![]() “No, I’m her sister, but her legal guardian.” “You hardly look old enough to be her parent.” The other parents already signed out their children. “Ah, yes.” She clapped her hands lightly and scurried behind the broad desk again. Is there somewhere I have to sign her out? Or do you need to check my identification or-” She pasted a smile on her face for the benefit of the older woman. Piper grasped Malia by the elbow and tugged her close beside her. “Found her,” the desk clerk trilled as though Malia had been lost somewhere in the back-clearly oblivious to the tense undercurrent between them. As she continues to push his buttons, it becomes clear to Hale that he must either arrest Piper-or claim her as his own. The infuriating troublemaker clearly has no respect for his badge. But staying out of Piper’s path is proving near impossible. ![]() ![]() Piper has nothing in common with the town golden-boy-turned-lawman-and she refuses to be a notch on his bedpost.ĭespite rumors, Hale avoids fooling around with the women of Sweet Hill, many of whom are hoping to get him to the altar. ![]() So she isn’t surprised that when she comes into contact with Sweet Hill’s wildly irresistible, arrogant sheriff, Hale Walters, they’re instant adversaries. ![]() It doesn’t seem to matter that she’s worked hard to build a good life for herself. From the wrong side of the tracks and with most of her family in jail or dead, Piper Walsh is used to everyone in town thinking the worst about her. ![]()
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