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Taylor Wellington doesnt do relationships. She learned a long time ago that they were a recipe for heartache. However, she does do flings-steamy affairs that burn hotand brief. And her sexy new contractor, Thomas Mac Mackenzie, has her thinking about burning up some sheets. Problem is, now that shes got him right where she wants him, she cant seem to stop playing with fire. At the start, Mac is in perfect agreement with Taylor-theyll keep things hot and light, then walk away when theyre done. But for reasons he cant explain he doesnt want to end this affair. In fact, he wants more. So now hell just have to use some seductive persuasion to convince her that this is too good to let go

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Jill Shalvis

Messing With Mac

The third book in the South Village Singles series, 2003

Dear Reader,

I had so much fun writing my first Harlequin mini-series-SOUTH VILLAGE SINGLES. I have to confess a particular soft spot for this story. The hero, Mac, is a deliciously sexy, alpha guy with a heart of gold. And whether he likes it or not, hes met his match with Taylor-a tough, brave woman who, for all her outrageous wit, isnt so sharp when it comes to men. Oh, boy, the fun I had pitting these two against each other!

I hope you enjoy their fall into love. If you havent already, be sure to read the other Harlequin Temptation SOUTH VILLAGE SINGLES stories-#910 Roughing It With Ryan and #914 Tangling With Ty. Also, look for Men of Courage, a May 2003 anthology where I team up with Lori Foster and Donna Kauffman. And keep an eye out for my first single title, The Street Where She Lives, coming out in October 2003, when we return to South Village.

Happy reading!

Jill Shalvis

P.S. Id love to hear from you about this or any of my other books. You can reach me at P.O. Box 3945, Truckee, CA 96161, or check out my new Web site at www.jillshalvis.com.

For Courtney, for watching every Disney movie ever made ten times during the writing of this book.

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ONE OF THESE DAYS, Taylor Wellington figured shed be old, maybe even wrinkled, and then, finally then, her best friends would stop trying to convince her she needed love.

No one needed love.

Having been both with it and without it-mostly without it-she knew this for a cold, hard fact. Still, Taylor held the cell phone to her ear and let Nicole and Suzanne, via three-way conferencing, ramble on about how amazing the L-word was.

Youve got to try it. This from Nicole, whod been swept off her feet a few months back by Ty Patrick OGrady, Taylors rebel Irish architect.

Its even better than ice cream, Suzanne promised, and coming from Suzanne, this was quite the promise, but shed recently fallen in love, too, and had even gone one step further and gotten married. Come on, Taylor, give up on singlehood and try a man on for size. Itll change your life.

Taylor wasnt buying it. Not one little bit. In her opinion-and she had very strong opinions, thank you very much-love sucked. Always had, always would.

She was speaking from firsthand experience and hard-earned knowledge, not that her friends would understand. They wouldnt because she hadnt explained, she hadnt known how to in the short time theyd been together, which had begun when, in order to keep up with lifes little luxuries like eating, Taylor had rented out two apartments in the building shed just inherited. Suzanne had come first, then later Nicole, and both had happily joined her in a solemn vow of singlehood.

Only theyd each caved like cheap suitcases in the face of true love, and had both recently moved out again, having found their soul mates.

Just because you two willingly gave up your freedom doesnt mean I have to- Taylor stopped at an odd noise and cocked an ear. Hang on a sec.

The building, her building, shuddered. Not surprising really, as she considered it an amazing feat the entire thing hadnt fallen down long ago, but in Taylors world, things didnt happen off schedule. Her building crashing to the ground definitely wasnt on her schedule for today.

And yet there it went again. Another shudder. And then again. Something was systematically banging, in tune with her growing headache. Guys, much as Id love to listen to you tell me whats wrong with my life in singular excruciating detail, I have to run.

Hold up. Is that more construction I hear? Suzanne asked casually. Too casually.

The question didnt fool Taylor. Both Suzanne and Nicole had found their happiness due to construction. Her construction.

Now they had equally high hopes for her.

They were going to be disappointed, as Taylor didnt intend to fall for anyone. Feeling like a heel, she pulled the cell phone away from her ear and simulated a static sound with her mouth. It wasnt a kind thing to do to the only two people in the world who truly cared about her, but all this talk of love, no matter how well-meaning, was making her perspire.

And a Wellington never perspired, especially in silk. That was one thing shed learned from her mother. Gotta go, bad connection! she yelled into the phone and disconnected.

Damn it. She loved Suzanne and Nicole, loved them like the sisters shed always wished for instead of the two she had, but any more talk of love as it pertained to her and she risked losing her wits, something she couldnt afford at the moment, as she needed each and every available wit to keep her sane.

Oh, and in the black. Her every thought these days seemed to focus on finding enough money to pay for the work that needed to be done. That alone was enough to give her insomnia. This was a real kicker of an inheritance from her grandfather-this falling-off-its-foundation building she stood in, and not a single penny to go with it. No trust fund, no cushy little savings account, nothing.

After a lifetime of paying for all her fancy education and everything else, the distant, cruel bastard had cut her off cold turkey, giving all of his substantial wealth to her mother, who hadnt seen fit to share.

The woman wouldnt, not when all her life shed been so cheap, so tight with money, she squeaked when she walked.

Well, tough. Taylor wouldnt wallow over that, or the fact that her family-called such only because they shared the same bloodlines-probably wouldnt notice if she succeeded, but would most definitely notice if she failed. And she wouldnt think about the fact that she only had to sell this place and walk away if she chose, because sheer stubborn pride refused to allow her to walk away from the first real challenge in her life.

She would do this. She would take this place and make something of it. And of herself. Shed started months ago, one room at a time, but had decided to sell several of her precious antiques-which had been worth more than shed imagined-using the opportunity to renovate all of it in one fell swoop.

Starting tomorrow.

Hard as it would be to maintain her notorious cool, maintain it she would. With a nod of determination, she slipped the phone into her pocket and narrowed her eyes at the walls, which were still quivering from the rhythmic blows.

Oh, yes, she was quite certain shed agreed with her new contractor that he could start tomorrow.

Not today.

And if there was one thing Taylor didnt appreciate, it was someone messing with her carefully laid plans. She needed today, her last day alone, her last day to buck up, thrust out her chin, and get ready to show the world what she was made of.

Her building had been built circa 1902, and looked liked it. The Victorian style had nooks and crannies everywhere, windows galore and all the old charm and personality from the turn of the previous century, but with a hundred years of neglect added in. To say it was falling apart was the understatement of the new millennium. Bad trim, bad siding, bad paint, bad electrical and never mind the termites and last years flood damage from a busted pipe.

The bottom floor had two store-front units. The top floor had one loft apartment and an attic compartment. The middle floor had two apartments, one of which shed claimed. Shutting the door of her apartment now, she headed downstairs, toward the hideous banging.

Outside, the streets of South Village were gearing up for what promised to be another profitable day.

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