One Tough Cookie — Carole Dean

ON THE COSTA DEL SOL

Taylor Monroe had come to Spain with one goal. He was going to snatch his wayward brother Dan from this lazy, bohemian lifestyle and put him on the next flight back to New York. Taylor had worked hard to build a successful firm. And while he reaped the benefits, he couldn't let his brother waste away in some ramshackle dwelling on the Mediterranean coast.

But Dan was out of town. In his apartment, Taylor was confronted by a feisty woman who claimed to be one of Dan's buddies. With sunny blond hair, snapping blue eyes, and a gift for language, Willy Desmond seemed at home on the Costa del Sol. She'd spent the last four years in Europe, drifting like a leaf in the wind. Her lifestyle defied Taylor's values of discipline, stability, and roots. And with one taste of her lips, Taylor understood why they called her Wild Willy.

Willow Desmond had heard Dan talk of his brother, the family caretaker. Dark, gorgeous Taylor was the kind of man who made others bend to his desires, the kind of man Willy had spent a lifetime avoiding. Willy had earned her reputation as one tough cookie. But all it took was one kiss from Taylor, and that cookie began to crumble.