Chapter 24

The sensuous mouth broke into a grin and a laugh rumbled up from somewhere deep inside him. "Mitchell Brand. Mitch. Good old Henry didn't tell me that A. Kelley was a woman. And a gorgeous one at that."

Autumn made a face. "Good old Henry and I never met in person and I'm sure he didn't care what I looked like."

"Tell me." If she could have seen his eyes clearly she was sure they would have been looking her up and down. "Is it true you bought this place on eBay?"

She sighed. "Yes. What gave me away, the idiot sign on my forehead?"

Mitch Brand chuckled. "No, darlin', not at all. It's just that..."

"It's just that no one in his or her right mind would buy this place, right?" Autumn swallowed back the bitter taste in her mouth. "But I'm here, for better or worse. And it sure looks like 'worse' is the operative word."

"Well, then. Welcome to..."His grin widened..."what's left of Sweetgrass Ranch."