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First settled in the late 1800s because of gold rew to be a tourist destination, then blossos Filh it always had celebrity visitors, the town had become a must-see trip for A-listers and wealthy executives

Rylan had learned that the fore of Second Street were just on the cusp of the trendy part of town Like this gallery, the new cohtclubs and technology firms formed the bulk of the businesses The area was named after the central diamond-shaped space within, where tables and chairs spilled out frourt Hut

“I hope you’re taking care of yourself” Rylan kept his voice light and teasing, trying to avoid showing that he actually did care “Getting plenty of sleep Eating proper meals”

“I’ look she gave him told Rylan his reaction was iredients have gone stale”

“You need someone to cook for you” He tried to remember the last time he’d felt this nervous He seriously didn’t think he ever had

Bree’s s”

Aware that, if she wasn’t careful, her lips had a tendency to turn up at the corners in an I-have-a date-with-a gorgeous-man smile, Bree did her best to appear brisk and levelheaded as she walked through the gallery It wasn’t easy, because Rylan really was the most handsome man she had ever seen

He had the kind of looks that hts stray into dangerous territory Her first glimpse of him had made her jaw drop, and he had only iht blond and slightly curly, his neatly tri about the strong, determined lines of his face, an alertness that became more intense when she was around His eyes were as blue as a summer sky When they looked her way, their expression becaht

He was tall and very well built Broad in the chest and shoulders, with long, strong legs and the thickly muscled arms of aaround tough men, her brother and most of her cousins certainly fit that description, but she had never been so aware of a man’s power Rylan’s raw masculinity made her conscious of her own femininity in a way she had never experienced before

There was so she couldn’t quite put her finger on An air of danger, mysteryand more It felt like sorrow He was a puzzle she couldn’t quite put together All she knew for sure was that she wanted to try

And he was cooking her dinner later

Re herself that she was a successful businesswoallery Because this was e her his signature dish The night was leading somewhere

What if he thinks I do this all the time?

Doubt hit her like a slap in the face, and she glanced over her shoulder Maybe she should go back, talk to hiood at this whole dating thing? She bit back a groan Here we go again

No She gripped the handle of her office door tightly, taking a hts under control Just because she had been burned in the past didn’t oodness’ sake They were both adults It didn’t have to lead to anythinga chance?

With a decisive nod, she stepped into her fa with soaze fell on the desk There, in the center of the polished surface, was her digital recorder

She gave an excla it up, hurried across the corridor to Kasey’s office “Where did you find it?”

“Find what?” Kasey looked away from her pile of papers with a frown