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  1. BOOKS BY LOUISE BAY
  2. ONE
  3. Rosey
  4. TWO
  5. Byron
  6. THREE
  7. Rosey
  8. FOUR
  9. Byron
  10. FIVE
  11. Rosey
  12. SIX
  13. Byron
  14. SEVEN
  15. Rosey
  16. EIGHT
  17. Rosey
  18. NINE
  19. Byron
  20. TEN
  21. Rosey
  22. ELEVEN
  23. Byron
  24. TWELVE
  25. Rosey
  26. THIRTEEN
  27. Byron
  28. FOURTEEN
  29. Rosey
  30. FIFTEEN
  31. Rosey
  32. SIXTEEN
  33. Byron
  34. SEVENTEEN
  35. Rosey
  36. EIGHTEEN
  37. Byron
  38. NINETEEN
  39. Rosey
  40. TWENTY
  41. Rosey
  42. TWENTY-ONE
  43. Byron
  44. TWENTY-TWO
  45. Byron
  46. TWENTY-THREE
  47. Rosey
  48. TWENTY-FOUR
  49. Rosey
  50. TWENTY-FIVE
  51. Byron
  52. TWENTY-SIX
  53. Rosey
  54. TWENTY-SEVEN
  55. Byron
  56. TWENTY-EIGHT
  57. Rosey
  58. TWENTY-NINE
  59. Byron
  60. THIRTY
  61. Rosey
  62. THIRTY-ONE
  63. Rosey
  64. THIRTY-TWO
  65. Byron
  66. THIRTY-THREE
  67. Rosey
  68. THIRTY-FOUR
  69. Rosey
  70. THIRTY-FIVE
  71. Byron
  72. THIRTY-SIX
  73. Rosey
  74. THIRTY-SEVEN
  75. Byron
  76. THIRTY-EIGHT
  77. Byron
  78. EPILOGUE
  79. A month later – New York City
  80. 14 months later - Star Falls
  81. MR. MAYFAIR
  82. Beck
  83. Beck
  84. Stella
  85. BOOKS BY LOUISE BAY

The tables are very spread out and the space seems small. Then again, I don’t have much to compare it to. I’ve only ever been out to dinner with Frank and he just wanted the best steak. Fine dining wasn’t really his scene. Hazel keeps talking about the chefs and the menu, and I mentally rush to commit it all to memory. I wish I had my cell, so I could take notes, but it’s strictly forbidden to have a personal phone while you’re on shift.

“Did you see that guy in the suit?” Eden whispers as we trail Hazel toward the kitchen. I was focused on Hazel, worrying about how I’ll remember to pronounce fois gras correctly.

Eden turns her head and I follow her gaze. Three men head in the opposite direction, so all I see is their backs. Living next door to Byron has done a real number on me. I swear, I’m imagining him everywhere. It’s just, the middle guy is about the same height and has the same broad shoulders.

“The guy in the middle?” I ask. As well as broad shoulders, he also has a nice ass. I haven’t noticed Byron’s ass, but I make a mental note to check it out next time I see him. Maybe that will be tonight. I don’t know why he’s filling up my head when I have so much else to think about. I keep thinking about how open he was, talking about his family. Like we’re already close confidants or something. Mom always told us we should keep ourselves to ourselves—keep it in the family, she’d say. So while I’ve never before had the kind of bare-your-soul conversation Byron and I shared, with him, it felt entirely natural.

She shakes her head. “The one on the left. You think that’s the owner?”

I shrug. I want to tell Eden that marrying a man because he’s rich might not make her happy, but I know there’s no point. Maybe it will be enough for her. It wouldn’t have been for me. I don’t know what will be enough for me, now that I’ve cut my tether to the life I thought I had to have in Oregon. But Star Falls might be the place where I start to figure it out.

NINE

Byron

I shouldn’t be here. I’m playing with fire, dancing with danger—whatever the metaphor. I should stand up, take my hot chocolate inside and return some calls or watch the game. I should do literally anything but stand here on my front porch, waiting for Rosey Williams.

But here I am.