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The Wallflower

Dana Marie Bell

Dedication

To Mom, for always helping me look on the bright side and cheering me on even

when you weren’t certain you knew what you were cheering about.

To Dad, who grinned so wide I thought his face would crack when he heard I was

going to be published. Yes, I promise I’ll write a fantasy story one day, just don’t expect

me to leave out the romance.

To my grandmother, who’s read every word I’ve ever written and loved it even when

we both knew it sucked. I love you, Memom!

To my husband, Dusty; you’ve made all my dreams come true. (Other than the

cabana boy one. But that’s okay. You’re not getting your big-breasted masseuse either, so

we’re even.) Thank you for believing in me. I love you, sweetheart.

Special thanks to A and BR for reading this, helping me fix it and polish it up, and

for cheering with me when I got the contract. Also thanks to JG and JW for the technical

assistance.

The Wallflower

Prologue

“So, have you heard? Max is back.” Marie watched with a friendly smile as Emma

carefully wrapped her purchase. Emma felt her heart give a little jump at the news,

though it wasn’t the first time she’d heard it. The knowledge that the hunky Dr. Cannon

had moved back home for good after ten years away was hot gossip to all the women

who trooped through her store.

Marie Howard was there to pick up a hand-crafted mirror with beautiful hand-

painted tiles. Livia was there, even though she hated both Emma and Becky, because she

was friends with Marie. As far as Livia was concerned, they were directly responsible for

her breakup with Max.

Livia Patterson was one of the town beauties and knew it. Fine boned with alabaster

skin, she had just the right dusting of rose at her cheeks to set off her pale blonde

perfection. Add blue eyes the color of forget-me-nots and a tall, wispy build, and she was

the epitome of the fragile blonde. The woman could brawl like a linebacker when the

time came; she could shriek, and bats for miles around fell dead to the ground; but man if

she didn’t work the whole Penelope Pitstop thing, and men fell for it. They loved that

whole delicate flower of womanhood crap she managed to pull off so flawlessly. Not that

Emma envied her or anything. Not really.

Men looked at Emma and saw sturdy womanhood. Hips made for birthing, plain

brown eyes and nondescript brown hair, at five-foot-two inches Emma would never,

literally, be able to stand up to Livia. Add in the fact that most of the town thought she

was in a gay relationship with Becky and her social calendar remained depressingly

empty.

“Apparently Max is planning on taking over Dr. Brewster’s practice; he and Adrian

will be partners,” Livia cooed.

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