Pinecones and Orchids — Suzanne Ellison

THEY COULD NEVER BE MORE THAN FRIENDS

Safety Inspector Ted Ballard was Robbin Walker's best buddy and a godsend to her kids. He'd helped them all survive the trauma of divorce, just as Robbin had helped him and his kids get over the loss of a wonderful wife and mother. But what had come over Ted? Suddenly he was talking marriage!

Robbin had always dreamed of being swept off her feet with orchids and fancy dinners...not corsages made out of pinecones, and noisy meals with their kids at Coltersville's local pizza joint!

Or was that what real love was all about...?