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When he spoke just now, his breath feathered along the side of her neck. It instantly created a warm shiver up and down her spine and took considerable effort to stifle. It had been a long while between men, she thought. Though she told herself that all she was after was earthshaking, teeth-jarring sex, down deep she knew she still had to feel something—respect, admiration, a more than passing attraction, something—for the men she went to bed with. For one reason or another, it had been a long time since she’d “felt” anything at all. That certainly wasn’t the case now. Dear Reader, My parents never tried to set me up with anyone. My mother liked having me around, so she was in no hurry for me to marry. My father’s plans entailed having me help raise my brothers, and once they were married, I was to enter a nunnery. I’m serious. I had to find my Prince Charming all by myself (which I did). Today there is never enough time, so a little help finding Mr. Right should be welcome. But having a mother’s seal of approval stamped on a man can make a daughter run in the opposite direction—unless she has to deal with him. This is Jewel Parnell’s situation. As a private investigator she needs to go where the job is, and Christopher Culhane has one for her: find his late sister’s ex-husband, because there’s the small matter of a half-orphaned boy who needs caring for. Jewel takes the job because she needs it. She ultimately stays because she needs him—even if Christopher has her mother’s blessing. I hope you like this little story. I thank you for reading and, as ever, I wish you someone to love who loves you back. Marie Ferrarella FINDING HAPPILY-EVER-AFTER MARIE FERRARELLA Books by Marie Ferrarella Silhouette Special Edition ° Mother in Training #1785 Romancing the Teacher #1826 §§ Remodeling the Bachelor #1845 §§ Taming the Playboy #1856 §§ Capturing the Millionaire #1863 °° Falling for the M.D. #1873 ~ Diamond in the Rough #1910 ~ The Bride with No Name #1917 ~ Mistletoe and Miracles #1941 †† Plain Jane and the Playboy #1946 ~ Travis’s Appeal #1958 §Loving the Right Brother #1977 The 39-Year-Old Virgin #1983 ~ A Lawman for Christmas #2006 ¤¤ Prescription for Romance #2017 ¶ Doctoring the Single Dad #2031 ¶ Fixed Up with Mr. Right? #2041 ¶ Finding Happily-Ever-After #2060 Silhouette Romantic Suspense The Heart of a Ruler #1412 * The Woman Who Wasn’t There #1415 * Cavanaugh Watch #1431 † Her Lawman on Call #1451 † Diagnosis: Danger #1460 My Spy #1472 † Her Sworn Protector #1491 * Cavanaugh Heat #1499 † A Doctor’s Secret #1503 † Secret Agent Affair #1511 * Protecting His Witness #1515 Colton’s Secret Service #1528 The Heiress’s 2-Week Affair #1556 * Cavanaugh Pride #1571 * Becoming a Cavanaugh #1575 The Agent’s Secret Baby #1580 * The Cavanaugh Code #1587 * In Bed with the Badge #1596 * Cavanaugh Judgement #1612 Colton by Marriage #1616 MARIE FERRARELLA This USA TODAY bestselling and RITA® Award-winning author has written almost two hundred books for Silhouette and Harlequin Books, some under the name of Marie Nicole. Her romances are beloved by fans worldwide. Visit her Web site at www.marieferrarella.com. To Jacinta who won Nik’s heart. Welcome to the family. Contents Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen Chapter Fifteen Chapter Sixteen Epilogue Chapter One H e was accustomed to some disorder. It was there, on his desk, in his office at the university. But that was a controlled disorder. If pressed, Christopher Culhane knew exactly how to lay his hands on almost any textbook in his extensive library, be it math or one of the physics disciplines, as well as on any notes that he’d jotted down in the past six to nine months. This, however, he thought as he looked around what he assumed was the living room, had to be what the inside of Dorothy’s house had looked like immediately after the twister had landed it on top of the Wicked Witch of the East. Maybe even worse, he silently amended. He’d always known that Rita, his younger sister, wasn’t much for housekeeping. Growing up, she’d never been able to keep her room in any semblance of order despite their mother’s numerous pleas and threats to come in with a bulldozer. Looking back, Rita’s room had been downright neat in comparison to what he was seeing now. How could a sane person live like this? The answer to that troubled him on several levels. With a suppressed sigh, Chris scrubbed his hands over his face, trying very hard to pull himself together. The past thirty-six hours had been one hell of an emotionally draining ride. A ride that he fervently hoped to God he’d never come close to having to go through again. “Are you okay, Uncle Chris?” a small, inordinately adult-sounding voice asked, fear vibrating in every syllable. His nephew, Joel, peered at his face with blatant concern. Joel was small and slight for his age, which made him look even younger than five years old. But the moment he opened his mouth, he negated that impression and sounded like an old man trapped in a child’s body.
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