{"product_id":"9781459291102","title":"Lucas's Convenient Bride","description":"\u003cem\u003eReturn to 1800's Defiance, Colorado, in this beguiling story of\u003cbr\u003efinding love in the most unexpected places from #1 \u003c\/em\u003eNew York Times\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebestselling author Susan Mallery\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLucas and Jackson MacIntyre stand to inherit the saloon, gold mine and\u003cbr\u003eranch that define the town of Defiance, Colorado. There's just one\u003cbr\u003eproblem: the uncle who has left them the properties created a clause\u003cbr\u003ein his will stipulating that both brothers must marry if they want to\u003cbr\u003eclaim their inheritance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmily Smythe knew she'd likely never marry, and she's moved to\u003cbr\u003eColorado to prove her independence from her family. She has a shrewd\u003cbr\u003ebusiness sense, so when she approaches Lucas about turning the\u003cbr\u003esaloon's vacant upper level into a hotel, he sees the logic in the\u003cbr\u003eidea. Lucas has a proposition for Emily, too: become his wife in name\u003cbr\u003eonly so that he can claim his inheritance, and she can run her hotel\u003cbr\u003ein his saloon. But though the marriage may be a business arrangement,\u003cbr\u003eLucas soon finds it difficult to resist his new wife…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePreviously Published Historical Novel.\u003c\/em\u003e","brand":"Harlequin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129050448112,"sku":"9781459291102","price":5.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781459291102_p0.jpg?v=1763872019","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781459291102","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}