Mischief and Masquerade Katherine Eleanor Wellington jammed her finger on the end call button and threw it onto the bed. “Wow. Harsh.” Emily Hayes, her best friend, sat on the floor with her leg drawn up to her chest, painting her toenails chartreuse green. Kate slumped into the chair at her desk. “You’ll never guess who they suggested this time.” Emily chuckled and wiped a bit of the polish from the edge of her big toe. “Sir Edmund Lancelot of Avalon?” “Just as well be.” This was the third loser her parents had tried to hook her up with. Good grief! Why couldn’t they let her find a guy on…

Chapter 1 Lacy Meanwhile, back at the hotel… Lacy stood under the finished portico and waved a final goodbye to Hannah as she continued her journey across the United States. Tanner put his arm around her waist and pulled her close. She didn’t know why her very first guest leaving filled her eyes with tears, and a pang of longing in her chest. She remembered a teacher confiding in her on the last day of Lacy’s senior year of high school. “You know the worst part of teaching? It’s saying goodbye to the students who have been a part of your life and wondering if you’ll ever see them again.”…