cash be open to being a part-time father? But it turns out that while he is agreeable to providing her with a child, he has his own demands. They will do it the old-fashioned way—and they will marry.

Their attraction was instantaneous in THE MARRIAGE HE DEMANDS by Brenda Jackson. Will they act upon it? Cash doesn't have the time to spend running a dude ranch, but Brianna hopes she can change his mind by taking him on rides around the property and showing him how everything runs. This builds on their attraction and soon leads to a kiss.  Cash could easily take what Brianna wants, but he's clearly attracted to her and wants to keep seeing her. Will this include marriage—and a baby? Will he finally decide to stay in Black Crow? Find out the sizzling answer in THE MARRIAGE HE DEMANDS.

Patti Fischer