Dancing With Dalton (Harlequin American Romance Series)

"Next on the agenda," Alice Craigmoore said in her raspy, Southern drawl, "is this year's Miss Hot Pepper pageant. Mona, as our reigning pageant chair, do you have a report?"

Dalton Montgomery took this as his cue to commence with a nap.

The private back room of Duffy's Barbecue was famous for not only its fishing themed decor, but also its oak and leather chairs roomy enough to allow a guy to enjoy a man size meal without feeling sliced in half. In other words, it was easy to tune out of the bimonthly meeting's most mind numbing portions.