title: Her Best Man (Montana Mavericks: Striking It Rich)
author:  Crystal Green 
description: Crystal Green lives near Las Vegas, Nevada, where she writes Harlequin Blazes, Silhouette Special Editions and vampire tales. She loves to read, overanalyze movies, practice yoga , travel and detail her obsessions on her Web page, www.crystal-green.com.
zlib_text: HER BEST MAN
  
  CRYSTAL GREEN
  Published by Silhouette Books
  America’s Publisher of Contemporary Romance
  Special thanks and acknowledgment are given
  to Crystal Green for her contribution to the
  MONTANA MAVERICKS: STRIKING IT RICH miniseries.
  To Beverly, whose art is eternal, too.
  
  Contents
  Chapter One
  Chapter Two
  Chapter Three
  Chapter Four
  Chapter Five
  Chapter Six
  Chapter Seven
  Chapter Eight
  Chapter Nine
  Chapter Ten
  Chapter Eleven
  Chapter Twelve
  Chapter Thirteen
  Epilogue
  
  Chapter One
  One would think Allaire Traub would be smart enough to recognize her
  best friend across a parking lot. But when she first saw him, she had no idea
  it was the man she used to call “her D.J.”
  Tori Jones, Allaire’s friend and fellow teacher, spotted him first as they
  walked into the parking lot of Thunder Canyon High School. Both her and
  Allaire’s arms were loaded with lesson plans and workbooks, their cheeks
  already reddened by a cool September wind.
  “Please tell me that’s one of my students’ parents just dropp