Straight Up (Fireball Whiskey)

Straight Up Merci Crandall Merci is heartbroken but determined to forget about Ryan after learning that he and his wife are expecting their first child. She has a fantastic new job as the personal assistant to the partner of one of the most prestigious law firms in the state. She’s an independent woman for the first time in her life, and everything is almost perfect. If she could just forget about the man, who changed everything for her. Only he keeps popping up in the most unexpected places… Ryan West Ryan was determined to make his marriage work once he found out he and his wife were expecting. He wants his child to feel loved and wanted after knowing for himself what it felt like for a child who was just a means to an end. He once loved Tricia, and he knew they would have to work hard on their relationship. So, he arranged for her to come with him to one of his resorts in the Caribbean; it was going to be a working vacation. He would leave all thoughts of Merci behind. But try as hard as he could, he still couldn’t get her out of his mind. Everywhere he looked, he could still picture her face and hear her whimsical laughter. Was it just his imagination…