Tempting the Texan by Maureen Child

Tempting the Texan by Maureen Child

Author:Maureen Child
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-09-11T19:12:57+00:00


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Two days later, the whole town was buzzing.

The “teaser” trailer for Irina’s upcoming episode on Secret Lives of NYC Ex-Wives had gone viral and now it was all anyone in town was talking about. Irina simply had not been prepared for the reaction to the video.

“Irina! Hi!”

She turned to wave at a blonde high-school girl working for Jillian at Miss Mac’s Pie Shack. “Hi, Trina.”

“Really looking forward to your show.” The girl grinned. “You must be totally excited!”

“Thanks, I am,” she said and silently added, I think. She kept walking down the crowded sidewalk, smiling and nodding at those she passed. How did celebrities handle this all the time? People watching you. Wanting to talk to you. She gave another wave to the town barber and then the florist, and still, Irina walked, headed to the diner.

It was Christmas-shopping time in Royal. The streetlamps were twined with garlands and winking white lights. Banners hung across the street wishing people Have a Royal Christmas in swirling golden letters. And the sidewalks teemed with busy shoppers. Parking was impossible on Main Street since it was packed with cars, so she’d been forced to park at the other end of town. And this long walk was proving, beyond a doubt, the power of the internet.

She’d lived in Royal for more than seven years, and yet this was the most notice anyone had ever taken of her. She’d never had the time to make real friends. When her marriage ended, Irina had withdrawn into herself, needing time to rediscover herself. Remember who she had been before Dawson Beckett entered her life.

Then between working at the Hollow, going to night school and finally law school and writing her book, Irina’s life had been fairly insular.

Until today.

Irina felt exposed in a way she never had before. People she’d never spoken to had seen that viral video. Had seen Miranda and the others talking to her about her marriage. Her book. They knew about her divorce. That she’d been abused. It was mortifying and she had no idea why she hadn’t considered the consequences before she’d agreed to appear on that show. Still, the whole story would be out when her book was released, so maybe it was good to get used to this now. Maybe.

But it wasn’t only her people were speculating about. Everyone was talking about Kellan’s confrontation with Miranda, too. She’d long heard that there was nothing the town of Royal liked better than juicy gossip. And thanks to that video, she was seeing the proof.

She wondered what Kellan thought of all this. But she was wondering about him a lot lately. Like, what he was doing? Was he thinking of her at all? Did he miss her even a tenth as much as she missed him? She’d tried to deny it to herself, but the plain truth was she ached to be with him.

“Irina,” someone else called out, splintering her thoughts, “that show sure looks like it’s going to be fun!”

She smiled at the hairdresser and kept going.



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