Rumor Has It

Katie Quaid could never refuse a dare. It was the quality that had once made her a world-class equestrian. And it was the reason shed been elected to introduce herself to Briarwoods intimidatingly gorgeous new resident. It took one week to make Nick Leone the focus of the Virginia towns rumor mill. So far he was a CIA agent, a male model, a fugitivemaybe all three. Whatever Nick was, Katie learned one thing right away: she liked him. And that made him the greatest danger shed faced since the accident that had ended her riding career. In the five years since, shed buried herself in her business of restoring historic homes, afraid to share her scars with any manscars that had destroyed more than one dream. Nick had disappointments of his own, but after meeting Katie, he sensed that fate had a better plan all along. And soon he would pose her with the greatest dare of allto love again.