A Ranger For Christmas
No romance on the job!Park ranger Vivian Hollister is not having a fling with Sawyer Whitehorse—no matter how attracted she is to her irresistible new partner. Not only is a workplace romance taboo, she has a daughter to raise. So why is she starting to feel that he is the only one who understands her?
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No romance on the job!
Arizona park ranger Vivian Hollister is not having a holiday fling with Sawyer Whitehorseâno matter how attracted she is to her irresistible new partner. Not only is a workplace romance taboo, she has a daughter to raise. So why is she starting to feel that the Apache ranger is the one to help carry on her family legacy? A man to have and to hold forever...
âStella Bagwell is a master of the cowboy romance.â â#1 New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller
After writing more than eighty books for Mills & Boon, STELLA BAGWELL still finds it exciting to create new stories and bring her characters to life. She loves all things Western and has been married to her own real cowboy for forty-four years. Living on the south Texas coast, she also enjoys being outdoors and helping her husband care for the horses, cats and dog that call their small ranch home. The couple has one son, who teaches high school mathematics and is also an athletic director. Stella loves hearing from readers. They can contact her at [email protected].
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ISBN: 978-1-474-07847-4
A RANGER FOR CHRISTMAS
© 2018 Stella Bagwell
Published in Great Britain 2018
by Mills & Boon, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF
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With much love to my brother, Charles Cook,
and my sister-in-law, Denise Cook.
Contents
âHow many times do I have to tell you, Mort? I donât need another partner. Iâve got this.â
Park ranger Vivian Hollister rose from a wooden chair and began to pace around her supervisorâs small office. Beyond the open blinds, she could see the parking lot in front of the headquarters building was empty. Her fellow rangers had already headed out to patrol their allotted areas, while sheâd been ordered to remain behind for a private meeting with Mort.
âLook, Viv, Iâll be the first to admit that youâre damned good at your job. Youâve been here at Lake Pleasant for a long time and Iâve never had to worry about you slacking off, or making a wrong decision about handling problems. Butââ
Vivian didnât allow him to finish. âBut what? Iâve been here nine years, Mort. Going on ten. And by that length of time, you should know I have the routine down. Why bother bringing someone in to fill Louisâs place when I can handle the job on my own?â
The sixty-year-old man with red hair was tall and rawboned, with blue eyes that crinkled at the corners. Heâd been Vivianâs supervisor from the day sheâd been hired on at Lake Pleasant State Park in Arizona. Since then, heâd not only been a great boss, but heâd also become her friend, and sheâd expected him to understand her reluctance to work long days with a stranger. Instead, his patient smile made it clear she was wasting time trying to argue her point.
