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

“I’ve been dying for real food,” Mopp said around a mouthful. When he realized what he’d said, he wanted to bang his head against the wall, even if he wasn’t sure his head would be able to take it. “I’m sorry, that was a stupid thing for me to say.”


“It wasn’t.” Mr. Cooper leaned forward and rested his hand on Mopp’s, and Mopp met his gaze


He stared into eyes that were as blue as his own, and suddenly he couldn’t catch his breath.


Fortunately, Mr. Cooper didn’t notice. “It happens. Don’t beat yourself up over this, Mopp.”


“Okay.” Mopp dragged his gaze away from Mr. Cooper and shoved the sandwich in his mouth. He had no idea what he’d just agreed to. 


MOPP WAS DISCHARGED from the hospital early Sunday morning. He’d have called his girlfriend to pick him up and drive him back to the ranch, but it seemed he didn’t have a girlfriend anymore.


He assumed it was the nagging headache that struck on and off that kept him from feeling the hurt he expected.


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