The countdown to Nolan Buchanan’s story…

has begun.

Yes, I’ve been feverishly working on Nolan’s story, digging into that soft, emotional center of the generally calm and cool Buchanan and it’s been DELISH. That boy is going to be hit upside the head with a big slice of life and there is no getting around what’s in store. I have to say, it’s been really fun returning to the Buchanans and expanding the storyline to include a deeper connection to the twins. I hope my readers love this story as much as I already do. I’m closing in on the end. It should be ready by Friday.

As promised, here is an excerpt:

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Nolan Buchanan, one of the three owners and CEO of Buchanan Enterprises, stared at the scrawl on the paper in his hand, openly perplexed and rapidly growing agitated. Was it possible? Was this some sort of trick? There were plenty of people who wanted a piece of a Buchanan, but only an idiot would stoop to something so easily disproved…unless it was no ruse and they had the DNA to back up their claim. Sweat dampened his brow and he wiped it away as he dropped the paper to the table and stalked away, needing a moment to collect himself.

“You look as if you’ve just seen your past flash before you and you’re about to fall over in a faint,” his twin brother Vince joked as they passed in the expansive hallway of their family home. When Nolan didn’t offer a rejoining quip, Vince double-backed and followed him with a subtle frown. “What’s wrong?” he asked. “Is it Penny? Oh, shit. It’s Penny, isn’t it? Where’s Dillon? She’s not due for another month! I warned Dillon she was doing too much in her delicate state but he didn’t listen — ” Just as Vince started to jabber about Penny’s recent mad dash to repaint the nursery for the third time as if he were the father instead of Dillon, their older brother, Nolan gripped his arm tightly and shook his head.

“It’s not Penny; she’s fine,” he assured his twin, still not able to fathom the gravity of the situation if it were true. He lifted his gaze to Vince’s and said, “You’re not going to believe this — frankly, I’m having a hard time believing it myself, but…I just got an anonymous note in the mail saying that I’m a father.”

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Yes. You read that correctly. Let it sink in. Nolan…is a father. Or is he? You’ll have to read to find out.

Warmly,

Alexx