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#1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery, a fan—favorite story reminding us that sometimes the greatest love is the one you least expect.
Stephanie Wynne has given up on finding a man who can help her raise her kids instead of acting like one himself—as her late husband did most of the time. No, she’s in control of her own life now. Maybe she’s just a little lonely, but there are temporary solutions for that…
FBI negotiator Nash Harmon is trained to be cool and detached in every situation. But when he comes to Stephanie's B and B he finds that something about her lively family just draws him in. For the first time in a long time, he starts to realize why people have ties…
Book 9 in Susan Mallery's Hometown Heartbreakers series
Previously Published.
- Sales Rank: #283733 in eBooks
- Published on: 2016-01-18
- Released on: 2016-01-18
- Format: Kindle eBook
About the Author
New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery has entertained millions of readers with her witty and emotional stories about women. Publishers Weekly calls Susan’s prose “luscious and provocative,” and Booklist says “Novels don’t get much better than Mallery’s expert blend of emotional nuance, humor and superb storytelling.” Susan lives in Seattle with her husband and her tiny but intrepid toy poodle. Visit her at www.SusanMallery.com.
Tanya Michaels is an award-winning author of over forty romances, a six-time RITA nominee and the mom of two highly imaginative kids. Alas, Tanya's hobbies of reading, oil-painting and cooking keep her much too busy to iron clothes. She and her husband are living out their slightly wrinkled happily-ever-after in Atlanta, but you can always find Tanya on Twitter, where she chats with followers about books, family and TV shows ranging from Outlander to iZombie.
Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
Good -looking men should not be allowed to show up on one's doorstep without at least twenty-four hours' notice, Stephanie Wynne thought wearily as she leaned against her front door and tried not to think about the fact that she hadn't slept in nearly forty-eight hours, couldn't remember her last shower and knew that her short, blond hair looked as if it had been cut with a rice thresher.
Three kids down with stomach flu had a way of taking the sparkle and glamour out of a woman's day. Not that the man in front of her was going to care about her personal problems.
Despite the fact that it was nearly two in the morning, the handsome, well-dressed stranger standing on her porch looked rested, tidy and really tall. She glanced from his elegant suit to the stained and torn football jersey she'd pulled out of the ragbag when she'd run out of clean clothes about two days ago because…
Her tired brain struggled for the reason.
Oh, yeah. The washer was broken.
Again, not something he was going to sweat about. Paying guests only wanted excellent service, quiet rooms and calorie-laden breakfasts.
She did her best to forget her pathetic appearance and forced her mouth into what she hoped was a friendly smile.
"You must be Nash Harmon. Thanks for calling earlier and letting me know you'd be arriving late."
"My flight out of Chicago was delayed." He drew his dark eyebrows together as he looked her up and down. "I hope I didn't wake you, Mrs…."
"Wynne. Stephanie Wynne." She stepped back into the foyer of the old Victorian house. "Welcome to Serenity House."
The awful name for the bed-and-breakfast had been her late husband's idea. After three years she could speak it without wincing, but only just. If not for the very expensive, custom-made, stained-glass sign that had replaced a front window and the fact that her kids would object, Stephanie would have changed the name of the B and B in a heartbeat.
Her guest carried a leather duffel and a garment bag into the house. Her gaze moved between his expensive leather boots and her own mouse slippers with their tattered ears. When she finally headed upstairs to her own bed, she must remember not to look at herself in the mirror. Confirming her worst fears would cause her to shriek and wake the boys.
The man signed the registration card she'd left on the front desk and she processed his credit card. Once she'd received approval, she handed him an old-fashioned brass key.
"Your room is this way," she said, heading up the stairs.
She'd put him in the front bedroom. Not only was it large and comfortable, with a view of Glenwood, but it was one of only two guest rooms that weren't under her third-floor apartment. When she wasn't completely booked, she found it much easier to have guests stay there than to constantly keep at her kids to stay quiet. Being loud and being a boy seemed to go hand in hand.
Five minutes later she'd explained the amenities of the room, said she would be serving breakfast from seven-thirty to nine and asked him if he would like her to leave a newspaper outside his door in the morning.
He refused the paper.
She nodded and headed for the hallway.
"Mrs. Wynne?"
She turned back to look at him. "Stephanie, please."
He nodded. "Do you have a map of the area? I'm here to visit some people and I don't know my way around."
"Sure. Downstairs. I'll put one out for you at breakfast."
"Thank you."
He offered her a slight smile, one that didn't touch his eyes. It was late and she was so tired that her eyelashes hurt. But instead of leaving that second, she hesitated. Oh, not more than a heartbeat, but just long enough to notice that the overhead light brought out brownish highlights in his close-cropped black hair and that the hint of dark stubble on his square jaw made him look just a little bit dangerous.
