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Authors: Brenda Jackson

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Stone’s
lips
broke
into
an
innately
male
smile
as
he

continued
to
watch
her.
She
was
definitely
a
gorgeous

woman
but,
more
than
that,
he
found
her
downright

fascinating.
He
would
even
go
so
far
as
to
say
that
she

intrigued
him,
especially
now
when
she
was
frowning
while
glancing
down
at
herself,
as
if
the
thought
of
wearing
jeans
and
a
flannel
shirt
was
nothing
she
would
ever
get
used
to.

Hell,
it
was
something
he
doubted
he
would
get
used
to,

either.
He
had
seen
plenty
of
women
in
jeans
in
his
lifetime
but
none,
and
he
meant
none,
could
wear
them
like
they’d
been
exclusively
designed
just
for
their
bodies.
Another

man
might
say
that
she
was
built
and
had
everything
in
all
the
right
places,
but
the
writer
in
him
would
go
further
than
that
and
say
she
was…a
summer
pleasure
and
a
fall

treasure
whose
beauty
was
as
breathtaking
and
captivating
as
a
cluster
of
tulips
and
daffodils
under
a
spectacular

Montana
sky.

“Do
you
think
I
packed
enough,
Stone?”

Her
words
intruded
on
his
musings
and
he
glanced
at
the
bed.
To
be
quite
honest
she
had
packed
too
much,
but
he
knew
that
was
the
norm
for
any
woman.
Somehow
they

would
manage
even
if
it
meant
leaving
some
of
it
at
the

Quinns’
ranch
once
they
got
there.
The
back
of
a
horse

could
handle
only
so
much
on
what
would
be
a
treacherous
climb
up
the
mountain.

“No,
you’re
fine,”
he
said
coming
to
his
feet.
“I
contacted

Martin
Quinn
and
he’s
expecting
us
by
noon
tomorrow.

We’ll
sleep
overnight
at
his
place
then
head
up
the

mountain
right
after
breakfast.
If
our
timing
is
right,
we
won’t
have
to
spend
but
one
night
out
under
the
stars.”

Madison
raised
a
brow.
“It
will
take
us
two
days
to
get
to
your
uncle’s
ranch?”

“Yes,
by
horseback.
At
some
point
during
the
daylight
hours
it
will
be
too
hot
to
travel
and
we’ll
need
to
give
the
horses
periodic
breaks.”

Madison
nodded.
She
then
cleared
her
throat.
“Stone,
I
want
to
thank
you
for—”

“You’ve
thanked
me
already,”
he
said,
picking
up
the
Stetson
that
he
had
purchased
that
day
off
the
table.

“Yes,
I
know,
but
I
also
know
that
taking
me
to
your
uncle’s
place
is
intruding
into
your
writing
time.”

He
looked
at
her
and
the
liquid
heat
that
had
started
flowing
through
his
bloodstream
from
the
moment
he
had
met
her
was
still
there.
“No,
you’re
not,”
he
said,
forcing
himself
to

ignore
how
good
she
smelled.
“I
had
planned
to
go
visit

Uncle
Corey
anyway
while
I
was
here,
so
now
is
just
as

good
a
time
as
any.”

“Oh,
I
see.”

Stone
doubted
that
she
saw
anything.
If
she
did
she
would
have
second
thoughts
of
them
spending
so
much
time

together
over
the
next
three
days.
If
she
really
had
her
eyes
wide-open
she
would
see
that
he
wanted
her
with
a

passion
so
thick
he
could
cut
it
with
a
knife.
The
clean
scent
of
the
mountains
had
nothing
on
her.
She
had
a
fragrance
all
her
own
and
it
was
one
that
reminded
him
of
everything
a
woman
was
supposed
to
be.
She
was
more
than
just
a

city
girl.
She
was
sensuality
on
legs
and
a
gorgeous
pair
of
them
at
that.

He
couldn’t
believe
it
had
only
been
yesterday
when
he
had
first
looked
into
eyes
that
were
so
mesmerizing
they
had

taken
his
breath
away.
And
since
then,
undercurrents
of

sensual
tension
had
surrounded
them
whenever
they
were
together,
leaving
them
no
slack
but
a
whole
lot
of
close

encounters
of
the
lush
kind.
He
had
never
been
this

incredibly
aware
of
a
woman
in
his
life.

“Well,
I
guess
that’s
it
until
tomorrow
morning.”

Her
words
cut
into
his
thoughts,
reminding
him
that
he
had
stood
to
leave
yet
hadn’t
moved
an
inch.
“Yes,
I
think
that’s
about
it
except
for
your
attitude
about
things.”

She
lifted
her
chin
just
a
bit.
“What
do
you
mean?”

He
rather
liked
to
see
whenever
she
became
irritated
about
something.
She
became
even
sexier.
“I
mean,”
he
began

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