The Three of Us — Samantha Day

Bad neighbors!

Well, she did trespass, and her cat had attacked him. But Deanna didn't knowingly break up her neighbor's business meeting, and as for willfully damaging his house -- that was ridiculous. But this was the last straw! How dared Lee Stratton accuse her of kidnapping his orphaned eight-year-old niece?

Their unneighborly skirmishes were on the verge of turning into all-out war when the unimaginable happened. Lee Stratton apologized; he even smiled at Deanna. If he hadn't, she wouldn't have considered his business proposition that she baby-sit Mickey for the summer. Now, remembering that oh-so-disarming smile, she could only come up with one drawback to his proposed arrangement. It was strictly business....

Hero: Lee Stratton
Heroine: Deanna Hamilton
Niece: Mickey (Michelle) Wescott