Yeah, right, Stephanie thought as she turned away. Apparently she'd moved into the hallucination stage of sleep deprivation. Dangerous men didn't come to places like Glenwood. No doubt Nash Harmon was something completely harmless like a shoe salesman or a professor. Besides, what he did for a living was none of her business. As long as his credit-card company put the right amount of money into her bank account, she didn't care if her guest was a computer programmer or a pirate.
As for him being somewhat good-looking and possibly single—there hadn't been a wedding ring on his left hand—she couldn't care less. While her friends occasionally got on her case for not being willing to jump back into the man-infested dating pool, Stephanie ignored their well-meant intentions. She'd already been married once, thank you very much. Nine years as Marty's wife had taught her that while Marty looked like a grown-up on the outside, he'd been as irresponsible and self-absorbed as any ten-year-old on the inside. She would have gotten more cooperation and teamwork from a dog.
Marty had cured her of ever wanting another man around. While on occasion she would admit to getting lonely, and yes, the sex was tough to live without, it beat the alternative. She already had three kids to worry about. Getting involved with a man would be like adding a fourth child to the mix. She didn't think her nerves could stand it.
Despite his late night, Nash woke shortly after six the following morning. He glanced at the clock and compared it to his watch, which was still on Central Time. Then he rolled onto his back and stared at the ivory ceiling.
What the hell was he doing here?
Dumb question, he told himself. He already knew the answer. He was in a town he'd never heard of until a couple of weeks ago, to meet family he hadn't known he had. No. That wasn't completely true. He was in town because he'd been forced to take some vacation and he hadn't had anywhere else to go. If he'd tried lying low in Chicago, Kevin, his twin who was already camped out at Glenwood, would have been on the next plane east.
Nash sat up and pushed back the covers. Without the routine of work, his day stretched endlessly in front of him. Had he really gotten so lost in the job that he didn't have anything else in his life?
Dumb question number two.
He knew he was going to have to get in touch with Kevin sometime that morning and set up a meeting. After thirty-one years of knowing nothing about their biological father save the fact that he'd gotten a seventeen-year-old virgin pregnant with twins and then abandoned her, he and Kevin were about to meet up with half siblings they'd never known they had.
Kevin thought finding out about more family was a good thing. Nash still needed convincing.
By 6:40 a.m. he'd showered, shaved and dressed in jeans, a long-sleeved shirt and boots. While it was mid-June, a cool fog hung over the part of the town he could see from his second-story window. Nash paced restlessly in his comfortable room. Maybe he would tell his hostess to forget about breakfast. He could go for a drive and eat at a diner somewhere. Or maybe he'd just keep going until he figured out why, in the past few months, he'd stopped sleeping, stopped eating, stopped giving a damn about anything but his job.
He grabbed the keys for his rental car, then headed downstairs. At the front desk, he tore off a sheet of notepaper and a pen, then paused when he heard noises from the rear of the house. If the owner was up, he could simply tell her he was skipping breakfast in person.
He followed the noise down a long hallway and through a set of closed swinging doors. When he stepped into the brightly lit kitchen, he was instantly assaulted by the scents of something baking and fresh coffee. His mouth watered and his stomach growled.
He glanced around, but the big, white-on-white kitchen was empty. A tray sat on a center island. A coffee carafe stood by an empty cup and saucer. Plastic wrap covered a plate of fresh fruit. By the stove, an open box of eggs waited beside a frying pan. Through a door on his left, he heard mumbled conversation.
He started toward the female voice and crossed the threshold. A woman stood on tiptoe in front of shelves. As he watched, she reached up for something on the top shelf, but her fingers only grazed the edge of the shelf.
Nash stepped forward to offer help, but at that moment the woman reached a little higher. Her cropped sweater rose above the waistband of her black slacks, exposing a sliver of bare skin.
Nash felt as if he'd been hit upside the head with a two-by-four. His vision narrowed, sound faded and by gosh, he found himself experiencing the first flicker of life below his waist that he'd felt in damn near two years.
Over an inch of belly? He was in a whole lot more trouble than he'd realized. Apparently his boss had been right about him burning out.
A loud shriek brought him back to the here and now. Nash moved his gaze from the woman's midsection to her face and saw his hostess staring at him with wide eyes. She pressed a hand to her chest and sucked in a breath.
"You nearly scared the life out of me, Mr. Harmon. I didn't realize you were up already."
"Call me Nash," he said as he stepped forward and reached up for the top shelf. "What do you need?"
