Widow Amy Northe hasn’t known a man’s company in the six years since her husband died. That all changes the night her son comes in from chores with two strangers in tow. Kenneth and Leon are seeking shelter, and though Amy wants to turn them away, she can’t. There’s a blizzard moving through the Utah mountains, and Leon’s busted ankle has him teetering on the edge of consciousness. She does the only thing she can and takes them in, unaware of the secrets these young men hide.<br><br>Kenneth doesn’t want to take advantage of the older woman’s hospitality, even though she’s the most beautiful woman he’s ever seen. But Leon needs help and Amy is a nurse. If he has to satisfy his desire for her with covert trysts with Leon, then that’s what he’ll do, especially since he’s too much of a gentleman to ever think of making advances.<br><br>Until she makes one herself. Then everything changes. For all of them.

Stealing Northe

Amy ducked her head in order to hide her smile. It had been a long time since she’d shared a table with someone who so obviously appreciated the effort she made. Woody was a good boy, but he took a lot of things for granted. Something as simple as Kenneth’s groans of satisfaction as he devoured his meal went a long way to making her feel more hospitable.2


The fire warming his back and the beautiful woman in front of him went a long way toward soothing Kenneth’s nerves. He couldn’t tell if Leon was asleep or unconscious on the floor, and if anything, the storm outside sounded worse. Kenneth knew they were extremely lucky to be where they were. Leon had resisted taking shelter in Amy’s barn at all, and he had been furious when the boy found them—his anger only increasing when Kenneth half-carried, half-dragged Leon to the cabin.


Chapter 5