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Author Note

I have a thing for old Hollywood musicals. The glorious Technicolor, breathtaking CinemaScope and stereophonic sound captivated me as a child. Back in the days of VHS, when you had to tape things off the TV, I had a great collection of them which I would watch over and over again. Singin’ in the Rain, Calamity Jane and Meet Me in St Louis are three of the greatest films ever made, if you want my opinion, but the best of all is Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.

I love that film. I adore the premise. Seven down-ontheir-luck brothers, living in a shack in the middle of nowhere and eking out a living from the land. Looked down upon by the rest of the community because they’re a little bit wild, they’re all desperately in need of a wife and yet never meet any women at all—let alone court one.

In homage to that wonderful film I’ve created my Wild Warriners. Four brothers tainted by the dreadful reputation of their hideous ancestors, practically broke and forced to toil on their estate because they can’t afford to pay anyone else to do it. And all desperately in need of that special someone. Their perfect match.

This story is the first in the series and follows Jack Warriner, the eldest brother and head of the family. He’s proud, stubborn and used to being in charge. What he needs is a feisty woman to stand up to him...