"That blue bag. There's a silver bread basket inside. I'm making scones and I usually put them in the larger basket but as you're my only guest at present, I thought something smaller would work."
He grasped the blue bag and felt something hard inside. After lowering it, he handed it to her. She took it with a shake of her head.
"I always meant to be tall," she told him. "Somehow I never got around to it."
"I wasn't aware it wasn't something you could get around to. I thought it just happened."
"Or not." She unzipped the bag and pulled out a silver wire basket. "Thanks for the help. Would you like some coffee?"
"Sure."
He led the way back into the kitchen. While he leaned against the counter, she ran hot water into the carafe, then drained it and wiped it dry. After filling it with coffee, she turned back to him.
"Cream and sugar?"
"Just black."
"The scones should be ready in about five minutes. I had planned to make you an omelet this morning. Ham? Cheese? Mushrooms?"
Last night he'd barely noticed her. What he remembered had been someone female, tired and strangely dressed. He had a vague recollection of spiky blond hair. Now he saw that Stephanie Wynne was a petite blonde with wide blue eyes and a full mouth that turned up at the corners. She wore her short hair in a sleek style that left her ears and neck bare. Tailored black slacks and a slightly snug sweater showed him that despite the small package, everything was where it needed to be. She was pretty.
And he'd noticed.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.
Great All Around Read
By Sally
Gotta respect a book that starts with a frazzled mom and a broken washer. Mallery's book stars a widow and a widower, both of whom have been emotionally damaged as much by their former spouses as by their respective deaths. Stephanie, mother of three, is still trying to hold her bed and breakfast together and thoroughly convinced she doesn't need another man in her life because he'd be a fourth kid instead of a partner. Nash, an FBI negotiator, is in town to meet a long-lost family he isn't even sure he wants. Both of them think a no-strings-attached-affair could do them some good, but it may just be the exact opposite of what they really want or need. Stephanie's an independent, sassy heroine, and Mallery's portrayal of her sons feels just right. Nash is quite the tortured brooder with a heart of gold--he even does the dishes--and you'll fall in love with his family almost as quickly as he does.
This book is paired with A Dad for Her Twins by Tanya Michaels, a book with surprisingly similar themes tackled in a completely different way. In this case, divorcee Kenzie is making a fresh start for herself and her twin nine-year-olds. She's more determined than ever to get away from her ex-husband, a selfish rock musician with all the worst parts of an artist's temperament. The last thing she needs is to move into the hall across from another surly artist. Sure, JT may be attractive, but he appears to suffer from the same flaws as her ex, and Kenzie needs someone with a far more stable temperament as a father figure to her kids. JT, still reeling from the death of his wife and infant daughter, can't find the wherewithal to paint. At least not until the bewitching Kenzie moves in across the hall.
LOVED this story especially the portrayal of Leslie and Drew, Kenzie's precocious and precious kiddos. There are also some great dynamics between Kenzie and her seemingly perfect younger sister, and I love Mrs. Sanchez, the neighbor who doles out equal parts unsolicited advice and tasty Mexican dishes. Loved, loved the dynamics between Kenzie and JT, the push me/pull me of how they want to open up to each other but can't then start to do so anyway. Great humorous voice and lots of nice artistic metaphors, too.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
both stories great
By Sam Brown
Both these stories were good books. Both about single mom's looking for love. I purchased this book to read Susan Mallery's book which is a book apart of a series. I didn't realize this until they started mentioning a lot of characters that sounded like they had books, so I looked it up and had to search way back, but this was apart of a series. It was still a good book. The kids in the books were great.
The second book I liked better than the first. I really got into this story. It was about a single mom with 2 kids and a deadbeat dad that move to a new city. They move into the Peachy Acres apartment building and meet their neighbor who is a widow. His story is very sad and has been in a deep depression since he lost his wife. The story of how he slowly returns to the land of living and she learns to trust her heart again was a great read. The apartment building was full of great characters that made you feel like you were living with them in the building. The kids were great characters adjusting to a new move and seeing their mom date for the first time. I loved the book, so glad it was included.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Two 5-stars for the price of one
By nhrbookcrazy
I got this book because Susan Mallery is one of my favorite authors. I loved her book, One in a Million. Couldn't put it down. And then I went right into the second book, by author Tanya Michaels, and loved that book as well. Both books have a similar premise, a single Mom who is NOT looking for another man in her life. And the males/heros in both books are always not looking for a permanent relationship. But guess what? They all fall in love. But the way they get there in each story is so much fun. I would highly recommend this double-header to anyone who loves romance. Great fun to be had by all.
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