The Marriage Patent — Mary Z. Wolf

SECOND CHANCE COWBOY: Lori Langston cherished her life as the newlywed wife of sexy Wyoming rancher Travis Langston, but a secret from her past tore their lives apart. Now a twist of fate has given her a second chance to win the heart of the man she loves. Torn between what she longs to do and what she believes is right, Lori struggles with the heavy burden of guilt. When she accepts that her only hope of happiness is with the cowboy she married, Lori realizes that reclaiming her dream is worth the risk of a second heartbreak. RWA Golden Heart Contest Finalist! THE MARRIAGE PATENT: Can a successful inventor overcome her failure at love to find happiness? Maybe her next project should be a patent for marriage....When inventor Julie Simmons enters her latest project in the Minnesota Inventors Congress, she gets more than she expected. She just wants a good marketing deal so she'll be financially secure. But invention marketing consultant Mark Klement displays interest in her product and in her. As they learn to work together on her project, they fall in love. But will they live happily ever after? Julie needs to overcome her distrust of consultants and her previously failed engagement before she can admit her love, and more importantly, place her trust in Mark's love. Mark has memories of a bitter father relationship and failed marriage to deal with. Can he believe that Julie's love includes the trust he needs? Learn how they overcome their past hurts and learn to trust in love again as they strive to market an important new invention in THE MARRIAGE PATENT.