COWBOYS AND CRADLES

The Creedence Creek had oncebeen a bustling cattle ranch…untilMs. Eve Terry bought the place outfrom under foreman Ryder Quinn and turned it intobaby central. Who could blame Ryder for being sodistressed at seeing his beloved rugged landscape overrunwith cooing, two-legged tots?

The new boss lady was so dedicated to making herday-care business flourish…and so danged dangerousto Ryder’s usual cool facade, he figured his onlyrecourse was to bet the ranch Eve wouldn’t last sixmonths in the Arizona heat. Happily, she agreed to thewager, knowing she could outlast the mostdedicated cowboy…and hoping she couldconvince this particular wrangler to fillsome of those cradles with their veryown cowpoke babies!