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CHAPTER ONE

WHEN THE DOORBELL to her condo rang, Virginia Jones, Ginny for short, had just gotten out of the shower after a long, long day at Jefferson High School in Terra Mas, Texas Her school was the last on a list of places Prince Dominic Sancho of Xaviera, a s on a goodwill tour As guidance counselor, she’d shown him the school and introduced hiylobal economics: how the world was a much smaller place than it had been before the internet

She’d loved the talk, but she’d liked looking at Prince Dominic even more Tall and broad shouldered, he filled out the for His dark eyes sparkled with amusement at the antics of “her” kids His full lips had never stopped s

If it were perroomen to swoon, she would have made a fool of herself with him that afternoon As it was, common sense had kept her professional And now she was tired Not up for a visitor

Her doorbell rang again

She gave her glass of wine a longing look before she rose from her sofa

“I’ up on tiptoes, she peeked through the peephole When she saw Prince Doasped and jumped back

Her doorbell rang again

She peered down at her sweatpants and tank top, ran a hand along her still-wet long blond hair and knew this would go down in the annals of her life as one of hermoments

With no choice, she pasted a smile on her face and opened the door

He laughed “I caught you at a bad time”

“Unfortunately” Just looking at him made her heart speed up He’d reht white V-neck sweater and jeans Not a hair of his shiny black curls was out of place His dark eyes sparkled with amusement

“You probably think all Americans are idiots”

“No, I think the United States is a very coh to lift his perfect lips into a war to invite me in?”

She motioned for him to come in with a wave of her hand and kept hyperventilation at bay only by aher house A good-looking, good-natured, good everything prince

As she closed the door, he said, “I’d actually coht to see if you’d like to have dinner with ed “And show me your town”