2018 Rhonda Lee Carver
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Blurb:
Special Agent Nixon Cade wasn’t looking for anything long term when he met Melissia, but it turned out she left a lasting impression. When he landed a special assignment, a favor for the boss to help his daughter, Nix found out it was the very woman who had haunted his every waking hour. There are lines a man wouldn’t—shouldn’t—cross. He never messed with the boss’s daughter. No matter how beautiful, brave, intelligent, mystifying she was. Nix would have to dig deep—very deep—to find the restraint to keep his hands, and his thoughts, to himself.
Admittedly, Melissia “Melly” Everhart hadn’t always had her life in order. Jumping from one impulsive act to another, she found herself pregnant from a one-night stand and realized it was time to settle down, find stability for her child. The best place to raise a child was her homestead, Shy Brooke. However, to attain ownership, she must prove to her father that she is responsible and capable of running a ranch. It was just like her father to expect her to jump through hoops…and this hoop involved the one man who she was connected to, although he had no clue she carried his child. But if she wanted the ranch she had to keep her secret safe until the deed was in her name.
Nix had made a promise to show Melly the ropes of running a ranch, but he could barely keep his head on straight. She went from hot to cold and he suspected something just wasn’t right…
A shadowy figure watched and waited for the opportune time to seek vengeance. He’d waited seven long years to make Cade pay for what he did. It was too good to be true when fate handed him the woman, and the baby was icing on the cake. No better way to make a man pay than to hold his family as leverage.
Will Nix find the truth in time? Will Melly pay the price for Nix?
DEDICATION:
To my dear friend Michelle Pollock.
Words can’t express how much I admire her for her strength, courage, resilience, fortitude, and how she enlightens each day with an infectious smile. She is an inspiration to not only me, but those around her.
AKNOWLEDGEMETS:
Cancer is such a horrible disease. No one is safe from the looming dark cloud and devastation. I know that some day there will be a cure. I will always think of my friends and loved ones who have faught the fight. Some are gone but each one is a warrior.
I want to thank my crew who share/pimp/push/read my books relentlessly. Without you, life as an author wouldn’t be the same. I can say thank you, even shout it from the rooftops, and you’d never realize how grateful I am for each of you.
I can’t say enough about my PA. OH my gosh…I really can’t. Donna, you are just that amazing! How lucky I am that she came into my life and took control of the chaotic mess.
My family. They are my world.
My furbabies. They are my sidekicks while I work. I’m grateful that my oldest cat, Boots, who is turning 13 soon is still here to give me furball snuggles. It’s wonderful how they can become such an intricate part of one’s life…