"He seemed no worse for the wear," Will said. "Good thing it was a small car."

"It was a new car!" Cameron said, wondering if anyone in this godforsaken town would care that her adorable little car was no longer adorable.

"Well, as long as he's okay," Mrs. Hendricks said as if Cameron hadn't spoken. Then she turned to Cameron. "I can call Doc Edwards for you, if you'd like."

"Thank you, but that's not necessary." All Cameron wanted was a warm bath and an ice pack for her throbbing nose.

"Could I borrow the phone to call Nolan about her car?" Will asked.

"Of course." Mrs. Hendricks handed him the portable phone, and he dialed a number from memory.

While Cameron completed the check-in paperwork and handed over her credit card, Will filled Nolan in on the accident.

"Yep, she ran smack into poor old Fred." A pause. "He seemed fine, but we might want to send the doc after him in the morning to make sure."

Glowering at him, Cameron whispered, "The car. Remember the car?"

He met her glower with a scowl. "Now, about the car."

Finally, Cameron thought, signing on the dotted line for Mrs. Hendricks and accepting the key to her third-floor room.

Will handed the phone back to Mrs. Hendricks. "Nolan's going to fetch the car tonight so no one hits it out on the road. He said to check in with him in the morning. The garage is across the street." Pointing toward the front door. "That way."

"Thank you." Cameron forced herself to look up at him and all his beauty. "I appreciate your help." His eyes, she realized were light brown, almost gold. Why did he have to be so spectacularly gorgeous and so outrageously cranky?

"You need help getting your stuff upstairs?"

The idea of him following her to a hotel room sent more tingling awareness rippling through her. "I can do it."

But before the words were out of her mouth, he was already heading to the stairs with her bags. Uttering a quick thank-you to Mrs. Hendricks, Cameron scurried after him.

On the third floor, he deposited her suitcases outside Room 18. He stopped so suddenly that Cameron nearly ran into his broad back.

Turning, he caught her inches from his chest, and the awareness that had sizzled between them downstairs chose that moment to reappear. Cameron had never experienced such an overpowering need to touch another person. She rolled her hands into fists to keep from acting on the impulse.

"Listen," he said, haltingly, "you seem like a nice enough person."

"Wow, thanks." Charming? Whatever.

His expression turned stormy. "What I was going to say is that things are apt to get a little heated tomorrow at the meeting. Don't take it personally, okay? Our beef is with him, not you."

"I'm here to do a job. Nothing about this is personal."

"Good," he said, apparently picking up on her double meaning as she'd hoped he would. "Let's keep it that way."

"Fine by me."

"You might want to put some ice on your nose," he said as he headed down the stairs.

Too bad he missed the gesture she made at his retreating back.

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Who's Who on Gansett Island.

The McCarthy Family.

"Big Mac" and Linda McCarthy, owners of McCarthy's Gansett Island Marina and McCarthy's Gansett Island Inn, are parents to:.

Mac McCarthy Jr., married to Maddie Chester McCarthy; father to Thomas and Hailey McCarthy Grant McCarthy, engaged to Stephanie Logan, owner of Stephanie's Bistro.

Adam McCarthy, living with Abby Callahan, owner of Abby's Attic 2 Evan McCarthy, engaged to Grace Ryan, owner of Ryan's Pharmacy Janey McCarthy Cantrell, married to Joe Cantrell, owner of the Gansett Island Ferry Company; mother of P.J. Cantrell Judge Frank McCarthy, brother to "Big Mac" McCarthy, father to:.

Laura McCarthy, cousin to Mac, Grant, Adam, Evan and Janey; mother of Holden Newsome; engaged to Owen Lawry; manager of the Sand & Surf Hotel Shane McCarthy, cousin to Mac, Grant, Adam, Evan and Janey; works with cousin Mac at McCarthy Construction and helps at Sand & Surf Hotel McCarthy Friends & Family.

Owen Lawry, musician and best friend of Evan McCarthy; engaged to Laura McCarthy Luke Harris, co-owner of McCarthys Gansett Island Marina and married to Sydney Donovan.

