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Book The Wrangler s Wedding Pact

Download or read book The Wrangler s Wedding Pact written by Kate Barker and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2022-06-28 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He needs a wife—temporarily. But will love find them on their journey? For Charlotte Carpenter, a job out West as a child’s caretaker represents freedom and independence. But when she arrives, circumstances dictate that she must marry the child’s father for propriety’s sake. Charlotte has always seen marriage as a trap, an opinion that’s shared by her groom, Paul Harrison. He assures her their match is temporary—to sell his herd of horses, with an annulment at the journey’s end. But as they travel on the trail together, will their temporary marriage turn into lasting love?

Book The Marriage Pact

    Book Details:
  • Author : Linda Lael Miller
  • Publisher : Harlequin
  • Release : 2022-08-08
  • ISBN : 0369735811
  • Pages : 282 pages

Download or read book The Marriage Pact written by Linda Lael Miller and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2022-08-08 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The women of Bliss County are ready to meet the men of their dreams in this classic Brides of Bliss County novel from New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller! Ten years ago, Hadleigh Stevens was eighteen and this close to saying “I do,” when Tripp Galloway interrupted her walk down the aisle. Now with that disaster firmly behind her, Hadleigh and her single friends form a marriage pact. But she doesn’t expect Tripp to return to Bliss Country and make a play for her heart. Divorced and eager to reconnect with his cowboy roots, Tripp returns home to save his ailing father’s ranch. He isn’t looking for love—and certainly not with his best friend’s little sister. But he’s never been able to forget Hadleigh. And this time, he might not be able to walk away from her again... Previously published. Read the entire reader-favorite The Brides of Bliss County series: Book 1: The Marriage Pact Book 2: The Marriage Charm Book 3: The Marriage Season

Book A Maverick for Her Mom

    Book Details:
  • Author : Stella Bagwell
  • Publisher : Harlequin
  • Release : 2023-08-22
  • ISBN : 036974568X
  • Pages : 224 pages

Download or read book A Maverick for Her Mom written by Stella Bagwell and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2023-08-22 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When you give a cowboy a cupcake… Bronco rancher Dale Dalton may be many things but committed isn’t one of them. He has no business courting beautiful baker Kendra Humphrey because he knows he’s not playing for keeps. Add Kendra’s seven-year-old daughter, Mila, in the mix and it gets even more complicated. Dale fights mightily against getting attached, though he’s quickly losing that battle. What if he can’t be the man that Kendra and Mila deserve? From Harlequin Special Edition: Believe in love. Overcome obstacles. Find happiness. Montana Mavericks: Lassoing Love Book 1: The Maverick's Surprise Son by Christine Rimmer Book 2: A Maverick Reborn by Melissa Senate Book 3: A Maverick for Her Mom by Stella Bagwell Book 4: Falling for Dr. Maverick by Kathy Douglass Book 5: The Maverick's Holiday Delivery by Christy Jeffries Book 6: A Maverick's Holiday Homecoming by Brenda Harlen

Book Cowboy Country

    Book Details:
  • Author : Linda Lael Miller
  • Publisher : HQN Books
  • Release : 2017-12-26
  • ISBN : 1488029520
  • Pages : 432 pages

Download or read book Cowboy Country written by Linda Lael Miller and published by HQN Books. This book was released on 2017-12-26 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two wild cowboys’ hearts get lassoed in these fan-favorite tales from two stars of Western romance The Creed Legacy Linda Lael Miller Rough-and-tumble rodeo cowboy Brody Creed likes life on the move—until a chance encounter with his long-estranged twin brother brings him “home” to Lonesome Bend, Colorado, for the first time in years, and forces him to face the secrets that continue to haunt him. But can this restless bad boy finally overcome his past—and find a future with Carolyn Simmons, the opposite of everything he thought he wanted? Blame It on the Cowboy Delores Fossen All of Logan McCord’s carefully laid plans erupt the day he walks in on his would-be fiancée getting…well, not so carefully laid. Tonight, just once, Logan is acting on instinct by agreeing to a cute stranger’s request for a fling with a Texas cowboy. But when chef Reese Stephens tracks him down looking for the heirloom watch she’d left in his keeping, they just might discover that Reese’s crazy past and Logan’s battered heart are no match for the kind of chemistry that could turn one night into the start of a passionate lifetime.

