Southern Nights

Todd was the brother of the man she loved!  Barbara was not prepared for the shock awaiting her when her fiancé, Todd, took her on holiday to his family’s ranch.  All the heartache of her brief affair with Jock Malloy surfaced again as she discovered that not only was he the owner of the ranch, he was Todd’s half brother.  Not even Todd could protect her from Jock’s renewed assault on her battered and confused emotions.  Knowing and loving Jock as she did, how could she ever be a proper wife to Todd?

Jock’s statement roused Barbara’s anger.  “This isn’t a game!” she protested.  “You can’t play tug-of-war with me!”  “Barbara’s right,” Todd sided with her.  “She isn’t mine to give back to you.  It’s her choice to make.”  “Then you might as well give Todd his ring back right now,” Jock instructed her.  “How typically arrogant of you!” she raged.  “What makes you think I would prefer you?”  Jock brought himself within a foot of her.  The powerful magnetic aura that surrounded him trapped Barbara in its force field as securely as if he’d taken her in his arms.  His dangerous virility sent the adrenaline surging through her veins, heightening all her senses.  And she realized that she had the answer to her question….