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Wonderful will stir the heart as easily as it coaxes a smile. Day Leclaire Whirlwind Weddings His second wife? Andrew Fielding wants a mom and his daddy could use a wife. He thinks hes found the perfect woman for both of them: Megan Sanders which is fine with Megan. The Fielding men have their attractions: ones as cute as a button, the other as sexy as they come! Together, theyre the family Megans always wanted! But convincing brooding widower Kane Fielding is less easy Hes determined to keep his distance and ensure his dark secret stays hidden. But to keep his son, Kane is prepared to do anything. Even the one thing hes promised hell never do again.marry! Who says you cant hurry love?

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Janelle Denison

Ready-Made Bride

A book in the Whirlwind Weddings series, 1998

Dear Reader,

The world is made up of words, which most of us read and take for granted. After all, learning to read is taught to us at an early age. But how does someone who sacrificed their education to help support their family cope with not knowing how to read?

Ready-Made Bride is a story that touched my heart from the moment of its inception. So did the gruff hero, who harbored a shocking secret. I knew it would take a special heroine to reach him, a woman who believed in him when hed long since stopped believing in himself. With the help of one mischievous little boy, these two lonely people learn what love is all about. And with love, anything is possible.

I hope you enjoy Lane and Megans story as much as I loved writing it

Happy reading!

This book is dedicated to my brothers, Jay, Jeff and Kirk,

heroes in their own right. And to the women who put up

with them, Erin, Karen and Debbie, wonderful sisters

and extraordinary heroines.

And, as always, to my husband, Don, who gives new

meaning to the word hero. You continually amaze me

with your patience, belief and love. This wonderful

dream wouldnt be possible without your support

and encouragement

PROLOGUE

HIS dad needed a wife, and he wanted a mom. Seven-year-old Andrew Fielding had found the perfect woman for both of them.

Sitting at the oak desk his dad had made for him and chewing on the eraser end of his pencil, Andy reread the letter hed written inviting Megan Sanders to come and visit his second grade class for his eighth birthday next month. Theyd been penpals for over a year and a half, ever since hed written to tell her how much he liked the books she wrote called Andys Adventures.

They were great adventures. Just the kind he got into. And the boy in the pictures looked like him, too, with blond hair and brown eyes. Andrew liked to pretend he was Megans Andy, fighting imaginary pirates and building fortresses to ward off Indians.

She wasnt married and didnt have any kids. Shed even written in one of her letters that she wished she had a little boy as wonderful as he was.

He wanted her for a mom, to take care of him and his dad and bake cookies on rainy days.

His dad needed a wife, to make him laugh and smile more often. Someone to convince him to make up with Grandpa and Grandma Linden.

Megan could do all that, and Andrew knew his dad would love her as much as he did.

It was the perfect plan.

Now all he had to do was get his dad to fall in love with her.

CHAPTER ONE

DAD! Shes coming, shes coming! Andy bounded down the porch stairs just as Kane exited his pickup. He waved a piece of paper in his hand, his face wreathed in excitement. Shes coming for my birthday next month!

Kane Fielding eyed his son curiously as they headed for the back door leading into the house. Whos coming for your birthday?

Andrew skipped next to his side. Megan is!

His brows rose in surprise and a little disbelief. Megan Sanders? The woman who writes those books you read?

Yep!

Kane knew who Megan was. How could he not when thats all his son ever talked about-Megan Sanders and the Andys Adventures stories she wrote. Some days he regretted the day hed walked into the bookstore in the city and had asked for a good childrens book for his son, who was just starting to read. The clerk had told him that Andys Adventures was the hottest series for young boys. The catchy title had amused Kane and enthralled his son enough to write the woman a fan letter that had evolved into a friendship.

Care to tell me how this came about? Kane asked, not certain he really wanted to know.

I wrote her a letter and invited her to come and visit for my birthday. Andrew grinned at him, seeming pleased with himself. And I told her she could stay with us and that you wouldnt mind.

Kane held open the screen door for Andrew, then followed him into the kitchen. Maintaining a long-distance friendship with the author was one thing, but to actually invite her to Linden? Andrew, you dont even know her.

Yes, I do, and you do, too. A frown creased Andrews forehead. She calls all the time, and youve talked to her on the phone.

Kane set his lunch box on the counter, unable to refute Andrews claim. After his and Megans initial introduction, he only spoke to her briefly each time she called, just enough to let that soft voice of hers tie him inside out and make him wonder, for a second or two, what she was really like before he handed the phone over to Andrew. Hed never minded her talking to his son because Andrew received so much pleasure from their conversations.

Talking to her on the phone and receiving letters from her isnt the same thing as really knowing her, Kane tried explaining.

The pure and simple joy in his sons eyes slowly died, and his shoulders slumped. You dont want her to come visit?

Kane scrubbed a hand over his jaw, hating the disappointment in Andrews voice, and that hed caused it. No, its not that-

Will you at least read the letter she wrote? he asked, a hopeful catch to his voice.

Kane stared at the piece of paper Andrew extended toward him, then casually moved to the sink and turned on the tap. Why dont you read it to me while I wash up?

Kane listened to his son recite the letter, about Megan telling him shed love to drive out and visit and stay with them as long as it was okay with his dad. Kane cringed. Great, she was leaving the decision up to him.

Once Andrew was done, he looked at Kane expectantly. So, can she come, Dad, please?

Wiping his hands on a dish towel, he released a long breath. I dont think her staying with us is a good idea.

Why not?

He gave Andrew a pointed look. Because its not proper. He hadnt so much as dated since his wife, Cathy, had died, at least not anyone in town. He could just imagine what a field day the gossips would have if they discovered he had a woman staying with him, no matter how platonic the arrangement.

Tears welled in Andrews eyes and his throat bobbed as he swallowed. This is all I want for my birthday. I was gonna take her to school to meet all my friends. I told them she was coming, and if she doesnt, theyre gonna think I was lying.

Kanes heart twisted. Andrew rarely asked for anything, and he hated denying him the one thing he wanted so badly. Pushing his fingers through his thick hair, he turned his head and glanced out the kitchen window. He knew people would talk and speculate, but it wouldnt be the first time hed been under scrutiny. And when did he care what the small-minded people of Linden thought, anyway?

Please, Dad? Andrew whispered.

How could he say no? Making Andrew happy was his main concern. And if having Megan nearby meant so much to his son, he was willing to take a little heat to give him his wish. Megan was, after all, just a friend visiting. A purely normal occurrence, he told himself, just as long as she didnt expect him to entertain her.

She can stay here, Kane said on an expelled rush of breath.

Andrews eyes grew round with delight and he danced around excitedly. Yippee! Come on, Dad, lets go call her! He raced into the living room.

Kane followed at a more leisurely pace, wondering what, exactly, hed gotten himself into.

Megan Sanderss heart faltered as she stared at the sight in front of her. A man, a gorgeous specimen of a man, stood in the center of the barn shed just stepped into, his back to her. He wore a pair of faded jeans that hugged long, muscular legs and a faded blue T-shirt that shaped a welldefined chest and back. Black hair, dusted with wood shavings and too long for traditional standards, curled at the nape of his neck.

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