The Reluctant Virgin [Ride 'em Hard 6] (Siren Publishing Ménage Amour) Read Online Free PDF Page B

cocooned in warmth and new titillating sensations.
    “I don’t mix business and pleasure,” she managed to say, wishing her words had sounded more final.
    “We’ll see.” He spun her around by the shoulder. She refused to look him in the eyes when she could barely contain the unfamiliar surge of emotion growing inside her. He tilted her chin up so she was forced to look at his handsome face, just as Chance had done yesterday. She was greeted with a playful smirk. “You’re full of surprises aren’t you?”
    “What’s that supposed to mean?”
    “After yesterday I thought you were hard as nails. Now I’m not so sure.” Could he sense her insecurities, the ones she tried to keep bottled up? Or did an experienced cowboy like Josh recognize a virgin after a simple touch?
    “I’m just here to get a job done.” She dealt with horny cowboys every day of her life. They never fazed her. Why did Chance and Josh have such a profound effect on her? She felt like a schoolgirl with a crush, not an independent woman of twenty-seven.
    “Very well.” He took a step away from her. “I’ll meet you outside as soon as you’re ready.”
    Once he left her alone, she dropped down and sat on the ledge of the bathtub. The simple life goals she had for herself suddenly didn’t seem sufficient. How could she settle for living with her parents and working for Oakley? How on earth did she think she could eliminate the love variable from her life? It was all around her, in every movie and song. She felt the spark every time she saw Chance Anderson and now with Josh Granger. But her traitorous desires mocked her. She could never commit to a serious relationship, not with her secret like an albatross around her neck.
     

     
    Matthew waited for Josh to join them in the yard. Adam was ready to help load the hay bales, but they needed an extra hand. It was bad enough he was making this trip for Angel. These days he seemed to be everyone’s errand boy, and it was beginning to give him a complex. The family farm was going to ruin now that he was the last Garner left on the ranch. His father put it up for sale two months ago despite his protests. As much as he wanted to, he was unable to run the entire operation himself.
    All his brothers and baby sister were married and moved on with life—except Matthew. Now he wouldn’t even have a viable income to be of any value to a woman. His world seemed to be collapsing around him, and he wasn’t sure where he’d end up once all the pieces settled.
    “Where’s that brother of yours?” he called out. If they didn’t get loaded soon, he’d be stuck unloading in the scorching afternoon heat.
    “He’s just checking on our guest. He’ll be out in a minute.”
    “What guest?” he asked.
    “We’re putting in a new irrigation system. The girl from Oakley spent the night.”
    Girl from Oakley? He knew Josh was a playboy, but the man even managed to get his business associates to hop into bed with him? It must be nice to be so irresistible to women, not needing to put any effort into wooing them. Matthew tended to get shy when he had a true interest in a girl, which was often misinterpreted as disinterest.
    “Hope she gives him a discount.” He laughed as he hauled another bale into the flatbed.
    “Get your mind out of the gutter, Matt.”
    Just then the screen door whined as Josh came to join them. He fitted a black Stetson on his head as he sauntered over.
    “Thanks for gracing us with your presence,” said Matthew. “We should be done with this shit by now.”
    “You’ll have to get Adam to help you today. I have business to handle.”
    “So I’ve heard.” He tilted his hat back and raised an eyebrow.
    Josh didn’t get a chance to reply before the woman in question stepped out of the side door. The sun glinted off her pale blonde hair. She was stunning, a thing of rare beauty. Damn Josh and his luck.
    “You mind your manners,” Josh whispered harshly. “She’s a good