The Heart of Winter by Maggie Shayne

Author:Maggie Shayne
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2011-09-15T00:00:00+00:00

JULIAN CURSED AS HE LOCKED the kitchen door. Maybe he’d left the front door unlocked, but he sure as hell hadn’t left the kitchen door unlocked and partially open. Someone had walked in, while he and Nell Rose had been upstairs. How long had they been here? What had they taken?

He found Nell Rose sitting on the stairs, her legs bare, the too-roomy flannel shirt pooling around her. Her eyes were wide, her expression one of caution—and even fear. He barely knew her, so why did that expression get to him? Why did it grab on to his gut and hold on?

By this afternoon the roads would be clear enough to drive upon. Sam could collect her car; he could drive her to her rental cabin and drop her off there. They’d never see each other again. That was the deal, right?

“Stay,” he said softly.

Nell Rose’s blue eyes widened, and a new emotion blossomed there. “Here?”

“If you’d like. If you’d rather have a week of peace and quiet…”

“No.” She stood slowly, bit her lower lip and then continued, “I’m not a great fan of peace and quiet.” She looked toward the kitchen. “Did you find anything?”

“Both doors were unlocked. I figure one of my neighbors decided to walk through. Maybe they thought I wasn’t at home and were looking for food or coffee, and when they heard us upstairs they made a hasty escape.”

“That’s rude,” she said in a disapproving tone of voice.

“Some of the people up here…” He left it at that.

Nell Rose continued to stand in the middle of the stairs. “You look cold.”

“I am.”

“Lock the doors and then come to bed.” She turned and walked away, her hips swaying, his plain flannel shirt the sexiest piece of clothing he had ever seen on a woman.

“Doors are locked,” he said as he followed her up the stairs.

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