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ranch.
    Brianna smiled and praised the courage it
took him to follow his dream, but a small part of her wondered if she would
have been attracted to him if they’d met while he was still pumping gas at a rural
service station.
    She didn’t think of herself as a snob. Her
family wasn’t wealthy, just comfortable. They’d never lived the luxurious
lifestyle some of their friends enjoyed. Her parents were just regular people
who worked hard and tried to raise their children to do the same. But Brianna
had always been driven and she appreciated that quality in other people. Especially
the men she dated. Good was never good enough for her. She always hoped to meet
a man who felt the same way and would encourage her to follow her dreams and be
the best she could be.
    Clint grinned as he extended his hand to
Ryan. “Whatever you say, boss.”
    Brianna silently berated herself for
thinking Clint was kissing up to management. He was just trying to forge the
kind of relationships that would help him build a successful career in a highly
competitive business. Of course he would want Ryan and his brother to like him.
They were Titan Records now, and the artists they believed in would
undoubtedly make it to the top.
    Had Brianna not known Ryan almost as well
as she knew herself, she may have missed that hint of derision in his eye as he
accepted Clint’s handshake. He was used to people sucking up to him because of
his last name and he’d always hated it. In fact, she’d often heard him
introduce himself as just Ryan. When people asked his last name, he’d laugh and
say, “It’s just Ryan, kind of like Cher or Madonna.” Of course, they knew he
was joking, but the name Spencer meant something in this town. It was
associated with money and power, and though Brianna had never given it much
thought before, she imagined it must be a difficult burden to bear. Maybe
that’s why Ryan worked so hard to be so different from his father and brother,
because he didn’t want anyone to associate him with those Spencers.
    Ryan smiled at Brianna, a genuine smile
that made her grateful to be a part of his inner circle. “Shall we get this
over with so we can get on with the party?”
    “Sounds like a plan,” Avery said, leading
the way to J.T.’s office.

Chapter Four
    Ryan tried to fade into the background so
his artist could claim center-stage during the press conference, but it was
painfully obvious that he didn’t have the experience to handle reporters with
the finesse of their seasoned pros, so Ryan stepped in several times when he
heard Clint faltering.
    He plastered a fake smile on his face when
reporters asked questions about Clint’s relationship with Brianna, and he thought
he was doing a pretty good job of pretending the question didn’t turn his
stomach until Avery shot him a curious look from across the room. Apparently
his poker face wasn’t as convincing as he thought.
    Ryan was finally able to breathe a sigh of
relief as he watched the reporters and camera crew load up their gear. “I
thought that went well,” he said to Avery when she approached.
    “We have a lot of work to do with him,” she
said, speaking between clenched teeth so the man in question wouldn’t overhear.
“He’s a nice enough guy, but he lacks that star quality most artists seem to be
born with.”
    “Come on, Avery,” Ryan said, crossing his
arms as he leaned against the edge of the desk. “It doesn’t come as easily for everyone.
Some people are at ease with reporters from the start and others take a little
more coachin’.”
    She looked at Clint, who was deep in
conversation with Brianna across the room. “I don’t know what it is about him,”
she said. “I’m just not sure he has what it takes.”
    Titan had just signed him to a multimillion
dollar record deal. Ryan couldn’t afford to start second guessing their
decision now. “You met him before we signed him. If something didn’t feel right,
you should have spoken up about