INT. - THE MELTON HOTEL - NIGHT

Kinsey hurried up the steps to the hotel's front entry, her high heel catching in the red carpet a moment, tripping her up. A handsome young man in a black uniform lunged for her, catching her elbow. Blushing furiously at the slip, she smiled at him before rushing inside.

Damn it, she was late. Grandmother hated it when she was late. Kinsey knew it was wrong to fret, that she was a grown woman with a pair of doctorates and enough ...