Kasie is hired by Gil as a secretary for his family's ranch. Gil's children love Kasie though she is warned not to get involved with them as they are not her responsibility. Eventually Gil gets that it would be better to trade jobs between Kasie and his children's nanny. Kasie is aware that Gil does not like her. When his daughter is hurt, Gil fires Kasie, then learns the truth. What is the truth? Does Gil rehire Kasie?

I enjoyed this story. It is a sweet western billionaire romance. It is also a lot tamer than today's romances. Kasie is an ingenue while Gil is experienced (not that experienced though.) Kasie has gone through a lot of tragedy in her 22 years. Not sure if I would have been able to survive all she did. Gil lost the love of his life. He has to learn to communicate and not to believe what he is immediately told. He also needs to learn to be less judgmental. Kasie is very forgiving. I liked the story. It was a story of its time--2000. The evil woman wanting the man for his wealth and looks while the ingenue wants the best for him. The man is mostly clueless to what is going on around him except for his libido. This story is good. I loved Kasie and the kids as well as Gil's brother. Gil needed a swift kick in the behind which his brother gave him.

I like Diana Palmer's works and always look forward to reading her. ( )