Take a Number

Norah Donahue wants a bakery business, not a baby, and her mother will not accept it. At every family gathering her mother plays matchmaker, steering eligible men toward her daughter.

Dean Moser trades stocks and knows it. He is cocky, he has a reputation as the most notorious ladies' man in Boulder, and for the first time he is on his own, because all of his friends have paired off. He is also the newest silent investor in Norah's business.

When Norah needs a date for her parents' anniversary party, Dean looks like the safest choice. The arrangement is meant to be low stakes, with no strings and nothing beyond a favour between business partners. Then, to spite her mother, Norah breaks her own rule and kisses him in the middle of the party.

The spark between them turns out to be real. Mixing money with romance puts her bakery and his standing as a free agent at risk. This is a contemporary romance with a fake-date setup and a light, teasing tone. It sits fourth in the Wait With Me series, and a reader can start here without the earlier books.