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

“You’ve probably just been on the road long enough to forget what it’s like having someone like your mama or aunt or the like bossing you around.”


“It’s been longer than you think,” Kenneth muttered. His attention was drawn to Leon, and the fear that had been hovering over him descended onto his shoulders once again. “He’s going to be okay, right?”


“I wouldn’t lie to you about something as important as a man’s health.” Amy leaned forward and touched the edge of a bandage, testing its temperature. “We just have to make sure he understands that if he tries to use it too soon, he’s going to risk breaking it all over again.”


“Hopefully a bit of common sense will overrule his stubborn streak. Though I have a feeling you don’t let anybody stay too stubborn for long.”


She rewarded him with another small smile. “Life’s too short to act foolish. But something tells me, that’s a lesson you’ve already learned.”


Chapter 7