Book Wagon Train Wedding

    Book Details:
  • Author : Rhonda Gibson
  • Publisher : Harlequin
  • Release : 2021-08-24
  • ISBN : 0369704649
  • Pages : 233 pages

Download or read book Wagon Train Wedding written by Rhonda Gibson and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2021-08-24 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The wagon train is her chance for a new life …but only if her secrets will keep.Widowed Mrs. Cora Edwards sees Oregon as a fresh start for her and her son…but there are a few problems. She’s not a widow…and baby Noah isn’t her son. He’s the nephew she’s vowed to protect—even if she must accept a marriage of convenience before she’ll be permitted on the wagon train. Her groom, lawman Flynn Adams, carries his own secret heartache…which Cora starts to ease. On the path to a new future, will they find a way forward together?

Book For the Rancher s Baby

    Book Details:
  • Author : Stella Bagwell
  • Publisher : Harlequin
  • Release : 2023-02-21
  • ISBN : 0369733630
  • Pages : 227 pages

Download or read book For the Rancher s Baby written by Stella Bagwell and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2023-02-21 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arrive for a wedding…leave with a baby? Sensible ER nurse Maggie Malone would never normally fall for handsome rancher Cordell Hollister. Maybe her best friend’s wedding had softened Maggie’s stance on bad boys. Still, hundreds of miles separated Maggie's and Cordell’s lives. There was no reason they’d ever see each other again. One positive pregnancy test later, however, and Cordell was offering Maggie a marriage of convenience. But would accepting for the baby’s sake mean denying her feelings…or finally embracing them? From Harlequin Special Edition: Believe in love. Overcome obstacles. Find happiness. Men of the West Book 1: SHOULD HAVE BEEN HER CHILD Book 2: HIS DEFENDER Book 3: A Baby on the Ranch Book 4: Redwing's Lady Book 5: From Here to Texas Book 6: Taming a Dark Horse Book 7: A South Texas Christmas Book 8: The Rancher's Request Book 9: The Best Catch in Texas Book 10: Having the Cowboy's Baby Book 11: Her Texas Lawman Book 12: Hitched to the Horseman Book 13: The Christmas She Always Wanted Book 14: Cowboy to the Rescue Book 15: Lone Star Daddy Book 16: Branded with his Baby Book 17: The Deputy's Lost and Found Book 18: His Texas Wildflower Book 19: Daddy's Double Duty Book 20: His Medicine Woman Book 21: Christmas with the Mustang Man Book 22: His Texas Baby Book 23: The Doctor's Calling Book 24: A Daddy for Dillon Book 25: The Deputy Gets Her Man Book 26: The Baby Truth Book 27: Wearing the Rancher's Ring Book 28: The Lawman's Noelle Book 29: One Tall, Dusty Cowboy Book 30: Daddy Wore Spurs Book 31: Christmas on the Silver Horn Ranch Book 32: Her Rugged Rancher Book 33: His Badge, Her Baby...Their Family? Book 34: The Cowboy's Christmas Lullaby Book 35: Her Kind of Doctor Book 36: The Arizona Lawman Book 37: Her Man on Three Rivers Ranch Book 38: A Ranger for Christmas Book 39: His Texas Runaway Book 40: Home to Blue Stallion Ranch Book 41: The Rancher's Best Gift Book 42: The Texan Tries Again Book 43: Her Man Behind the Badge Book 44: His Forever Texas Rose Book 45: The Baby That Binds Them Book 46: Sleigh Ride with the Rancher Book 47: The Wrangler Rides Again Book 48: The Other Hollister Man Book 49: For the Rancher's Baby Book 50: Rancher to the Rescue

