Once the daughter of a prominent dentist in Philadelphia, Natalie Allen wasn’t happy with the life she was expected to lead, so she left society behind and headed west. Now, in the little town of Junction, she’s known as Nat, a cowboy working on Boss Daddy’s cattle ranch. She keeps to herself, renting a room in a local boarding house instead of staying in the bunk house, and with her dungarees and short hair, no one realizes she’s living as a man. But Boss Daddy’s pretty daughter Miss Lucille takes a notice to “Mr. Nat,” and the closer the two become, the more conflicted Nat grows. She likes Miss Lucille a lot more than she knows she should, and it’s easy to forget who she’s pretending to be around the boss’s daughter. Then Miss Lucille surprises everyone, Nat included, by announcing their engagement. Nat knows they can’t marry, and if she tells Miss Lucille why, her ruse will be up. Her only choice is to leave Junction behind, even if it means breaking Miss Lucille’s heart. But will Miss Lucille let Nat go so easily?

The Boss's Daughter

I shake my head. “Yeah, don’t let him hear you call him that. It’s bad enough when the vaquerossay jefe Pàpa.”


Charlie waves again in irritation. “Fine. What about his daughter?”


I really don’t like this man. “What abouther?”


“She’s a spinster, right?” Charlie leans forward further, almost falling off the sofa. “No prospects, from what I’ve heard. I should call on her, don’t you think?”


The thought of this ass even looking at Miss Lucille boils my blood, but anything I say to try to dissuade him might seem like I’m interested in her myself. Which I’m not. I can’t be. I won’tbe.


“I didn’t peg you as the marrying type,” I drawl, avoiding his question.


Charlie shrugs and settles back on the sofa. “Oh, I’m not, but she has to be loaded, right? All BD’s money. Sorry, Boss Daddy. He sure has you trained, hasn’t he?”


Chapter 19