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

Where she’ll find that someone, I don’t know. It’s too bad I can’tmarry her. We’d be a perfect match, since I’d let her do whatever her heart desires, and I already know I’ll love her until the day I die.


Somewhere in the bowels of the house, a clock chimes each hour as it passes. Soon we’re back in Boss Daddy’s study, he back to scribbling in his ledger, me seated in front of his desk waiting to be dismissed. A servant knocks on the open door and says simply, “Dinner, sir.”


I’m more than a little surprised when Boss Daddy replies, “Set a place for Nat, will you? He’ll be dining with us tonight.”


Chapter 31