Tempted in the City (20 page)

He was a player. Or so her friends had warned her. The few times she'd seen him before today he hadn't flirted with her, though. Of course, they'd talked business then because he'd brought Stanley as a boarder.

One truck door slammed. Then another opened. Maybe he was bringing someone else to rent a room.

She glanced at her mother's portrait. Mama would have cautioned her to stay away from a man like her father, who was only passing through. Everyone said that Cody Mallehan grew bored quickly—with women and locations. He wouldn't be sticking around.

That was good, though. Serena didn't need him; she just needed the business he brought her. She was too smart to fall for a man like him anyway. She was in no danger of losing her heart; Serena's only concern was that she not lose her house.

Copyright © 2016 by Lisa Childs

ISBN-13: 9781488000331

Tempted in the City

Copyright © 2016 by Jolie Kramer

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