Mr. Right-There-All-Along
Since she was a teen, thereâs been one guy that restaurateur Dani Pettit can always count onâher best friend, Nick. Their relationship is purely platonicâ¦that is until a single kiss changes everything. Now Dani is falling hard for the one man she shouldnât fall forâthe one who can truly break her heart.
Although rancher Nick Kelly knows heâs to blame for his string of failed relationships, Dani is the only woman he ever trusted. Nick doesnât want to be just another guy who lets her down, but his new feelings for Dani are too strong to resist. Do they dare risk their lifelong friendship for a once-in-a-lifetime love?
âWe havenât spoken in a couple days. Are we okay?â Nick sounded concerned.
âWhy wouldnât we be?â Dani said, not feeling at all okay.
âYou sure about that? You seem tense. The other nightââ
âWe shared a few kisses,â she interrupted, proud of her nonchalant tone. âThey didnât mean anything.â
Only long, sleepless nights and the irritating problem of not being able to forget the feel of his lips on hers. Hot and softâ¦
His relieved breath was loud and clear. âThatâs good, because those kisses didnât mean anything to me, either. I donât want things between us to change because of them.â
He had a funny way of showing it. âMe, either,â Dani admitted.
During another long beat of silence, Dani racked her brain for something else to say, something to prove that she was fine.
Before she could think of anything, Nick spoke. âHow about we forget those kisses ever happened.â
âConsider them forgotten.â
Liar, liar, pants on fire. Dani touched her lips, which even now tingled a little.
Dear Reader,
In this second book in my Prosperity, Montana miniseries, Dani Pettit is the heroine. You met Dani briefly in A Rancherâs Honor, the first book in the miniseries. But donât worry if you havenât read it yet. This is her story, and youâll get to know her very well. Dani helps run Big Mamaâs Café and has high hopes of taking over the reinsâif her mother retires.
Nick Kelly is a sexy rancher working hard to make his ranch profitable. Nick and Dani have been best friends since high school. Theyâre happy as friends. But when they step over the line one nightâ¦
This is a romance you donât want to miss!
Enjoy!
Ann
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ann Roth lives in the greater Seattle area with her husband. After earning an MBA she worked as a banker and corporate trainer. She gave up the corporate life to write, and if they awarded PhDs in writing happily-ever-after stories, sheâd surely have one.
Ann loves to hear from readers. You can write her at P.O. Box 25003, Seattle, WA 98165-1903, or email her at [email protected].
Recipe
Daniâs Instant Cocoa Mix
Makes approximately 12 servings
(Note: for smaller batches, mix 2 tbs. each of sugar and cocoa
per cup of powdered milk, then add a pinch or two of salt.)
Ingredients:
3 cups instant nonfat powdered milk
6 tbs. sugar
6 tbs. dry, unsweetened cocoa powder
½ tsp. salt
Combine and mix thoroughly. Store in an airtight container in a cool, dry place.
To Prepare Cocoa:
Put â
cup of cocoa mix in a 12-ounce mug. Stir in a little boiling water and mix until blended into a paste. Fill mug with boiling water. Stir or whip until blended. Add marshmallows if you like them.
Chapter One
Dinner was starting to smell so good that Dani Pettitâs mouth watered when Nick Kelly knocked at her door. Only a few short minutes ago, sheâd buzzed him into the building.
Although they talked and texted regularly, she hadnât seen him in a while. But tonight she really needed to be with her best friend.
âHeâs here,â she told Fluff.
The tomcat meowed and trotted daintily toward the door. Which was funny because at twenty pounds and half a ton of white fur, Fluff wasnât exactly tiny. But heâd never let Dani down, and so she stifled the urge to laugh at him. There werenât many true-blue males in her lifeâjust the cat, Nick Kelly and Daniâs oldest brother, Sly. She dearly loved all three.
To prevent Fluff from darting out, running across the hall and shamelessly begging food from Mrs. Detmeier, Dani scooped him up before she opened the door and managed a smile. âHi, Nick.â