A Stranger Like You: Like You, #1

By Milan Watson

When Ali Lincoln loses the father she never knew, she meets a man she can't resist.

Ali Lincoln, a party planner from New York goes from hero to zero in one day. Down and out, she's requested to attend the reading of a will in Wilmington. With nothing else to do, curiosity leads Ali to Wilmington.

Gabe Montgomery just lost his stepfather, the only father he ever knew. The only bright side is that he will finally be able to buy the land he's had his eye on for some time with the inheritance coming his way. When sexy and witty Ali shows up at the reading Gabe is confused.

The lawyer leaves both Ali and Gabe flabbergasted with the terms set out in the Testament.

Will Ali and Gabe fight for their inheritance or will they succumb to the strong attraction between them?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Milan Watson
• Release date: Jun 21, 2017
• ISBN: 9780620764148

Milan Watson

Milan Watson is the mother of two little boys and wife to a supportive husband, who doesn’t mind doing the dishes when she finds herself lost in a story. She spends most of her days dreaming up new characters and bringing stories to life, surrounded by her family and her two dogs, Wendy and Kingston. She loves creating characters you can identify with and writing stories that will have you laugh, cry and smile at the same time. You can follow her page on Facebook for new releases: If you’d like to sign up for her mailing list and get a free book click here. Milan Watson is the mother of two little boys and wife to a supportive husband, who doesn’t mind doing the dishes when she finds herself lost in a story. She spends most of her days dreaming up new characters and bringing stories to life, surrounded by her family and her two dogs, Wendy and Kingston. She loves creating characters you can identify with and writing stories that will have you laugh, cry and smile at the same time. You can follow her page on Facebook for new releases: If you’d like to sign up for her mailing list and get a free book click here.

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A STRANGER LIKE YOU

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By

MILAN WATSON

When Ali Lincoln loses the father she never knew, she meets a step-brother she can’t resist.

Ali Lincoln, a party planner from New York goes from hero to zero in one day. Down and out, she’s requested to attend the reading of a will in Wilmington. With nothing else to do, curiosity leads Ali to Wilmington.

Gabe Montgomery just lost his step-father, the only father he ever knew. The only bright side is that he will finally be able to buy the land he’s had his eye on for some time. To his shock, sexy and witty Ali Lincoln shows up at the reading.

The lawyer leaves both Ali and Gabe flabbergasted with the terms set out in the testament.

Will Ali and Gabe fight for their inheritance or will they succumb to the strong attraction between them?

COPYRIGHT 2017 MILAN WATSON

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All characters; events and establishments in this publication, other than those clearly in the public domain, are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead is purely coincidental.

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E-ISBN 978-0-620-76414-8

The moral right of the author has been asserted.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of the author.

Cover Design by: Southern Stiles Designs

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CHAPTER ONE

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Ali Lincoln stepped out of her old Volkswagen Bug Convertible and assessed the town.

She had never been to Wilmington before, and though it wasn’t a small town, it was tiny compared to New York. New York had been her home for the last four years, ever since her mother had passed away from the Big C. Before that, they had called Portland home.

She was about forty minutes early for her appointment with the lawyer and decided to find some coffee. She had no idea why he had called her. Something about the Estate of Abernathy Gomez; she had never even heard of him, but it wasn’t like she had anywhere else to be.

Frankly, she needed to get away.

After planning the ultimate party for a rich New York trust fund baby, her so-called best friend and coworker had claimed all the merit and consequently got her fired.

She headed home early after packing her desk up yesterday only to find her boyfriend of two years in bed with his best friend Theo.

How did she not see that coming?

Yes, Todd was metro male, but Ali had always thought he was just a modern-day man. Didn’t most metro males wax and make sure they looked good?

Obviously, her gaydar had been way off.

After packing her things, she headed to a hotel for the night, not that she could afford it after being sacked, but she couldn’t spend another night in that bed, not after finding Todd and another man in an awkward position.

Soon after she arrived at the hotel she got the call. The lawyer had asked how soon she could come to Wilmington, North Carolina, as she was required to be at the reading of the will.

Strange, very strange, but since she had nothing better to do she found herself driving to Wilmington this morning.

She found a coffee shop not too far from where her car was parked and headed in. She ordered a sweet latte and, still lost in her thoughts, she turned.

Bam!

Ali walked straight into a man with the bluest eyes she had ever seen. Those eyes were flashing daggers her way, and unless she planned to lick her coffee off his shirt, she had just lost her coffee as well.

I’m so sorry; I didn’t watch where I was going, Ali stammered as she reached for the napkins on the counter.

No kidding, the man said.

Ali started rubbing at his chest where the coffee had now spread to a dark brown stain. I’ve had the worst week so far, and now I’ve just made yours worse.

He suddenly stilled her hands with his own. It’s okay, relax. His blue eyes focused on her; she felt a tingle of attraction run up her spine. It’s just a shirt, and it isn’t so bad now that the coffee isn’t scalding anymore.

Ali laughed at his remark and pulled her hands away self-consciously. She had just left her boyfriend less than twenty-four hours ago, and here she was pawing at a stranger with tingles lighting her body on fire.

Well, sorry again, she added hastily before walking out.

Ali headed briskly towards the lawyer’s offices; she’d rather sit there in a stuffy waiting room before more bad luck befell her today. She waited for about fifteen minutes until the secretary showed her in.

The lawyer was a man of at least fifty and welcomed her graciously. I’m Jeremiah Owens, pleased to make your acquaintance.

Ali shook his hand and sat in one of the chairs in front of his desk. If I may ask, Mr. Owens, what is this about? I’ve never even heard of an Abernachy Gomez.

Abernathy Gomez, Miss Lincoln, he corrected while peering at her over his glasses. We’ll get to all of that in a minute; we’re expecting someone else to join us.

At that moment the door opened, and the coffee stain on the shirt preceding the man under it