Quinn, By Design (CHOOSING FAMILY #2) by Jennifer Raines EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Authors: Jennifer Raines
- Language: English
- Genre: contemporary romance
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A visitor was rare enough to summon Niall Quinn to his front porch. “Don’t
worry about the squeak,” he called to the huddled figure inspecting the
hinge on his lop-sided gate. He was close enough to recognise his
landlady’s elegant calves and ankles. “It lets me know I’ve got a visitor.”
Noticing she had shapely legs might be excused as artistic interest, but it
was a distraction he wasn’t ready for.
She spun toward his voice, her coat floating on the breeze, before
settling around her too-thin figure. Niall stepped out of the shadows.
“I’m Lucy McTavish.” She crossed the yard and stretched out her hand.
“I know.” Instead of the formal handshake she offered, Niall gripped her
hand to draw her up the two wide wooden steps to his porch. Without
makeup, Lucy’s pallor was hauntingly evident and matched the sadness in
her almond-shaped hazel eyes. She smelled of roses, with a hint of vanilla,
transporting him back to carefree afternoons in his mother’s cottage garden
at lilac time.
“How do you know?” She withdrew her hand, pointedly reclaiming her
own space.
“I saw you at your granda’s funeral.”
Niall had stood at the back of the church. Not a close friend, his time
with Cam had been too short to claim that honour, but he’d miss the old
man’s advice and encouragement. Mutual respect and a passion for fine
craftsmanship had forged a special bond.
Lucy’s courage at the funeral had earned his respect, while her
vulnerability roused protective instincts he’d tucked away for the sake of
his sanity after his bust-up with his ex-fiancée, Sinead.
“I’m glad you’ve dropped by.” Niall gentled her as he would a lost
child. “Please. Come in.” He gestured for her to precede him through the
front door
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