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sat between the main lodge and the spa, and Lexi sighed in contentment. She’d been following Kyla around the ranch for a little more than an hour, visiting stables, the main lodge, and the spa where her new office would be. Already, she was pretty sure she’d never want to leave. Whisper Creek was all that the website promised, but seeing it up close, smelling the hay and horses and wildflowers, hearing the sounds of the birds and the breeze through early summer leaves, made Lexi wonder why she’d ever been nervous about coming. It was simply stunning here.
    And now she was finding out she was going to spend the next three months living in a little cabin that could feature in an outdoor magazine. With a covered front porch and a double swing, she wasn’t even sure she’d ever want to go inside.
    “This is the most adorable place I’ve ever seen.” She smiled as she followed Kyla up the steps to the front door. As far as Lexi could tell, Kyla was the brains of the Whisper Creek operation, moving at about ninety miles per hour around the place, but always with a smile for everyone.
    “It’s a common problem here. It’s just too beautiful for its own good. I came out here from Boston with my two best friends a few years ago, with no intention of staying beyond our two-week vacation, and then I met Decker.” She winked. “The rest is history. I never wanted to leave again.”
    “I’m beginning to see why.” Lexi looked down the hill from the cabin porch, taking in a breathtaking view of the valley sweeping downward toward Whisper Creek in the distance.
    “Decker thinks there’s something in the water, so be careful not to drink too much, if you really do have intentions of heading back east.” Kyla winked. “But personally, I think it’s the men.”
    “You do have some…nice men out here.”
    Kyla laughed. “Nice? I send Mister July to pick you up, and you go with nice?”
    “Be still my heart. Don’t tell me there’s a Whisper Creek
calendar
?”
    “Yup! It’s a huge seller.” She winked. “The June and August guys give him a run for his money, but he’s the sweetest of all of them, so I gave him prime booking.”
    Lexi smiled. “I might have to get my hands on one of those calendars before I leave.” She paused. “For my sister.”
    “I’ll get you a copy. Or two, in case you want to keep one.” Kyla rolled her eyes. “January and February are off-limits, though, just so you know. Oh, and December.”
    “Gotcha. Who are they?”
    “January’s my husband, Decker, and his brother Cole is Mr. February. That’s Jess’s sweetie. And Hayley’s married to Mr. December. Daniel.” She raised her eyebrows playfully. “The three of us started out in Boston. We fully intended to stay there. But then we came here, met them, and…
kaboom
. Here we are.”
    Lexi had heard those names during the tour, and now she tried to glue the couples together in her head, but after the endless day she’d had, she was afraid she’d never remember who went with whom.
    Kyla patted her arm. “No quiz on the names till at least Tuesday. Just remember that Ma’s in charge here. I’m her minion, Jess is our spa guru, and Hayley’s our vet. The men will sort themselves out eventually. Stick with us. We know what it’s like to be a transplant from back East.”
    “Sounds good.” Lexi peeked in the window on the cabin door. “I can’t believe all three of you ended up coming out here to live.”
    “Thus Decker’s comment about the water, yes.” Kyla put a key in the doorknob. “But I do take a lot of credit for convincing Hayley and Jess to move out here, though their men would say
they
did it.”
    Lexi laughed. “Noted. So I need to watch out for the water…and you.”
    “Exactly.” Kyla turned the key in the lock and opened the door, revealing a sunny, open room with a kitchenette to one side and a cozy living area on the other. A stone fireplace sat on the side wall, and Lexi found herself hoping