By Private Invitation by Stephanie Julian

Author:Stephanie Julian [Julian, Stephanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Salon Games#1
ISBN: 9781101595442
Publisher: Heat
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

After he’d left her bed last night, Jared had spent the rest of the night lying in the surprisingly comfortable bed at the inn, staring at the ceiling.

Thinking about this woman.

She’d fallen asleep on him, literally. He’d picked her up after that last round on the couch and she’d fallen asleep with her head on his shoulder.

After settling her into bed, he’d almost climbed in with her before he remembered what she’d said about gossip in a small town.

He knew how devastating gossip could be in a city like Philadelphia, but the city was big so you could always find a bolt-hole away from the snide comments and dirty looks. Or you could go to Europe to escape. His mother loved Europe.

In a small town, there weren’t that many places to hide.

And if he’d stayed the night, the owner of the bed and breakfast would have told the owner of the café that he hadn’t returned last night. And the owner of the café would have told the first twenty or thirty people who came through for their morning coffee. By noon, everyone in town would have known, or thought they’d known, that he’d slept in Annabelle’s bed.

Not that he cared about his reputation. He didn’t live here. But Annabelle did.

Even if he did find a property for the spa in the area, he wouldn’t be dealing with the locals on a regular basis. He’d hire someone to do that.

So he’d forced himself to go back to the inn. And thought about her all night.

That didn’t happen often. The women he dated were far from stupid, but their end goal usually involved a wedding ring and unlimited access to the Golden bank accounts. Which didn’t rank high on Jared’s list of things he admired in a woman.

The woman now staring at him with bright green eyes had neither of those goals in mind. If she’d had her way originally, he’d have been out of here yesterday.

Was that the appeal? Her seeming indifference to his social standing and his money? Or was she a better actress than he gave her credit for?

“Jared?”

He heard a question in her tone, saw it in the lift of her brows. And in the arms crossed over her beautiful breasts.

He smiled at her but she only lifted her eyebrows higher. “Why don’t you show me around, tell me a little about this place and your goods. We can talk as we walk.”

She didn’t immediately snap to attention, and he had to admit he really liked that. After a few seconds she sighed but didn’t come out from behind the counter. “What do you want to know?”

He wanted to know everything about her, but he’d take what he could get for now. “Tell me about the shop. How long have you been here? Give me a little background.”

“Well, Granddad bought the building about ten years ago. He decided to settle down while I was in college and this area seemed like a good one. Small town but it attracts a huge clientele in exactly what we sell.

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