Josh by R.C. Ryan

Author:R.C. Ryan [RYAN, R.C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2012-08-31T14:00:00+00:00

Phoebe managed to reach her room and close the door before the tears started.

The rush of emotions had caught her completely by surprise. One minute she’d been enjoying Cole’s quiet presence beside her. The next she’d been so overcome with emotion, she’d almost embarrassed herself right there in front of him.

She’d come to expect his declarations of love for his Seraphine. It was as much a part of Cole Conway as his handsome, Irish face, his booming laugh, or his rare outbursts of temper that were quickly forgotten. What she hadn’t expected was her reaction to the touch of his hand on hers. Or the warm tingle along her spine when he’d dropped his arm around her shoulders.

But when he’d made that grudging admission that he’d needed her in those early days and needed her now, his words had warmed her heart as nothing else could. Though, in truth, there was but one thing Cole needed: Seraphine. Didn’t the entire family know it?

Still, when he’d invited her to make a wish, a thought had sprung, unbidden, into her mind, that had shattered all her composure.

Pure foolishness, she knew. It was useless to wish for things that were completely out of her reach.

She pressed a hand to her heaving bosom. She’d had a lifetime to practice firm self-discipline. Why was her silly, childish heart betraying her now?

It had to be that glimpse of Josh and Sierra, thinking they were so clever, when all their heartfelt emotions were there in their eyes for the whole world to see

Whatever the trigger, she needed to push it aside and get back to the careful discipline that had ruled her life for the past twenty years. She was content to be a cook and housekeeper, and a surrogate mother to three grown men who made her proud of whatever meager influence she’d had in their lives.

What she would never tolerate—what her pride would never permit—was being a surrogate wife.

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