This woman...

Her hair, the scent of her skin was all too familiar. He looked at her flushed face and eyes that refused to meet his. He was close enough to feel her presence, to react to her nearness. He was instantly aroused. And that could mean only one thing. He took a moment to tamp down the blood rapidly heating his veins. His senses on overload, his mind spinning, the wildest notion entered his head.

“Gracie?”

“I’ve got to go. I’m late...for an appointment.”

Before he could stop her, she was gone. Memories flashed in his mind. The masquerade ball. Those scents, her aura. He wouldn’t have ever guessed. But he’d never reacted to a woman like that before.

He stood. Blinking his eyes, he knew only one thing. He had to get to the bottom of this.

He had to know for sure.

Was it her?

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One Night in Texas by Charlene Sands is part of the Texas Cattleman’s Club: Rags to Riches series.