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

He’d never told anyone, but he’d driven to one of those twenty-four hour pharmacies a few towns over and bought a box of condoms. 


Not that he’d expected to get lucky, but a guy could dream.


Mopp shook his head. Lack of sleep was making him dopey.


He closed the bedroom door quietly behind him and made his way to the kitchen. A glass of warm milk was calling his name.


MOPP THOUGHT Jan would be upset when he told her he had to spend Thanksgiving at home. When Momma realized he was content with his new living arrangements, she’d worked on Daddy until he’d finally given in. 


Mopp could almost hear her. “Isaiah, it’s a time for family. And if Billy Bob doesn’t show his face, you know your sister is going to make a huge thing about it.”


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