She looked at him. “Yes. Yes, we are.” She turned one way and he went the other, so they bumped into each other. He reached out for her arms to steady her, and she found herself staring up into those amazing eyes of his.

“Sorry,” he said with a deep laugh that Emma felt all the way down to her stomach. And maybe even a little lower.

“No. It’s my fault.” He took a step back and she moved around him.

He had her acting like a teenager all filled with raging hormones. Ugh.

“Just wait here a second with Boomer so I can make sure we don’t need to retake any shots.”

She hurried out of the room and took a deep breath when she got into the reading room.

What was wrong with her? She’d had male customers all day long. Some had been really good-looking, too, yet none of them had affected her like Luke was doing now.

Likely because she hadn’t been alone with any one man all day. That had to be it. She never put herself in a position to be alone with a guy. And though Luke was a police officer, owned a dog, and seemed all nice and trustworthy, she knew better than to trust any man.

She’d been naïve and trusting once, and it had cost her dearly. She was never going to be that stupid again, no matter how gorgeous a man was, or how nice he seemed.

Or how good he smelled.

Besides, this was the year of her career and nothing else. And so far, day one had been spectacular.

About the Author

Jaci Burton is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling, award-winning author of over sixty books. She lives in Oklahoma and when she isn’t on deadline (which is often), she can usually be found wrestling with her uncooperative garden, wrangling her dogs, watching an unhealthy amount of television, or completely losing track of time reading a great book. She’s a total romantic and longs for the happily ever after in every story, which you’ll find in all her books. Visit the author online at jaciburton.com.