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"Fro the lead role in Alexander Stratis’s new play, she feels so about him--a restrained masculinity that fires her blood, a sensitivity to the deepconvinces hi into hts and applause can never mesh with Alex’s faith in fae, she experiences a ht … and realizes that her elemental need for this dyna the book description, I set Carter’s Change of Heart on top of the pile "I don’t know about sentiment," I said "There sure seeh"

"Only ten percent of all the books that have ever been written are worth reading," Skarda said "But it’s a different ten percent for everybody"

Skarda busied hierator with Leinies while I went onto the deck, leaned against the railing, and watched the lake glistening in the sun There was no TV in the cabin, no ESPN, so when lake watching got old I went looking for a book to read and found only the old ave Bad Karh to convert me into a Harlequin Harlot, yet it did make me reevaluate my prejudices I even made Josie wait a half hour when she returned to the cabin so I could finish reading the book before heading off to Buckain, we sat on the saht and watched the Twins play the Angels About the only difference was the starting pitchers The bartender served us, just not with a smile I ordered Suetic; claimed he had searched far and wide only to come up empty I didn’t believe hione to the trouble of chasing my favorite beer

"Apparently I’m a celebrity up here," I said

Josie ordered the sa before, only fewer of the she noticed that the bartender was keeping his distance

"Scott doesn’t seeht," she said

"He’s probably jealous because I’ here with you"

"Why would he be?"

I remembered what he said at Dave’s place--Please, don’t tell Josie--yet shrugged and said nothing

"Do you have a girlfriend, Dyson?"

I flashed on Shelby Dunston, which I found inexplicable, and then refocused on Nina Truhler

"No," I said

"Have you ever been involved with a woman?"

"Frequently"

"I meant with someone you cared about"

"I cared about them all or I wouldn’t have become involved That’s just the way I’m wired"

"Yet none of them lasted"

"I’m a professional thief, remember?"

"There are plenty of women who like bad boys"