THE EMPTY CHAIR AT HER SISTER’S WEDDING WAS SUPPOSED TO PROVE HER FIANCÉ HAD LEFT HER—BUT WHEN A QUIET STRANGER SAT BESIDE HER, KORA NEVER IMAGINED HE OWNED THE HOTEL, OR THAT HIS FAMILY WAS ALREADY PLANNING THE MARRIAGE THAT COULD DESTROY THEM BOTH

angle had been bothering him.

“I work in the building.”

“At the hotel.”

He nodded.

“I didn’t realize the staff stayed for the dancing.”

A small private smile touched only the corner of his mouth.

“We do not, as a rule. I was finishing a walk-through on a Saturday night.”

Then he added, “My properties get a Saturday night look-over once a quarter.”

He stopped.continue reading …