Sydney Donovan, interior decorator; married to Luke Harris Ned Saunders, best friend to Big Mac McCarthy and fiance of Francine Chester, mother of Maddie McCarthy and Tiffany Taylor Tiffany Taylor, sister to Maddie McCarthy, daughter of Francine Chester, mother to Ashleigh Sturgil; married to Blaine Taylor; owner of Naughty & Nice Blaine Taylor, Gansett Island police chief, married to Tiffany Taylor; stepfather to Ashleigh Sturgil Bobby Chester, estranged father of Maddie McCarthy and Tiffany Taylor, estranged husband of Francine Chester Jim Sturgil, attorney, ex-husband of Tiffany Taylor, father to Ashleigh Sturgil Seamus O'Grady, manager of the Gansett Island Ferry Company; engaged to Carolina Cantrell Carolina Cantrell, mother of Joe Cantrell, engaged to Seamus O'Grady Nora O'Grady, mother to Seamus O'Grady Shannon O'Grady, cousin to Seamus O'Grady.

Dan Torrington, celebrity lawyer and friend to Grant McCarthy; dating Kara Ballard Kara Ballard, operator of Ballard's Launch Service; dating Dan Torrington Officer Wyatt, patrolman with Gansett Island Police Department; boyfriend to Patty Patty, assistant to Tiffany Taylor at Naughty & Nice, girlfriend of Officer Wyatt.

Dr. Cal Maitland, former island doctor and ex-fiance of Abby Callahan Charlie Grandchamp, stepfather of Stephanie Logan; dating Sarah Lawry Sarah Lawry, mother of Owen Lawry; dating Charlie Grandchamp Mark Lawry, father of Owen Lawry; estranged husband of Sarah Lawry.

Betsy Jacobson, mother of Steve who was killed in boating accident; friend to Frank McCarthy Slim Jackson, Gansett Island pilot David Lawrence, Gansett Island doctor, former fiance of Janey McCarthy Cantrell; dating Daisy Babson Daisy Babson, friend of Maddie McCarthy's; dating David Lawrence Jared James, Wall Street tycoon, landlord and friend of David Lawrence Marion Martinez, mother of Alex and Paul Martinez; co-owner of Martinez Lawn & Garden Alex Martinez, son of Marion Martinez; brother of Paul Martinez; co-owner of Martinez Lawn & Garden Paul Martinez, son of Marion Martinez; brother of Alex Martinez; co-owner of Martinez Lawn & Garden Jenny Wilks, lighthouse keeper.

Mason Johns, island fire chief Linc Mercier, Coast Guard officer who runs Gansett Island station.

Truck Henry, Daisy Babson's abusive ex-boyfriend Victoria Stevens, Gansett Island midwife Rebecca, owner of the South Harbor Diner.

Chelsea, bartender at the Beachcomber Doc Potter, island veterinarian.

Chloe Dennis, owner of the Curl Up and Dye Salon The Children of Gansett Island Thomas McCarthy, son of Maddie McCarthy; adopted son of Mac McCarthy Hailey McCarthy, daughter of Maddie and Mac McCarthy.

Ashleigh Sturgil, daughter of Tiffany and Jim Sturgil Holden Newsome, son of Laura McCarthy and her ex-husband, Justin Newsome P.J. Cantrell, son of Janey McCarthy Cantrell and Joe Cantrell.

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Marie Force is the New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling, award-winning author of contemporary romance. Her New York Times bestselling self-published McCarthys of Gansett Island Series recently recorded its 1 millionth e-book sale since Maid for Love was released in 2011. She is also the author of the New York Times bestselling Fatal Series from Harlequin's Carina Press, as well as the Treading Water Series and numerous stand-alone books.

All You Need is Love, book 1 in her new Green Mountain Series from Berkley Sensation, is out on Feb. 4, 2014. The second book, I Want to Hold Your Hand, will be out in June, and Marie recently agreed to a significant deal with Berkley for three more books in the series. In 2014, Marie will have eight mass-market print releases-the first five Fatal Series books from Harlequin and the first three Green Mountain Series books from Berkley.

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