The Rancher, the Baby & the Nanny

Sara Orwig

Rodeo rider Wyatt Sawyer was used to handling bucking broncos, not babies!So when he became guardian of his five-month-old niece, Wyatt knew he needed to hire a nanny. He just never expected that nanny to be the lovely Grace Talmadge - who was easy on the eyes and a terrible temptation to a commitment-wary cowboy's heart.Grace liked her life safe and secure, but living with her rugged boss and his bone-melting kisses was likely to get even the most sensible girl into trouble. She and Wyatt were complete opposites, yet Grace found herself falling for this wild cowboy. Could she take a chance and lasso the love of a lifetime?

“What About Last Night?”

Wyatt Couldn’t Resist Asking.

“You Didn’t Feel Anything When We Were Together?”

“Look, you’re experienced and worldly enough to take care of yourself,” Grace said.

“You didn’t answer my question.” Wyatt studied her intently.

“I would have to be blind not to notice that you are a very good-looking man, Mr. Sawyer. But that’s the end of it.”

“So, I’m the only one in that room last night who felt any sparks between us?” he asked softly, moving closer to her. Her eyes widened.

“Yes, you were.”

“Oh, I think not,” Wyatt said, reaching out to unfasten the barrette that held her hair. “Still don’t feel anything when I get close?”

“I don’t think so.”

“I think you do. Where’s all that blunt honesty of yours now? Tell me if you feel anything when I do this.” He wrapped his arms around her.

“Mr. Sawyer!”

“The hell with that,” he whispered, and leaned down to cover her mouth with his own.

Dear Reader,

Get your new year off to a sizzling start by reading six passionate, powerful and provocative new love stories from Silhouette Desire!

Don’t miss the exciting launch of DYNASTIES: THE BARONES, the new 12-book continuity series about feuding Italian-American families caught in a web of danger, deceit and desire. Meet Nicholas, the eldest son of Boston’s powerful Barone clan, and Gail, the down-to-earth nanny who wins his heart, in The Playboy & Plain Jane (#1483) by USA TODAY bestselling author Leanne Banks.

In Beckett’s Convenient Bride (#1484), the final story in Dixie Browning’s BECKETT’S FORTUNE miniseries, a detective offers the protection of his home—and loses his heart—to a waitress whose own home is torched after she witnesses a murder. And in The Sheikh’s Bidding (#1485) by Kristi Gold, an Arabian prince pays dearly to win back his ex-lover and their son.

Reader favorite Sara Orwig completes her STALLION PASS miniseries with The Rancher, the Baby & the Nanny (#1486), featuring a daredevil cowboy and the shy miss he hires to care for his baby niece. In Quade: The Irresistible One (#1487) by Bronwyn Jameson, sparks fly when two lawyers exchange more than arguments. And great news for all you fans of Harlequin Historicals author Charlene Sands—she’s now writing contemporary romances, as well, and debuts in Desire with The Heart of a Cowboy (#1488), a reunion romance that puts an ex-rodeo star at close quarters on a ranch with the pregnant widow he’s loved silently for years.

Ring in this new year with all six brand-new love stories from Silhouette Desire….

Enjoy!

Joan Marlow Golan

Senior Editor, Silhouette Desire

The Rancher, the Baby & the Nanny

Sara Orwig

To Joan Marlow Golan and to Stephanie Maurer with many thanks.

SARA ORWIG

lives with her husband and children in Oklahoma. She has a patient husband who will take her on research trips anywhere, from big cities to old forts. She is an avid collector of Western history books. With a master’s degree in English, Sara writes historical romance, mainstream fiction and contemporary romance. Books are beloved treasures that take Sara to magical worlds, and she loves both reading and writing them.

Contents

Foreword

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Epilogue

FOREWORD

Stallion Pass, Texas—so named according to the ancient legend in which an Apache