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He drove easily, his hands sure on the steering wheel. \u201cI\u2019m having Elbert grab your rental car and see what he can figure out. There are tons of ranch trucks in town you could rent, and I\u2019ll find you a good one. I\u2019m sorry we didn\u2019t get a chance for me to make you breakfast.\u201d Heat bloomed in her face.<\/p>\n

They hadn\u2019t had time for breakfast because they\u2019d been busy in bed. Very busy. She tried not to yawn, since she hadn\u2019t gotten much sleep. Not that she was complaining. At all. \u201cIt\u2019s okay. I have a breakfast meeting, anyway.\u201d She kept her voice casual, when she was feeling anything but.<\/p>\n

He took her hand. \u201cBianca?\u201d \u201cYeah?\u201d His warm palm surrounded hers, and he rubbed a thumb over her knuckles, sending desire right to her core. How did he do that? \u201cWhat time should I pick you up?\u201d She jolted and turned to face him. \u201cHuh?\u201d He frowned, looking way too good after no sleep. Wearing a blue shirt and faded jeans, he looked fit and sexy driving his truck. He\u2019d left the cowboy hat at home but wore boots and hadn\u2019t had time to shave.<\/p>\n

The shadow along his jaw was a dark stubble now. Definitely masculine. \u201cIf you don\u2019t want me to pick you up, you can walk down to my bar. It\u2019s only a block, but I\u2019m happy to come get you.\u201d She frowned. \u201cI, ah, wasn\u2019t assuming anything.\u201d He parked at the curb in front of Kurt\u2019s Koffees, twisted the key, and shut off the engine.<\/p>\n

Then he turned to fully look at her. \u201cI\u2019m in for these three weeks, darlin\u2019. All the way. You?\u201d She wasn\u2019t sure she\u2019d survive it. But yeah, she had felt a little insecure and was trying to shore up her defenses in case last night was a one-off. \u201cYeah. I mean, I am.\u201d She released her seatbelt. \u201cAlthough we need to sleep.\u201d \u201cSpeak for yourself.\u201d He bent over and kissed her. Right there on the main street of the town, obviously not caring who saw.<\/p>\n

Of course, she wasn\u2019t staying for long. Tingles wound through her entire body. \u201cI\u2019ll finish my meeting and head down to your bar afterward, okay? Maybe I could take you to lunch.\u201d He released her. \u201cI\u2019d love to get lunch, and it\u2019s on me.\u201d \u201cAren\u2019t we old-fashioned?\u201d she murmured. \u201cYeah. Stay where you are.\u201d He jumped out of the truck and walked around the front to open her door. \u201cGood girl.\u201d She slapped his chest. \u201cDon\u2019t say that.\u201d \u201cWhy not?\u201d<\/p>\n

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OceanofPDF.com CONTENTS Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Epilogue Reading Order What to read next Acknowledgments About the Author OceanofPDF.com T CHAPTER 1 he man belonged behind a bar in a western town.<\/p>\n

Or on a movie screen. Bianca let her eyes adjust to the dim interior, taking in the quiet stretch of wooden tables worn smooth by time and use. The air smelled faintly of lemon cleaner layered over old pine and a deeper scent that spoke of late nights and long conversations. At the far end of the room stood a long, hand-carved bar, solid and grounded, with a man behind it. A real man\u2014muscled and strong.<\/p>\n

Dark curls brushed his forehead, a five o\u2019clock shadow roughened his jaw, and intense brown eyes tracked her with deliberate patience as he wiped water from a glass with a crisp white towel. He didn\u2019t rush. Didn\u2019t pretend not to notice her. He simply watched. \u201cHi,\u201d she whispered. Where the heck was her voice? \u201cHowdy. Darlin\u2019, we don\u2019t open for a few more hours,\u201d he murmured, the Montana cowboy accent slow and unforced, the words pitched low.<\/p>\n

Bianca swallowed. \u201cThat\u2019s okay.\u201d She walked toward him, suddenly aware of her high heels and designer jeans, both a gift and both wrong. She wanted to wear those new cowboy boots she\u2019d bought at the airport. With every step, his attention followed her, not bold, not crude, but thorough in a way that curled heat low in her belly. \u201cI\u2019m guessing you\u2019re Adam,\u201d she added, hopeful despite herself. The roughly carved sign outside, appearing rather new, read \u2018Adam\u2019s.\u2019 A quick flash of a grin stopped her in her tracks.<\/p>\n

The man was seriously, dangerously good-looking. \u201cThat\u2019d be me.\u201d He set the glass aside. His gaze lingered on her mouth a beat too long before lifting to her eyes.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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