Sara was too angry to be amused

Even with the misunderstanding sorted out, she still seethed at the man's insulting assumption. He actually seemed to believe he'd been on intimate terms with her! Even worse, he'd confidently expected that Sara wanted to contribute to the notches on his bedpost!

If it hadn't been for young Scott, Sara would have told Neville Dryden what he could do with his notches.

She'd been in an emotional deep freeze for three years -- and she needed a lot more than the warmth of Neville's careless charm to bring about a thaw