Falling for Her Boss. Bonnie Winn K.

      

      From Nanny to Mom

      Tessa Pierce moves to the small town of Rosewood, Texas, hoping to forget all about romance. But her handsome new boss, Morgan Harper, is making that difficult. And his little girl is winning Tessa’s heart more and more every day. The hardworking widower barely has enough time for his child, and certainly none for his beautiful new assistant. But when Tessa steps in to help take care of his daughter, she shows Morgan the close-knit family they could be. If he doesn’t want to lose her, Morgan will need to unravel her mysterious past and prove to Tessa that her future should be with him.

      “I didn’t know you were home.

      “I could have kept Poppy up long enough for you to see her,” Tessa said.

      “I just got here. I’m sure she was too tired to stay up any longer.”

      “Would you like a cup?” Tessa asked.

      Baffled, Morgan didn’t reply.

      “Of tea?” she added, holding up a mug.

      “Uh, yeah. That’d be fine.” His thoughts were crowded. He couldn’t get the image of Tessa and Poppy out of his head. There was a…sweetness in the way she interacted with his daughter.

      He’d sat in this kitchen late in the night when he couldn’t sleep, but he’d always felt alone. Tessa had changed that.

      She brought over the mugs, joining him at the table.

      Tessa was evoking something else, something he hadn’t felt since Lucy died. Startled by the thought, he jerked back his hand, overturning the cup.

      She grabbed a napkin, blotting up the spilled tea.

      “Sorry, let me get that.” He reached for the napkin but caught her hand instead.

      She froze.

      Her hand was soft beneath his, and it took him a few moments to release it.

      An author of thirty-six historical and contemporary romances, BONNIE K. WINN has won numerous awards for her USA TODAY and Amazon bestselling books. Affaire de Coeur named her one of the top ten romance authors in America. Fourteen million copies of her books have been sold worldwide. Formerly an investment executive, she shares her life with her husband as well as her son and his family, who live nearby.

      Falling for

      Her Boss

       Bonnie K. Winn

       www.millsandboon.co.uk

      Arise, my love, my fair one,

      and come away;

      for lo, the winter is past,

      the rain is over and gone.

      The flowers appear on the earth,

      the time of singing has come.

      —Song of Solomon 2:10–12

      For my beautiful butterfly, Liberty.

      Contents

       Cover

       Back Cover Text

       Introduction

       About the Author

       Title Page

       Bible Verse

       Dedication

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

       Chapter Six

       Chapter Seven

       Chapter Eight

       Chapter Nine

       Chapter Ten

       Chapter Eleven

       Chapter Twelve

       Chapter Thirteen

       Chapter Fourteen

       Chapter Fifteen

       Chapter Sixteen

       Chapter Seventeen

       Chapter Eighteen

       Chapter Nineteen

       Chapter Twenty

       Chapter Twenty-One

       Dear Reader

       Extract

       Copyright

       Chapter One

      Tessa Pierce crossed then recrossed her legs. For the past ten years she had been on the other side of the desk during interviews, but that wasn’t the reason she was uncomfortable. Morgan Harper, owner and president of Harper Petroleum, didn’t so much make her nervous, just more on edge than she’d expected. She knew the workings of oil and gas companies, how to work for a single-minded boss. Mr. Harper affected her in a different way.

      “My assistant, Miss Ellis, knew exactly how I wanted things done,” he was saying. “She worked for my father, then me, so she had years of experience. Retiring was—” he paused “—appropriate considering her age. But I don’t have time to