Wild and Tender Magic

"Thanks for last night," Nick said softly. "You were wonderful."

His warm smile and fiery blue eyes left Abby Riordan speechless. Beside her stood Gordon Sprague, the man she meant to marry. Was Nick Gabriel -- ex-baseball star, all-around hedonist -- insinuating they'd shared a night of rapturous intimacy?

True, he'd appeared suddenly out of a bitter Wisconsin night. He'd spent the night on her couch...and kissed her as she'd never been kissed before. But young as she was, Abby was responsible for herself and her little brother, Jamie. She couldn't be swept off her feet by a man like Nick. Yet why...why did she wish his teasing innuendos were true?