I hadn't seen the kid since her mother had taken off on all of us four years prior. That's when my 17 year-old stepdaughter came to Fort Smith to help out. But that summer, I was working some out-of-state projects and I needed some help with Scout. I'm a construction worker-yeah, hard hat, tool belt slung low on my hips-the real deal. I'm thirty, single, but not officially divorced.long story.up until the summer of 2010, I was doing just fine raising my only child, Scout. And Avery Sinclair finds herself in unfamiliar emotional territory when it comes to Bryce. No easy task, and Bryce does his best to test her limits and push all the wrong buttons.But when dealing with a bad boy, sometimes a girl's better judgement takes a snooze. Bryce is sent to work on a horse ranch right after graduation in order to pay off his debt, and to learn responsibility at the very lowest level.Enter Avery Sinclair, the 19 year old middle daughter of Circuit Court Judge Trey Sinclair (The Maybe Baby Series!) Avery is managing the ranch over the summer, and finds herself in the position of being Bryce's boss. That's when his father steps in and uses his clout for damage control.

That's right, Slate's son is NOT a chip off the old block, much to his father's chagrin.When a spring break party is busted in his senior year of high school, Bryce finds himself in a bit of trouble with the law. So what? He's young, reckless and determined NOT to follow in his father's FBI footsteps. Smith discovered that reality is often times stranger than fiction in Corporate America. She credits her former employer in a large part for assisting her in making this career choice. Smith decided to leave the corporate world and pursue her life-long dream of writing fiction. Having previously been employed as an executive for a global corporation, Ms. Smith is the mother of two grown sons, and grandmother of four. This book also gives us a glimpse of her relationship with Tristan, and how they face some bumps in their rode to HEA (Happily Ever After).It is important to read the three prior books in the 'Baby Series' trilogy first.About the AuthorAndrea Smith is an Ohio native, currently residing in Springfield, Ohio.

The time frame encompassed in this book is from the end of Book #2, 'Baby Love', and the time period covered in Book #3, 'Be My Baby.' This book offers insight into Gina's past and what makes her the tough cookie that she appears to be. This novella is written from Gina's point of view.

Diamond Girl by Andrea Smith