The Tender Dream — Patricia Bird

At her job, she not only had a fine imagination, she had a special flair for bringing her ideas to life. With these talents, she created a travel boutique that became one of the most popular sections of the department store where she worked. And when the department store was bought, she wondered if her business might be changed or eliminated by the new owners... And she definitely didn't dream that she and her new boss would fall in love...

On her job, Paris Ralston not only had a fine imagination, she had a special flair for bringing her ideas to life. With these talents, she created the travel boutique that became one of the most popular sections of Marlow's, the finest department store in Pittsburgh.

But when Marlow's was bought by Kirkland Industries, Paris feared her successful department might be drastically changed or maybe even eliminated altogether. She had no idea that handsome, dynamic Brian Kirkland, her new boss, would value her department and her business skills. She didn't dream that she and Brian would fall in love. And she never could have envisioned the nightmare that was to come between them.