Free To Tame a Wilde (Wilde in Wyoming) by Kimberly Kaye Terry Page A

already begun to sense—feelings she didn’t want to name—to the nth degree, turning her on, making her sweat...making her wet.
    She ran her hands over her hair.
    She’d spent the past few days learning as much about the Kealohas and their ranch as she could, all low key, not asking overt questions of anyone, just casual questions, as though she were another tourist. Her objective: knowing who she was dealing with from a different vantage point.
    Which wasn’t difficult; everyone knew the Kealohas, both the locals as well as the tourists. She’d learned more than she’d wanted to while on a tourist shuttle and listening to the two young ladies giggling in front of her. Twins, from the looks of them, they spoke loud enough for anyone to hear about how they were going to meet the “dynamic duo” and what they were going to do to them once they did.
    Sinclair prided herself on being a grown woman, confident and accomplished.
    Although somewhat inexperienced, she still thought herself to be sophisticated and aware...but after listening to the young women, she didn’t know the last time she’d blushed and been more uncomfortable...yet strangely intrigued. Were some of the things they’d said even humanly possible to perform? she wondered.
    Besides her encounter with the amorous twins, exploring the island the Kealohas’ A’kela Ranch was located on had been an eye-opener for Sinclair. She had seen for herself the amazing impact their ranch had on their community as one of the most profitable family-owned ranches in all of Hawaii.
    She’d gone into one of the local shops and listened as the owner had been on the phone with someone from the Kealoha ranch. After hanging up, there’d been a relieved smile on the woman’s aged, dusky face. “Thank God for the Kealohas,” she’d said and smiled at Sinclair.
    “Something good happen?” Sinclair had boldly asked, yet kept her voice and question light.
    “My grandson attends the University of Hawaii,” she’d said, gathering Sinclair’s small items and preparing to ring them up. “Money was getting tighter, and the Aloha Keiki Foundation is going to pick up the tab for his senior year!” she’d told her, a wide smile on her brown, leathery face.
    Sinclair had smiled and congratulated the woman, yet she’d been bothered by the idea that she had been wrong about the Kealohas. A pensive mood engulfed her for the rest of the day, as she’d toured the small town and learned of other small ways the Kealohas impacted the community they lived in.
    * * *
    She arrived at the family’s sprawling ranch home on time and ready. She’d brought everything with her, armed herself with her beloved electronic gadgets as well as the documents she’d again gone over to make sure she’d covered all of the facts Nick had made bullet points about. She was ready for the family meeting with her guard up, ready to defend her Wildes if and when the opportunity arose.
    Surprisingly, as the night wore on, the need for a swift defense would never come up.
    She was greeted at the door by the housekeeper, who she learned was known simply as Mahi. Although concise in manner and speech, she felt the warmth in his welcome of her into their home.
    She smiled at his demeanor. It reminded her keenly of Mama Lilly, the woman who had been the housekeeper for the Wildes from the time Clint Jedediah Wilde had bought the ranch. Like Lilly, Mahi’s easy manner was one that instantly put her at ease.
    And if she’d thought Mahi had been a fluke, she’d been mistaken, quickly.
    “Come in, come in! You must be Ms. Adams. So nice to meet you. I’m Sonia Kealoha!” No sooner had she been ushered into the large, majestic-looking foyer, than a beautiful woman was headed her way, hand outstretched. Close behind her was a man Sinclair knew had to be Nick’s identical twin, Keanu Kealoha.
    Forcing a smile on her face, and telling her feet to move forward, she placed a hand within the woman’s and