Book Harlequin Special Edition March 2023   Box Set 1 of 2

Download or read book Harlequin Special Edition March 2023 Box Set 1 of 2 written by Stella Bagwell and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2023-02-21 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harlequin® Special Edition brings you three new titles for one great price, available now! These are heartwarming, romantic stories about life, love and family. This Special Edition box set includes: #2965 FOR THE RANCHER'S BABY (A Men of the West novel) By USA TODAY bestselling author Stella Bagwell Maggie Malone traveled to Stone Creek Ranch to celebrate her best friend’s wedding—not fall in love herself! But ranch foreman Cordell Hollister is too charming and handsome to resist! When their fling ends with a pregnancy, will a marriage of convenience be enough for the besotted bride-to-be? #2967 WINNING HER FORTUNE (A The Fortunes of Texas: Hitting the Jackpot novel) By Heatherly Bell Alana Searle’s plan for one last hurrah before her secret pregnancy is exposed has gone awry! Her winning bachelor-auction date is not with one of the straitlaced Maloney brothers but with bad boy Coop Maloney himself. What if her unexpected valentine is daddy material after all? #2970 THE BEST MAN'S PROBLEM (A The Navarros novel) By Sera Taíno Rafael Navarro thrives on routines and control. Until his sister recruits him to help best man Etienne Galois with her upcoming nuptials. Spontaneous and adventurous, Etienne seems custom-made to trigger Rafi’s annoyance…and attraction. Can he face his surfacing feelings before their wedding partnership ends in disaster? For more relatable stories of love and family, look for Harlequin Special Edition March 2023 – Box Set 2 of 2

Book A Meeting at Corvallis

    Book Details:
  • Author : S. M. Stirling
  • Publisher : Penguin
  • Release : 2007-09-04
  • ISBN : 1101212764
  • Pages : 641 pages

Download or read book A Meeting at Corvallis written by S. M. Stirling and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-09-04 with total page 641 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A major work by an authentic master of alternate history.” – Booklist (Starred Review) In the tenth year of the Change, the survivors in western Oregon live in a world without technology. Michael Havel’s Bearkillers hold the lands west of Salem in peace and order. To the east, the Clan Mackenzie flourishes under the leadership of Juniper Mackenzie, bard and High Priestess. Together, they have held Norman Arminger—the warlord of Portland—at bay. With his dark fantasies of a neofeudal empire, Arminger rules much of the Pacific Northwest, spreading fear with his knights, castles, and holy inquisition. Even more dangerous, and perhaps Arminger’s most powerful weapon of all, is his ruthlessly cunning consort, Lady Sandra. These factions haven’t met in battle because Arminger’s daughter has fallen into Clan Mackenzie’s hands. But Lady Sandra has a plan to retrieve her—even if it means plunging the entire region into open warfare…

Book Harlequin Special Edition August 2023   Box Set 2 of 2

Download or read book Harlequin Special Edition August 2023 Box Set 2 of 2 written by Stella Bagwell and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2023-07-25 with total page 613 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harlequin® Special Edition brings you three new titles for one great price, available now! These are heartwarming, romantic stories about life, love and family. This Special Edition box set includes: Rancher to the Rescue (A Men of the West novel) By USA TODAY bestselling author Stella Bagwell Mack Barlow may have broken Dr. Grace Hollister’s heart in high school, but sparks still fly when the now-single father walks into her medical clinic. His young daughter is adorable. And he’s…too dang sexy by far! Can a very busy divorced mom take a second chance on loving the man who once left her behind? Matchmaker on the Ranch (A Forever, Texas novel) By USA TODAY bestselling author Marie Ferrarella Rancher Chris Parnell has known Rosemary Robinson all his life. But working side by side with the beautiful vet to diagnose the sickness affecting his cattle kicks him completely out of his friend zone! Roe can’t deny the attraction sizzling between them. But will her friend with benefits stick around once the cattle mystery is solved? Diving into Forever (A Love at Hideaway Wharf novel) By USA TODAY bestselling author Laurel Greer Chef Kellan Murphy is determined to fulfill his sister’s dying wish. But placing an ocean-fearing man in a scuba diving class is ridiculous! Instructor Sam Walker can’t resist helping the handsome wannabe diver overcome his fears. And their unexpected connection is the perfect remedy for Sam’s own hidden pain… For more relatable stories of love and family, look for Harlequin Special Edition August 2023 – Box Set 1 of 2

