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She shivered “That makes it even more scary”

“Broken pipe Ceiling co quite the run of bad luck at Wise Gal”

“That’s all it is” She kept her eyes on his profile “Surely?”

He turned to face her, his eyes endlessly blue “It all adds up to a lot of reasons why you have to go back”

Bree nodded “I don’t have much choice I still have a business to run”

“Then let’s do it” His voice was determined “I promised I wouldn’t let this stalker hurt you, Bree And I meant it”

Rylan could see why Roaring Springs was a popular playground for the rich and famous

There was an eighteen-hole golf course west of town, one of the few venues not owned by the Coltons The caverns that housed the underground springs were open to the public and proved quite a draw, especially in the summer heat Horse and cattle ranches were plentiful in the surrounding valleys

But, as he took the route toward the trendy Second Street area, it was the gondola that caught his eye The link between The Lodge and The Chateau was a visible reminder of the domination of the Colton family over the area

“How did your family make its money?” he asked Bree

“A Colton was one of the founding fathers of Roaring Springs, back when it was still a goldcommunity of tents,” she said “The Colton name is known across the United States You knoe’re related to former President Joe Colton?”

“I’d heard that”

She smiled “Uncle Joe Now, there’s a character Not a real uncle, of course More a distant cousin of eneration Coloradoan When he ht up a lot of land in the e on Pine Peak with ski slopes that becaest property owners Price Gilford needed capital, and randfather needed land They both won The Colton Empire was formed when my uncle Russ hter”