Gift of Wonder. Lenora Worth
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Название: Gift of Wonder
Автор: Lenora Worth
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Короткие любовные романы
Серия: Mills & Boon Love Inspired
isbn: 9781408964309
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“You won’t regret it,” he promised with a prayer. After Alice released his hand, he said, “I’ll show you I have good intentions.”
Dotty stood up. “Okay then, we have four weeks until we go to print. Let’s get cracking.”
Jonah stood and shook out his fingers. “When do you want to get started?” he asked Alice.
“Now’s as good a time as any,” she said. “Let’s start with those reports and plans you mentioned.”
Jonah nodded. “Want to meet me over at the Bayou Belle Café? I’ll buy lunch.”
“I’ll be there in five minutes,” she said, her look sweeping over him with a dare. “And I’m always prompt.”
“I’ll be waiting.”
He nodded to Dotty—who was still very amused—then stepped out into the glaring fall sunshine. Why did it feel as if he’d just been handed a sentence to be executed?
But when he glanced back through the big window and saw Alice staring out at him with that deadly blue intent in her big eyes, he understood. He was afraid of how this woman made him feel—threatened and exposed and…longing for something he couldn’t have. He was about to share his hopes and dreams with her. And she was all geared up to stomp them flat with her bitterness and her distrust of men coming to town bearing hope. He didn’t need that kind of distraction on top of all the others things he had to deal with right now.
Telling himself to stop being defensive, Jonah vowed to stand his ground. His plan was solid and he needed to concentrate on that. His personal reasons for being here weren’t part of the deal and his life wasn’t any of Alice Bryson’s business. He’d stick to the plan and be professional, show her this was a win-win situation and he’d get the job done.
And in the meantime, he’d hoped he’d be able to find out more about his real mother. Which left him wondering if he’d wind up being the one to regret this.
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