Book Harlequin Special Edition September 2023   Box Set 1 of 2

Download or read book Harlequin Special Edition September 2023 Box Set 1 of 2 written by Stella Bagwell and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2023-08-22 with total page 693 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harlequin® Special Edition brings you three new titles for one great price, available now! These are heartwarming, romantic stories about life, love and family. This Special Edition box set includes: The Maverick's Sweetest Choice (A Montana Mavericks: Lassoing Love novel) By USA TODAY bestselling author Stella Bagwell Rancher Dale Dalton only planned to buy cupcakes from the local bakery. Yet one look at single mom Kendra Humphrey and it’s love at first sight. Or at least lust. Kendra wants more than a footloose playboy for her and her young daughter. But Dale’s full-charm offensive may be too tempting and delicious to ignore! Home for the Challah Days By Jennifer Wilck Sarah Abrams is home for Rosh Hashanah…but can’t be in the same room as her ex-boyfriend. She broke Aaron Isaacson’s heart years ago and he’s still deeply hurt. Until targeted acts of vandalism bring the reluctant duo together. And unearth buried—and undeniable—attraction just in time for the holiday. Her Outback Rancher (A The Brands of Montana novel) By Joanna Sims Hawk Bowhill’s heart is on his family’s cattle ranch in Australia. But falling for fiery Montana cowgirl Jessie Brand leads to a bevy of challenges, and geography is the least of them. From two continents to her unexpected pregnancy to her family’s vow to keep them apart, will the price of happily-ever-after be too high to pay? For more relatable stories of love and family, look for Harlequin Special Edition September 2023 – Box Set 2 of 2

Book Rancher to the Rescue

    Book Details:
  • Author : Stella Bagwell
  • Publisher : Harlequin
  • Release : 2023-07-25
  • ISBN : 0369745612
  • Pages : 215 pages

Download or read book Rancher to the Rescue written by Stella Bagwell and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2023-07-25 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The doctors will see you now. Dr. Grace Hollister has her hands full running a busy practice and single-parenting her young son. Veterinarian Mack Barlow is swamped with four-legged patients, running a ranch and being the sole provider to his little daughter. But when these exes meet, old sparks reignite in new ways. Overworked, overwhelmed and head over heels—they’re overdue for a second chance at love. But only if Grace can trust Mack with her heart again. From Harlequin Special Edition: Believe in love. Overcome obstacles. Find happiness. Men of the West Book 1: SHOULD HAVE BEEN HER CHILD Book 2: HIS DEFENDER Book 3: A Baby on the Ranch Book 4: Redwing's Lady Book 5: From Here to Texas Book 6: Taming a Dark Horse Book 7: A South Texas Christmas Book 8: The Rancher's Request Book 9: The Best Catch in Texas Book 10: Having the Cowboy's Baby Book 11: Her Texas Lawman Book 12: Hitched to the Horseman Book 13: The Christmas She Always Wanted Book 14: Cowboy to the Rescue Book 15: Lone Star Daddy Book 16: Branded with his Baby Book 17: The Deputy's Lost and Found Book 18: His Texas Wildflower Book 19: Daddy's Double Duty Book 20: His Medicine Woman Book 21: Christmas with the Mustang Man Book 22: His Texas Baby Book 23: The Doctor's Calling Book 24: A Daddy for Dillon Book 25: The Deputy Gets Her Man Book 26: The Baby Truth Book 27: Wearing the Rancher's Ring Book 28: The Lawman's Noelle Book 29: One Tall, Dusty Cowboy Book 30: Daddy Wore Spurs Book 31: Christmas on the Silver Horn Ranch Book 32: Her Rugged Rancher Book 33: His Badge, Her Baby...Their Family? Book 34: The Cowboy's Christmas Lullaby Book 35: Her Kind of Doctor Book 36: The Arizona Lawman Book 37: Her Man on Three Rivers Ranch Book 38: A Ranger for Christmas Book 39: His Texas Runaway Book 40: Home to Blue Stallion Ranch Book 41: The Rancher's Best Gift Book 42: The Texan Tries Again Book 43: Her Man Behind the Badge Book 44: His Forever Texas Rose Book 45: The Baby That Binds Them Book 46: Sleigh Ride with the Rancher Book 47: The Wrangler Rides Again Book 48: The Other Hollister Man Book 49: For the Rancher's Baby Book 50: Rancher to the Rescue Book 51: The Rancher's Christmas Star

