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

She stared at him for a moment, then burst into laughter. “Oh, no! Don’t tell me they’re….” She waggled her eyebrows.


“Um….” Mopp blushed even harder, thinking of what he’d heard on the other side of the door.


“Well, I imagine they won’t want to be disturbed just now. Never mind, it’s not important. Would you mind setting up the chairs? Miss Abby’s going to get dressed, and if anyone comes looking for me, so am I.”


“Okay.” He removed his tux jacket, folded it, and placed it on the piano bench, then went to the first stack of chairs. They were white, and so suitable for a wedding.


“There you are, Mopp!” Mr. Cooper strolled into the room.


“I don’t suppose you’d want to call me Josh?”


“Oh, I couldn’t! My momma always taught me to be respectful—” He wanted to groan. Why had he said something so stupid? He thought of Mr. Cooper as Josh already, but he liked him a lot, and he didn’t think it would be a good idea to let him know how much. 


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