The Nanny

The Nanny
Judith Stacy

Holy Terrors, The Lot Of 'Em!That's what everyone considered Josh Ingalls's unruly passel of kids–secretly, anyway. No sense offending the most eligible widower in town! But Annie Martin didn't care what a "catch" her employer was. She only wanted him to admit he loved his children. And possibly share a kiss or two–okay, maybe three…!This latest nanny was barely more than a girl herself, Josh Ingalls noted, but if a tree-climbing dynamo in trousers was what it took to manage his energetic tribe, he'd happily keep the amazing, amusing, arousing Annie Martin around forever!

“My kiss lacked something?”

His eyes widened. “You think my kiss lacked something?”

A little crease appeared in her forehead as she considered his question. “Well…yes.”

He sat up in the chair. “I suppose you’ve been kissed so many times that you instantly know a good kiss from a bad kiss?”

“No, I haven’t been kissed that many times, at all, if it’s any of your business,” she told him. “But the kiss definitely lacked…passion. Yes, that’s it. Passion.”

“My kisses have plenty of passion, I’ll have you know.”

Annie shrugged. “Perhaps you’re just out of practice?”

Well, he couldn’t argue with that. Still, it irritated him to no end.

“So, you’re sorry you kissed me?” she asked.

Josh’s attention turned back to Annie as she gazed at him, and instantly he knew he wasn’t sorry he’d kissed her. Not sorry at all….

Praise for Judith Stacy’s recent works

The Blushing Bride

“…lovable characters that grab your heartstrings…a fun read all the way.”

—Rendezvous

The Dreammaker

“…a delightful story of the triumph of love.”

—Rendezvous

The Heart of a Hero

“Judith Stacy is a fine writer with both polished style and heartwarming sensitivity.”

—Bestselling author Pamela Morsi

THE NANNY

Harlequin Historical #561

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The Nanny

Judith Stacy

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Available from Harlequin Historicals and JUDITH STACY

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The Nanny #561

To Margaret Marbury, my editor,

for your hard work and support.

To Judy, Stacy and David

for always, always, always being there.

Contents

Chapter One (#ub78fcf2b-b15c-5a4e-80bd-0ade684b435c)

Chapter Two (#u8c62aab8-586a-56f2-8f6f-a9577a32ea69)