Book Finding Her Frontier Family

Download or read book Finding Her Frontier Family written by Louise M. Gouge and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2022-06-28 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Helping a little girl could give her the family she needs Tasked with escorting her late cousin’s daughter to New Mexico Territory, spinster Viola Brinson intends to bring Lavinia to her father’s ranch and immediately return to the city. But after one look at the living conditions, she’s hesitant to leave the little girl with Robert Mattson. When Viola settles in to clean the place and make sure he can safely care for his daughter, Robert is determined to keep his distance. His heart was broken by a society woman once before—and he won’t make the same mistake twice. But Viola surprises him at every turn. Might she be exactly what his family needs?

Book Riding the Roller Coaster

Download or read book Riding the Roller Coaster written by Charles K. Hyde and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2003-02-01 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive history of the Chrysler Corporation, this book is intended for readers interested in the history of automobiles and of American business, and for fans and critics of Chrysler’s products. From the Chrysler Six of 1924 to the front-wheel-drive vehicles of the 70s and 80s to the minivan, Chrysler boasts an impressive list of technological "firsts." But even though the company has catered well to a variety of consumers, it has come to the brink of financial ruin more than once in its seventy-five-year history. How Chrysler has achieved monumental success and then managed colossal failure and sharp recovery is explained in Riding the Roller Coaster, a lively, unprecedented look at a major force in the American automobile industry since 1925. Charles Hyde tells the intriguing story behind Chrysler-its products, people, and performance over time-with particular focus on the company's management. He offers a lens through which the reader can view the U.S. auto industry from the perspective of the smallest of the automakers who, along with Ford and General Motors, make up the "Big Three." The book covers Walter P. Chrysler's life and automotive career before 1925, when he founded the Chrysler Corporation, to 1998, when it merged with Daimler-Benz. Chrysler made a late entrance into the industry in 1925 when it emerged from Chalmers and Maxwell, and further grew when it absorbed Dodge Brothers and American Motors Corporation. The author traces this journey, explaining the company's leadership in automotive engineering, its styling successes and failures, its changing management, and its activities from auto racing to defense production to real estate. Throughout, the colorful personalities of its leaders-including Chrysler himself and Lee Iacocca-emerge as strong forces in the company's development, imparting a risk-taking mentality that gave the company its verve.

