Count on Me — Beth Stanley

He didn't want to believe the rumors

Mike Walker was smitten the moment he met Joellyn Keene. The striking blonde in the red Porsche looked like no accounting manager he ever seen! Still hurting from his recent divorce Mike found Joellyn very appealing.

But Mike had to be careful. He was new at the Chicago company, and Joellyn had something a ... reputation. Why was she always getting promotions, people would ask slyly. And how could she afford that Porsche?

Yet the Joellyn whom Mike was getting to know seemed hardworking, professional and somehow lonely. And, as if to guard against further rumors, she insisted on keeping her distance from him....