Every woman wants a cowboy.

What will your family think, me showing up on their doorstep with my suitcase in hand?"
"I'll carry your suitcase," he said.

She was in so fast that she didn’t have a chance to scream. The icy cold water stole her breath away…

His lips brushed over hers. She let out a sigh of relief and joy and pleasure. He pulled her tighter against him, taking her mouth with his own. She melted into him and the kiss, heart pounding, desire sparking along her nerve endings like a string of lit dynamite.

In the distance, he could see a large star made out of red and green lights on the side of a barn, a reminder that Christmas was coming.

Remember what I told you about family secrets.” People will kill to keep them, she thought now as she looked at Marianne McGraw. The woman’s rocking didn’t change as Nikki stepped deeper into the room.