Randi lost her power around two o'clock in the afternoon,
just as she was getting ready to leave for town.
Hope called her cell phone just a few minutes after to let
her down she'd picked up supplies for her and they were on
their way.
"My power is out," she told Hope unhappily as she
stuffed some clothing into her backpack. "I'm going to need
to come into town anyway and wait out the storm. My gen-
erator isn't working."
Randi had made that unfortunate discovery soon after
the power had gone off. Being rural, she lost power more
often they did in town, and it was slower to come back
on. She should have checked the generator before winter
but can have been so sick that it had slipped her mind. "I'll
get a room at one of the inns for a day or two. The hotels
should have openings. It's off-season right now."
"No, you will not!" Hope's declaration came fiercely
across the phone communication. "You can stay with us.
We have plenty of room, and we have a whole-house gener-
ator even if the power goes out."
"You have a new baby—"
"And you have friends. Lots of them," Hope said firmly.
"Get your butt over here. Tell Evan to bring you home with
him. He should be there to drop off your groceries any
minute."
"Evan?" Randi stupid short of stuffing her underwear
inside her pack.
"Evan?" Randi repeated, having a difficult time imagin-
ing one of the richest men in the world delivering groceries,
much less just because he was concerned about her being
caught in a storm.
"He's not so bad, Randi," Hope replied softly. "Maybe he
can't always express himself well, but he does have a heart."
Randi could hear the fondness radiate through Hope's
voice, and she could hardly tell Evan's sister that she
thought her brother was an arrogant jackass. "It was a nice
thing for him to do," she admitted reluctantly, wondering
at the same time what ulterior motive Evan had in doing
her a favor. Men like Evan Sinclair didn't just do menial jobs
for anybody who needed something. He had to have a pur-
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The Billionaire's Touch
RomanceAfter a troubling childhood, wealthy Evan Sinclair likes life orderly and controlled. He rarely gives in to spontaneously urges--until he begins a chance correspondence with a mystery woman who sounds like his complete opposite...
