Plans. Everyone has them. Rush Dalton and Tad Jackson plan to live happily ever after. January Stephens plans to ease the hurt of a declined marriage proposal with alcohol. Josh Cooper's plan is to conceal his feelings for Mopp. And Mopp? He simply plans to hold tight to Josh's friendship.<br><br>Meanwhile, Eric Jameson arrives from DC with plans of his own. He intends to elicit information from Jan in an effort to find Babe, the woman who’s taken refuge with her son at the big house called the ranch. Babe plans to stay away from anyone who might try to take her little boy away from her and return him to the mysterious Dr. Pandora Gautier.<br><br>Deuce Pettigrew’s only plan is to keep the man he treasures safe and in one piece.  But the thing about plans is -- sometimes they just don’t work out the way you expect them to

Mann of My Dreams Book 6: The Best-Laid Plans

His voice was deeper than Tad remembered. “Mr. Jackson, Rebecca, Thaddeus.” 


“Call me Tad.” He flirted his lashes, pleased when Rush turned scarlet. “Momma insisted on naming me after Daddy, but we both hate the name.” Tad shook his hand. Rush’s grip was firm, his palm dry and smooth but not soft, and he didn’t try to crush Tad’s fingers. That was pretty classy of him, and Tad liked that, but he intended to reserve judgment. If this guy even looked cross-eyed at his sister, he’d beat the crap out of him and save JT the trouble of tossing him out on his butt.


“You’re lucky to be livin’—” January sighed and frowned. “—living with three such gorgeous men, Rebecca.” She gazed from Tad to Daddy to JT, making her grin flirtatious. 


Oh, my. The girl was in for a disappointment.


“I am, aren’t I? But call me Becca.” Becca grinned back. 


“Jan.” As the hostess, his sister gestured toward the seat beside Tad’s. “Please sit down.”


Chapter 18