“Which was?” he prompted.
“Someone a little…older.”
He chuckled. “I’ve been told I’m very mature for my age.”
She smiled in spite of herself. “Me, too. Just recently, in fact.” She thought of Allison. Allison would tell her to hire Zach Wainwright in a minute. Diana had tried to brush her daughter’s comments aside, but they nagged at her. Was she turning into an old lady? Yet Zach was her age, and there was nothing remotely old about him. Having a man like this one around might be good for her — for all of them. Even Laurie, who had been resisting change, any change, since Jim had died.
“You can always kick me out if we don’t get along.”
She looked up and imagined the ocean reflected in his eyes. She’d never been to the seashore, never walked along a beach or played tag with the waves. She’d never known someone like Zach Wainwright. Maybe it was about time she did.
She took a deep breath, as if she were about to dive from a cliff into deep mysterious waters. “When can you move in?”
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Nerd Gone Wild
Nerdy personal assistant Mitchell J. Carruthers has a problem. He’s trapped in Porcupine, Alaska with a smorgasbord of wacky locals and Ally Jarrett, the heiress he’s supposed to protect. Her unscrupulous uncle has promised to help launch Ally’s photography career, but what he really wants is her fortune, and he’ll stop at nothing to get it.
Suspicious of the predatory woman her uncle brings in as a mentor, Mitchell tracks Ally’s every move, even in the bedroom. With a blizzard raging outside, the heat turns up inside, and Mitchell’s professional detachment cracks. He’s determined to be the hero she needs, even if that means sacrificing his life…and his heart.
“A sizzling setting…a delightfully cozy read for a cold winter night.”
-- Publishers Weekly
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