The Takamaka Tree (23 page)
Authors: Alexandra Thomas
Anger ripped through her. How dare he criticize her! She did the best she could with what she had to work with, and his meddling and interference certainly weren’t helping matters.
“Perhaps if
you
wouldn’t interfere in my job,” she snapped, glaring down her nose at him, “I wouldn’t have such a hard time doing it. And I really don’t think it’s of your concern how I handle the children or conduct the affairs of the agency!”
“
Affairs?
”
Ryce drew the word out brazenly, causing a heated flush to suffuse her cheeks. “An unmarried lady like yourself? Why, Ms. Walker, I’m shocked. Here I thought we were talking about T.C., but apparently we’re talking about something else altogether.” Leaning back in his chair, Ryce laced his hands behind his head and allowed his gaze to do a thorough search and sweep of her. He intimately investigated everything from the top of her silky black hair caught somberly behind her head, to the tips of her low-heeled, sensible shoes—pausing long enough to thoroughly examine everything in between. Twice.
The intensity of his gaze held her spellbound as shivers of heat soared through her, touching her in a way that both frightened and fascinated her. Despite his faults there was something about Ryce, something wildly, wickedly attractive. And he knew it.
The Takamaka Tree
Alexandra Thomas
The island paradise would be perfect, if only she could remember her name…
A mysterious woman…
Washing ashore on a tropical beach, she awakes to find herself with no memory of how she came to be there. Helpless and hurting, she is grateful that she is not alone.
A curious man…
Daniel, a scientist studying local bird migrations, discovers the mystery woman, and suspects that she may have been a passenger on a recently missing yacht. Now if he can only figure out who she is…
An island paradise…
Among the sand, sun, and verdant Takamaka trees, they both work to unravel the mystery of her arrival on the island…all while falling in love.
This Retro Romance reprint was originally published by Hamlyn Books in 1981.
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The Takamaka Tree
Copyright © 2012 by Alexandra Thomas
ISBN: 978-1-61921-032-5
Edited by Heather Osborn
Cover by Valerie Tibbs
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Original Publication by Hamlyn Books: 1981
First
Samhain Publishing, Ltd.
electronic publication: November 2012
