Dancing in the Moonlight - Harlequin.com

RAEANNE THAYNE
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might scoff now but you won’t a few years in the future
when you wake up one morning and suddenly find
yourself unable to bear the idea of treating even one
more patient.”
“I love being a doctor. I promise, that’s not going to
change anytime soon.”
“I know you love it and you’re wonderful at it. But
you need other things in your life, too.”
Her eyes suddenly sharpened with a calculating gleam
that left him extremely nervous. “You at least need a
woman. When was the last time you went on a date?”
He gave a mock groan. “I get enough of this from
Marjorie. I don’t need my sister-in-law starting in on
me, too.”
“How about your stepsister then?”
“You can tell her to keep her pretty nose out of my
business, too.”
She grinned. “I’ll try, but you know how she is.”
They both laughed, as technically Caroline filled
both roles in his life, sister-in-law and stepsister. Not
only was she married to his brother but her father,
Quinn, was married to his mother, Marjorie. The
happy couple now lived in Marjorie’s little house in
Pine Gulch.
“I heard through the grapevine our local hero has returned,”
Caroline said with a look so sly he had to
wonder what he possibly might have let slip about his
barely acknowledged feelings toward their neighbor.
“Maybe you ought to ask Magdalena Cruz on a date.”
A snort sounded in the kitchen and he looked over
to find his youngest brother, Seth, lounging in the