Book Hopeless Romantic

    Book Details:
  • Author : Marina Adair
  • Publisher : Kensington Books
  • Release : 2021-01-26
  • ISBN : 1496727703
  • Pages : 331 pages

Download or read book Hopeless Romantic written by Marina Adair and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2021-01-26 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Adair just keeps getting better!” —Jill Shalvis, New York Times bestselling author “Lighthearted and humorous…a sweet, satisfying romance.” —Publishers Weekly A Goodreads Most Anticipated Romance of January An Amazon Book Review Highly Anticipated Romantic Comedy & Best of the Month Selection An Apple Books Best of the Month Selection A funny and delightful story from the New York Times bestselling author of the St. Helena Vineyard series that fans of Avery Flynn, Kristan Higgins, and Helena Hunting will love. Set against the breezy backdrop of coastal Rhode Island, bestselling author Marina Adair’s latest novel asks whether two of a small town’s biggest hearts can learn to put themselves first—in the name of love. . . As caregiver for her autistic brother, Beckett Hayes knows how meaningful a little extra help can be when life happens. Which is why she runs Consider It Done, a personal concierge service in her small town. Her job also gives her the flexibility to follow her passion, being Rome, Rhode Island’s unofficial special needs advocate, training emotional support companions in her spare time. There’s not much of that, though, and certainly not enough for serious dating. It’s always been family first for Beck. But one unquestionably gorgeous, good-natured man is suddenly a temptation that’s getting tougher to resist . . . Sixteen years ago, Levi Rhodes was ready to sail off into the sunset—literally. But then his father’s death and his sister’s unexpected pregnancy postponed his sailing scholarship and the adventures he had planned. Running the family marina and bar was the least he could do for his grieving mother. Plus, his niece needed a father-figure. But now that she’s in high school and has her bio-dad in her life, Levi’s wondering if it’s time to get his sea legs under him again. Or he was wondering, until curvy, caring Beck showed up in his bar, and then in his dreams . . . “Charming…Sweet and sensitive, Hopeless Romantic is a funny romance that gently manages heavy issues.” —Shelf Awareness A portion of royalties to benefit The Organization for Autism Research. Praise for Marina Adair “Small town sweetness, endearing characters and a unique quirky flair." —Carly Phillips, New York Times bestselling author “Marina Adair is a breath of fresh air. . . . Don't miss a word from this magnificent author!” —New York Times bestselling author Darynda Jones

Book Billboard

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  • Author :
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1964-05-09
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 50 pages

Download or read book Billboard written by and published by . This book was released on 1964-05-09 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.

Book Venom

    Book Details:
  • Author : Cullen Bunn
  • Publisher : Marvel Entertainment
  • Release : 2016-02-20
  • ISBN : 1302483080
  • Pages : 139 pages

Download or read book Venom written by Cullen Bunn and published by Marvel Entertainment. This book was released on 2016-02-20 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects Venom (2011) #23-25 and #28-30. As the Avengers task Venom with bringing in Daimon Hellstrom, the Devil’s pact made in CIRCLE OF FOUR comes full circle — and Hell-Venom is unleashed! Can Flash regain his soul, or will he remain in Daimon’s thrall forever? Meanwhile, ace reporter Katy Kiernan makes a devastating discovery about Flash! It’s Venom vs. the Monsters of Evil with the fate of his soul in his hands! Plus: A rash of disappearances brings Flash and Katy to Philadelphia, but how are the U-Foes involved? In a race against time, can Flash Thompson rescue not just his friends, but also his newly adopted city, from an alien plot? Get ready for the most toxic ending in Venom history!

Book Lassoed Into Marriage

    Book Details:
  • Author : Christine Wenger
  • Publisher : HarperCollins Australia
  • Release : 2014-08-01
  • ISBN : 1488778604
  • Pages : 196 pages

Download or read book Lassoed Into Marriage written by Christine Wenger and published by HarperCollins Australia. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From free-range cowboy to down-home daddy! When pilot Lisa Phillips was named co-guardian of her niece she did everything by the book: clipped her wings, took cooking classes and settled down to be a stand-in mum. But she hadn't planned on playing house with her “frenemy” – rodeo rider and good-time cowboy Brett Sullivan. Sully stared down one-ton bulls on a daily basis, but a three-year-old girl struck terror in his heart. And so did the “Ice Queen” Lisa. She was too tempting...too dangerous. More than anything Sully wanted what he couldn't have – a real family with Lisa and their little girl.