"So what do you think of my stomping grounds?" Hunter asked as he showed her around the sherriff's office.
"Tack a few girlie posters on the wall and it would look just like your old treehouse."
Hunter grinned at her tart comment. This was the Gaylynn he knew and loved.
Whoa, there, he ordered his runaway thoughts. Love? Where had that come from? Is that what was wrong with him? No way! Falling for Gaylynn would be like eating gunpowder -- you know it's going to detonate. And he knew Gaylynn would be going back to her life in Chicago sooner or later. Both scenarios were liable to leave him hurting if he was foolish enough to expose himself to harm.
Excerpt from SEDUCING HUNTER --