"The book ended and I'm devastated!"She approached the whole thing as a business deal, even down to last night. That was fine. I was used to business.Grady Webster is an independently wealthy marketer, and host of a seasonal duck hunting club. He approaches his decision to marry the same way he does business. After doing research, weighing pros and cons, he writes to Mavis Fischer upon a hunting guide’s recommendation, her stepbrother.Therein, Grady proposes marriage.Mavis Fischer is getting married. She knows Grady from his letters but has yet to meet him face to face. She may be a little impulsive. She might even be crazy, but for reasons that go far beyond a conventional pursuit. Take a peek inside... “You’re pleased to be married to me then?”“Yes,” she said. “By the way, yours was the second proposal in a week.” And there it was. “You said ‘no’ to the first, I take it?”“Actually, he invited me to a fancy restaurant, pulled out a ring, and said it was for someone else. Before dinner, can you imagine?”“Unforgivable.”“I know, right?”“So what happened next?”“I ate supper.”I laughed. “Seriously?”“Is that bad?”“I imagine some women would have slapped him and stormed out without eating.”“It was filet Mignon.”I gave a low whistle. “How was it cooked?”“Medium rare, a little pink. Juicy.”“Nice. Then what did he do?”“Freaked out that I would continue to eat. He said he didn’t know I thought it was me he was going to marry. Then, he was actually appalled I didn’t appear heartbroken.” “I can imagine. Were you? Heartbroken, that is.”She pressed her lips together. “No. I should have seen it coming. I cherry-picked the data to make the facts fit what I believed.”“You crushed his pride.” “Tristian doesn’t know that I…about what I thought. Or why I thought it.”“Your secret is safe with me.” I stopped walking. Her eyes widened. “You aren’t upset?”“Are you kidding me? After a story like that? I think I’m half in love with you already.”“Perfect,” she said with an utterly straight face.Joy swept over me, and I swiftly gathered her in my arms. She stiffened, but didn’t pull away. My eyes found her full lips. I resisted the urge to kiss her. She approached the whole thing as a business deal, even down to last night. That was fine. I was used to business. Get ready for twists and turns that will keep you turning the pages until the very end!
