A Family Affair
Richards, Denise
DAUGHTER OF THE BRIDE

When Marla Crandall first heard the news, she thought her mother had lost her senses. It was one thing for forty-four-year-old Josie Crandall to announce that she was marrying Aaron Westbrook, one of the brothers who owned the local ski lodge. But Marla couldn't understand how her mother could be pregnant with Aaron's child -- and thrilled about the prospect of an infant in the house.

Determined to prevent her mother from making the mistake of her life, Marla sought support from Eric Westbrook, brother of "the groom." With onyx black eyes and a solid skier's build, Eric was a formidable opponent. Like Marla, he was dead set against his brother's marriage. But every time Marla looked into Eric's sexy eyes, her mind wandered from the matter at hand to thoughts of cozy fires, heady wine, and sweet surrender.

Eric Westbrook had never met a woman like Marla. She fled his advances like a skittish colt, but there was nothing Eric liked more than a good chase. Marla could run from her emotions. She could deny the attraction that burned in her mahogany eyes whenever he kissed her cherry lips. She could run -- but she'd never hide from a man like Eric Westbrook.