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Chapters (50)
  1. Also by
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. CHAPTER ONE
  5. CHAPTER TWO
  6. CHAPTER THREE
  7. CHAPTER FOUR
  8. CHAPTER FIVE
  9. CHAPTER SIX
  10. CHAPTER SEVEN
  11. CHAPTER EIGHT
  12. CHAPTER NINE
  13. CHAPTER TEN
  14. CHAPTER ELEVEN
  15. CHAPTER TWELVE
  16. CHAPTER THIRTEEN
  17. CHAPTER FOURTEEN
  18. CHAPTER FIFTEEN
  19. CHAPTER SIXTEEN
  20. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
  21. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
  22. CHAPTER NINETEEN
  23. CHAPTER TWENTY
  24. CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
  25. CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
  26. CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
  27. CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR
  28. CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
  29. CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
  30. CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN
  31. CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
  32. CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE
  33. CHAPTER THIRTY
  34. CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
  35. CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
  36. CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE
  37. CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
  38. CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE
  39. CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX
  40. CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN
  41. CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT
  42. CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE
  43. CHAPTER FORTY
  44. CHAPTER FORTY-ONE
  45. CHAPTER FORTY-TWO
  46. CHAPTER FORTY-THREE
  47. CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR
  48. CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE
  49. EPILOGUE
  50. Teaser Chapter

“I assume our conversation won’t leave this room.”

“You don’t have to worry about that, Kade. Not about this or anything else you say to me.”

He just nodded.

“You may not realize it, but you’ve given me a mental picture of your wife. I’ll talk to other people, add to the image. It’ll help me sort out the kind of man I might be looking for.”

“Like I said, Heather was beautiful. Guys pretty much fell at her feet.”

“I’m not looking for men who would have wanted Heather. I’m looking for men Heather would have wanted.” Turning, she walked out of the room and silently closed the door.

Kade sat back down in his chair. His pulse was hammering. His chest felt tight. He had a strong suspicion he had underestimated Eleanor Bowman.

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FOUR

ELLIE ENTERED THE KITCHEN BEFORE DAWN THE NEXT MORNING thinking of Kade and their conversation in his study. She had jumped to conclusions when it was her job to remain objective. She’d figured a handsome man like Kade who exuded authority, charisma, and virility wouldn’t be satisfied with just one woman.

Halfway through the interview, she’d realized her judgment was colored by her past. She was divorced from a man who had been deceptive and unfaithful. Mark Jeffreys was a handsome attorney, educated at Harvard and incredibly charming. She’d been in love with Mark, too blind to see him for the man he really was.

When she’d walked into their apartment and found him in bed with the wife of one of his clients, she was forced to face the truth she had suspected since a few months after their wedding. Mark was far from the perfect husband she had believed him to be.

And it was past time to file for divorce.

Being single again turned out to be a blessing. Ellie built a new life for herself and reclaimed her independence. She would never give up that independence again.

She thought once more of Kade. She didn’t want to like Kade Logan. If she did, the attraction she felt for him would make her job even more difficult.

Last night, she’d had a dozen more questions she’d wanted to ask, but she could see his patience was thinning. She needed his cooperation to find the man she was hunting. She’d have to take it slow.

Ellie grabbed a dark green apron with a Diamond Bar brand printed in white on the front and tied it around her waist. Outside the kitchen windows, a gray dawn was beginning to lighten the sky. Maria arrived while Ellie was turning on the big Viking eight-burner stove.

“I’m glad you’re here,” Ellie said. “I wasn’t sure if you lived on the ranch or in town.”