Thunderstruck by Thompson Vicki Lewis

Author:Thompson, Vicki Lewis [Thompson, Vicki Lewis]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-06-17T07:00:00+00:00

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PHIL HAD BEEN to several parties at Thunder Mountain Ranch and they’d always been joyous affairs. The Padgetts knew how to entertain and make people feel welcome and special. But this particular party felt bittersweet. The guests all knew that if Thunder Mountain Academy didn’t raise enough money by the Kickstarter deadline of September first, this would be the last party at the ranch.

Because of that, everyone was eager to see what she and Damon had done so far. The fourth cabin provided visible evidence that steps were being taken to save the ranch. Rosie asked if Phil and Damon would take any interested guests on a tour while she and Herb finished setting out the food. Lexi had arrived early, and she and Cade had already checked on the cabin’s progress, so they offered to help Herb and Rosie.

Phil was happy to play tour guide. She was proud of the work they’d done. But there was a strange vibe going on between her and Damon. She had a hunch what it was all about—he was becoming emotionally involved with her and didn’t know how to handle it.

She’d have to let him worry about that, though. She had enough problems with her own emotions. They were all over the place. She’d never been as forward with a man as she had been with Damon right from the beginning.

He was probably used to women coming on strong, but no guy had ever inspired her to behave this way. She’d driven out to his cabin, for pity’s sake, wearing nothing but a caftan and flip-flops. She’d started the encounter in the bathhouse, and this afternoon she’d deliberately seduced him.

She blamed her sense of urgency on the ticking clock, which certainly had something to do with it. But the truth was, she’d fallen in lust with him from the get-go and it was threatening to turn into something deeper. She wondered if the same thing was happening to him.

He wouldn’t want to acknowledge that in himself, so he’d shifted all his uneasiness onto her. If she said the word, he’d nobly end their affair for her own good. Glancing at Damon as they led a group of party guests out to the cabin, she was glad she’d managed to talk him out of it. She’d been crazy for him this afternoon in his sweat-soaked T-shirt and worn jeans, but this presentation had great appeal, too. He’d borrowed a black felt hat from somebody, and his black Western shirt with silver piping emphasized the breadth of his shoulders. His black dress jeans emphasized...oh, yeah.

She’d waited so long for the right guy to join her in that sleigh bed. Now that she’d met someone who wasn’t intimidated by her, she’d enjoy the experience until it ended. No expectations and no regrets.

Although she loved being alone with him, watching him interact with the folks at the party was fun, too. At the moment he was talking earnestly with Ty Slater, a former Thunder Mountain foster kid.

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