Chapter 1<br > What you n~d is a lover."<br > Mandy s head snapped up from the papers scattered<br > across her d~k. The movement w~ so sudden that it sent<br > her silky， chin-length black hair flying， but a single glance<br > told her that it was too late to deflect Anthea. The tiny dyo<br > namo who stood next to Mandy was already in overdrive;<br > Anthea had that sp~ial gleam in her eye~s， the one that came<br > only when she had found a new "project." Mandy stifled<br > both a sigh and a smile， pulled her scattering thoughts to-<br > gether and put away the masculine image that had sprang<br > into her mind at the mention of a lover.<br > A thatch of unruly， sun-cured blond hair， strong， lean<br > hands， jade-green eyes that never smiled.<br > "That s a wonderful idea，" Mandy said cheerfully. "I ll<br > stick up a bank and take my pick of the bachelors at the<br > OCC auction tomorrow night." In neat， slanting printing<br > she wrote on her calendar for the following day: Rob bank.<br > Buy lover. Soonest. "Anything else? Have you found a re-<br >